One lucky raccoon (Patreon)

Okay guys don’t tell anyone, but a few weeks ago I contacted a local pest company because we were being overrun with mice in the attic. The person we called was an extremely kind older man who noticed I work with wildlife.

He told me that by law they are required to euthanize any wild animals that he’s called to remove from residential areas, but that he hates doing that and tries to find places where he can release them.

Of course, I told him to please bring any animals he needs to release to our property.

This is the first animal he’s brought over. This raccoon was thought to be a male, but I immediately noticed that she’s not. He told me they’ve been trying to catch her for weeks and it’s rare for him to stumble across a raccoon that’s as smart as she was. She was tricking them out of marshmallows everyday and had learned how to steal them from traps without being caught. She’s also extremely docile. Most raccoons are growling monsters when they’re trapped, but she was very nonchalant about the entire experience. Just taking in the sights.

Upon first glance I thought she may have been trapped and had babies that were left behind, but after some more time I could tell that she was still pregnant as her belly was super round when she walked.

Happy to have her and happy to have met such a wonderful man who takes pride in his work and does it with a kind heart.