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[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Raccoons are very friendly…

[–] Sabin10@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Urban raccoons are starting to figure out that being friendly means snacks

[–] sad_detective_man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

so are we looking at 30 years tops for common domestication?

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

If they are ever domesticated they are gonna be annoying as pets since they literally have hands. They will be able to open anything you can open.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

AFAIK raccoons are already manageable pets up until they hit puberty. Then they get batshit crazy and feral, and it's best to let them go, so all in all it's not worth it. However, while I'm not sure it's a perfect analogy, but there was a domestication experiment spanning over several decades with foxes, and it's still ongoing. Those particular foxes are somewhat more domesticated, but still utterly loud, kept in kennels, they still piss everywhere, etc. - and raccoons aren't even halfway there.

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago

the raccoon build is still minmaxxing interaction/loot, who domesticates who is still waged

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

except when they go full spider-monkey on your ass when you're taking out the garbage and they jump out of your bin at mach 10 as they screech their battle cry inches from your face. Based on a true story.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You sure that was a raccoon? Could have been a wolverine… yeah, let’s shift the blame on wolverines instead…

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This happened to my room mate and was hilarious, I still love raccoons.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Did he say "bub"?

[–] Trabic@lemmy.today 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

… you think maybe it’s because they want snacks?

[–] Lupus@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Huh, maybe they are just some sort of fucked up cat.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What do you mean by that? What are you saying? That they’re mad? Mad, mad cats?