chris leavins: The Roommate

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Tova in FLORIDA writes: "...Dear Chris, To investigate a scratching noise, my sister & her fiance' put a night vision camera in their attic. Within moments, the whiskers of raccoon could be seen checking out the lens. Also discovered were 5 newborn baby raccoons..." MORE HERE.

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Comments

Adorable!

Posted by: CeCe | July 02, 2009 at 11:43 AM

The babies are too cute. The adults are evil......they try to fish in my back yard pond!

Posted by: Rawr | July 02, 2009 at 01:02 PM

Really? Vomitting?

I wouldn't go so far as to say those things are cute, but they're not so hideously deformed that they induce vomitting.

Posted by: Monica | July 02, 2009 at 01:33 PM

Please turn them over to wildlife rehabilitators. Back in the day, you could buy baby raccoons from the Florida pet trade. My sister owned one name "Boca Raccoon" he was a great pet until he matured. (She bottle fed Boca). Adult raccoons are amazingly strong & can be very aggressive. When she gave him up, Boca stood about 2 1/2 feet on his hind legs and was capable of ripping your hand off. In hindsight, it was very cruel of her to buy him.

Posted by: Joy | July 02, 2009 at 02:38 PM

very cute!! :)

Posted by: Hillary | July 02, 2009 at 03:47 PM

uh, joy... she already did.

also. definitely cute.

Posted by: lauren | July 02, 2009 at 04:23 PM

Hey, I think they're pretty darn cute.

Posted by: Bill | July 02, 2009 at 06:31 PM

Cuuuuutttteeee....like werewolf babies :)

Posted by: Arloe from Regina | July 02, 2009 at 06:58 PM

looks like it had a heavy night on the town. NO PICTURES !

Posted by: KATrina | July 02, 2009 at 07:26 PM

I love them! SQUEE! I *heart* baby animals :)

Posted by: Kimmy | July 02, 2009 at 07:29 PM

I've never seen a baby racoon before, didn't even recognise what it was.

But they are very cute, they look like puppies...Or meerkats actually.

Posted by: Courtney Coombs | July 02, 2009 at 07:56 PM

Rawr -

I submitted these pics and even I don't like adult raccoons. My friend's mom was attacked by one while sweeping out her garage. She tried to "shoo" it with her broom, but it bit her leg, landing her in the hospital for over a week (the bacteria from it's nasty teeth spread infection to her bone).

Since then, I hate raccoons. In fact, the incident inspired me to write one of my "lovely poems of death written in under 3 minutes by Tova" that some cult members are familiar with...

Ahem...

"Raccoon" by Tova

Oh, masked marvel how you dash
as you rummage through my trash

raccoon...

Wiry hair so full of fleas,
rabid teeth filled with disease

raccoon...

If not for looks, which get you far
I'd run you over with my car

raccoon...

Posted by: Tova | July 02, 2009 at 08:03 PM

Yup. Raccoons are Evil...

Posted by: Kristi | July 02, 2009 at 10:45 PM

hehe, great and evil poem Tova! They're cute, adult ones too! I can say that because we don't have them in England...

Posted by: Sarah aka KB | July 03, 2009 at 02:59 AM

'coon gots gumption. what, it should lay down and cower to an armed attacker- sure the bite is nasty, so is mine.To the BONE !
poor critters need better publicists.

Posted by: WarriorPrincess! | July 03, 2009 at 04:37 AM

Awwww they really aren't that cute but after all God did make them.

Posted by: sharonita | July 03, 2009 at 04:42 AM