Raccoon remodels kitchen

**sharky** · December 10th, 2009, 05:07 PM

This is Willie the raccoon owned by damygeebo.

Talent: demolition, construction and remodeling:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DfGf4M3QZo[/youtube]

**Shelly** · December 10th, 2009, 06:29 PM

That’s why you should domesticate wild animals, some aren’t suitable as pets. They seem very cleaver animals. And the owner… he should stick to goldfishes. Bet he didn’t think this one through, saw some video on youtube thought it was cute and got one, bad move

**ConstanceSpry** · December 10th, 2009, 07:09 PM

I can't believe this asshole actually had the raccoon euthanized once he got him out of the kitchen wall.

**angelais** · December 10th, 2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Shelly

That’s why you should domesticate wild animals, some aren’t suitable as pets.

Do you mean you shouldn't domesticate them?

**McJag** · December 10th, 2009, 07:12 PM

To be fair,that kitchen needed an update.

**sharky** · December 10th, 2009, 09:57 PM

He didn't euthanize the raccoon. It's Willie the Raccoon. He has a bunch of videos of him on you tube. They're hilarious!!

I think the raccoon lives in the woods now and visits him every week or so.

**ConstanceSpry** · December 10th, 2009, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by sharky

He didn't euthanize the racoon. It's Willie the Racoon. He has a bunch of videos of him on you tube. They're hilarious!!

I think the racoon lives in the woods now and visits him every week or so.

In the comments for one of the videos, the poster wrote he had the raccoon euthanized. But I looked at the other videos, and there are several dated after he posted that, so it must have just been a bad joke on his part.

**Shelly** · December 11th, 2009, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by angelais

Do you mean you shouldn't domesticate them?

Yes, I messed up. It should be shouldn't, oops.

**BoogsBun** · December 11th, 2009, 07:46 AM

I love raccoons (from afar). They are so dame cute.

I had a friend in high school that had a pet raccoon. They found it when it was a baby and hand raised it. She said every year, it got a little bit meaner. They made a little home area for it in their barn, and put food/water out for him, but turned him loose. He still came in every night, and didn't stray too far from home during the day.

**Pippin** · December 11th, 2009, 07:15 PM

Willie is adorable. There are more videos of Willie? I'll have to look them up.

I don't like the way the guy spoke to poor Willie.

I loved Willie crunching up his almonds, and trying to grab that muffin tin...was he planning on doing a spot of baking?!

**sharky** · December 13th, 2009, 12:03 AM

More Raccoon Willie:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmmbS_Z8mkk[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-XDRlbxYI[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Doi83uU1k[/YOUTUBE]

**Pippin** · December 13th, 2009, 07:28 AM

Thanks for posting these! I'm off now to watch...

Seeing Willie in the kitchen chewing up part of the wall reminded me of an incident that happened when I was a kid.

A tree rat (squirrel) managed to come in our house one early summer morning via the back door, which led into our living room.

My dad and I were in the living room, and my mother was hovering in the dining room area. She threw a conniption fit as she watched the tree rat scamper up the curtain in the living room. You'd have thought she'd seen a hellish vampire bat or a vile Madagascar hissing cockroach.

"Henreee!" she shrieked. "Do something! Get it out!"

My dad managed to encourage the wayward tree rat to descend the curtain and he shooed him outside. Both my father and I looked at my mother uncomprehendingly. She was shaking due to fear!

C'mon in and set a spell!