2011 COMPLETED PROJECTS

Raccoon Complex Completed

We have finished the renovations creating the new raccoon complex. Our four adult raccoons had never been housed next to each other and each had been in much smaller cages. The move was relatively easy…most of the raccoons climbed into the transfer cage and let us carry them to their new digs. We tried to make their new enclosures much more exciting with a large tub, self-waterer and plenty of limbs and tree trucks. We also moved a little something they were familiar with such as their sleeping quarters. We started with Bandit, our chubbiest raccoon. She was thrilled with the size of her new cage. Then came Darby, the old man of our quartet. He had never been around tree bark, so he spent hours tearing bark off the tree stump in his enclosure. His den box was up high in his old cage, so he also spent a lot of time climbing and exploring the much larger area prompting us to put a ladder in his cage. Then came Jasmine. She was grumpy about the whole move but changed her tune when she saw the other two raccoons who will be her neighbors. Finally, we moved Rayne. She was sound asleep and didn’t appreciate the excitement of the move or change. Once she was settled in, she went right back into her hollowed out log and went back to sleep. We suspect she spent the entire night enjoying her new surroundings. The next day we had to make a few adjustments, but our little band of raccoons was pretty tuckered out and let us go about our work. There has been some snorting and harrumphing with each other but in the end they are much more lively and active in these new surroundings.

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