The raccoon is a wild animal. To housetrain him, you need to spend more time than raising a cat or dog. Domestic raccoons are hyperactive, so be prepared for any unexpected antics of the animal. You definitely won’t get bored with it, since its active period is between 2-3 am.
You need to allocate a place in the house for the raccoon. The best option is an aviary, but this is only possible for owners of private houses. It is not worth assigning a cage for him; he does not feel well in it and may become aggressive as a result. In their habitat, raccoons spend most of their time in trees. You can build something like a staircase from beams in an apartment: the animal will be incredibly happy with this acquisition. If the animal bothers you with its runs around the apartment, you can put it in a cage for a couple of hours. He, of course, will protest, but there is no other solution.
The most important thing for a raccoon is food, searching for it and, in fact, eating it. He opens cabinets, refrigerators, drawers and boxes. He eats everything, especially high-calorie foods, so those who are losing weight will no longer have to lick their lips at the sight of tasty treats - the raccoon will happily eat them. If a raccoon has opened the refrigerator, it will begin to crunch something that is bad and smells good, having first washed the product until it is perfectly clean. Yes, they are like that, these cute raccoons.
Food that domestic raccoons love very much. It is better not to overfeed them with fatty foods, as they need seeds, nuts, vegetables, fruits, eggs, and fish. It is better to exclude any specialized foods from the animals’ diet, because they negatively affect their health. It is advisable to hide foods that are harmful to them, such as lard, various sausages, sweets and... beer. Yes, exactly beer. They manage to open a beer bottle with their paws. Raccoons have the same hangover as humans, so if the animal drank beer, leave him a snack for the morning.
