The Eventful Diary of: Petunia ("The Raccoonia), Ivory, Scamp, and Rose

[StormyPica]

Petunia the raccoon has been visiting out porch for a little while now. We suspected she was pregnant, but never knew for sure, until last night, when she showed up for the bowl of seed and mealworms I leave out for her (so she doesn't try to climb the bird feeder) with 3 adorable babies!

We named them Ivory (after their white little faces), Scamp (the most rowdy one), and Rose (to go with Petunia). The little cuties were trying to interact with us through the window while Petunia ate her food. They ate some seed, then pressed their little paws up against the window.

And man, are they cute! Seriously, raccoons are already adorable and we were already oooo-ing and ahhh-ing over Petunia when she visited, but it only got cuter!

 

[Terry57]

Petunia the raccoon has been visiting out porch for a little while now. We suspected she was pregnant, but never knew for sure, until last night, when she showed up for the bowl of seed and mealworms I leave out for her (so she doesn't try to climb the bird feeder) with 3 adorable babies! We named them Ivory (after their white little faces), Scamp (the most rowdy one), and Rose (to go with Petunia). The little cuties were trying to interact with us through the window while Petunia ate her food. They ate some seed, then pressed their little paws up against the window.

And man, are they cute!

Pictures!!!! Pretty please? Nothing cuter than a baby raccoon

 

[StormyPica]

Pictures!!!! Pretty please? Nothing cuter than a baby raccoon

We didn't take pics last night, for fear of scaring the obviously starving Petunia, but if they come by again tonight, I'll be sure to snap some pics!

 

[StormyPica]

I wonder if raccoons like cheese? We live in the middle of the woods, so no worries that she'll get addicted to junk food!

 

[StormyPica]

Hmm, apparently milk isn't good for them. So cheese is a no. I'm glad they liked the mealworms, though! I'll be sure to put more out tonight.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

How exciting! Raccoon Babies!

 

[wrench13]

Cute but..... Racoons are one of the leading carriers of rabies, and are best left alone as much as possible.

 

[wrench13]

https://www.cdc.gov › rabies › animals
The wild animals that most commonly carry rabies in the United States are raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes.

 

[StormyPica]

Cute but..... Racoons are one of the leading carriers of rabies, and are best left alone as much as possible.

Yup, I do not interact with them! Nor do I live in a city or anywhere close. She's quite fearful, actually, and we like to keep it that way. I think the babies are curious, but we discourage them from interacting with us through the glass by banging it or just staying away when they're around. We kind of need to feed them, though, or they'll get into the bird feeder (which we can't relocate).

 

[StormyPica]

She didn't come by last night.. there was a storm. Hopefully all are well and they'll come by tonight! I'll take a picture if that happens but otherwise keep my distance.