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.
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.
Raccoons are very friendly…
Urban raccoons are starting to figure out that being friendly means snacks
so are we looking at 30 years tops for common domestication?
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.
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.
This one’s already domesticated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-wDEyi951k
the raccoon build is still minmaxxing interaction/loot, who domesticates who is still waged
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.
You sure that was a raccoon? Could have been a wolverine… yeah, let’s shift the blame on wolverines instead…
Did he say “bub”?
This happened to my room mate and was hilarious, I still love raccoons.
Does your roommate?
probably not!
Maybe even too friendly.
… you think maybe it’s because they want snacks?
Huh, maybe they are just some sort of fucked up cat.
What do you mean by that? What are you saying? That they’re mad? Mad, mad cats?
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Timber_Wolf_(Mad_Cat)