Raccoon roundworms, captive raccoon obesity, aggressive reverting, unsuccessful release into the wild of formerly pet raccoons, illegality in many states of keeping a pet raccoon, difficulty in finding a veterinarian to treat a pet raccoon, curious and destructive tendencies of pet raccoons, messiness of pet raccoons, unpredictability of pet raccoons, full-time commitment necessary to keep a pet raccoon, aggressiveness of pet raccoons during mating season, and raccoon-proofing the home are a synopsis of some of the "Twenty reasons not to have a pet raccoon." (http://fohn.net/raccoon-pictures-facts/pet-raccoons.html)
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