2011 COMPLETED PROJECTS
Raccoon Complex Completed |
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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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