Little woodland critters are the best pets… though everything I have read online seems to be contrary to this new found belief of mine.
So darn cute!
Look at that little face!
Cute right? How can I give this little guy up?
I know its the right thing to do… but maybe I don’t have to do the right thing just this once… maybe.
He is still on the bottle. This little guy broke his leg and lost his family when an old dead tree was cut down in the backyard. No one knew a family of raccoons had made their home inside. It wasn’t until the tree guy was hacking into it and all hell broke loose. Baby raccons were injured along with mama raccoon. She left this little guy behind. Nature is cruel. Mama raccoon knew he was too injured to keep so she left him to die in the backyard.
I had hoped she would come back for him, but after two nights of listening to the poor creature whine in agony I couldn’t take it any longer… I have a heart. So fast forward a bit and here I am with a cute little woodland critter.
I have no idea what to do with him.
Secretly I want to keep him.
However I know that I must ultimately relinquish him to an animal sanctuary for his own well being. UGH.
*insert childish tantrum*
I don’t wanna give him up!!!! He’s the neatest pet ever! And wild…. BAD ME. …. Decisions will have to be made soon especially since I travel as often as I do.
Hmmm… wonder what TSA would think of a pet raccoon in a cat carrier? Boy wouldn’t that be fun! LOL.
Uhm, I don’t think the coon is 18 in coon years.
@ kurt,
He’s just a baby!!!
xo – Aurora
Well, lol, the cutest on the picture by far are yourself. I’m really amazed of your beauty (not puppy). Way back you didn’t impress me much but as you become mature, you’re more beautiful than ever. And it don’t seem to end.
My family has adopted several wounded/mistreated dogs. We all love them. The dogs still have trust in human. Unbelievable, I’m telling.
@ Martin07,
Thanks
I am a sucker for animals in need… such a soft haerted human.
It gets me in trouble at times
xo- Aurora
You have a great big ole heart baby good lord knows, but you gotta give him up dont ya think ? you did a great job saving him but when them things get bigger they will tear a human being up ,i had a small place in jersey in a campground we were kindainvaded by racoons every night after the sun went down they would get in the trash no matter what you did and they werent scared either ,i give you alot of credit i doubt id get anywhereclose to a racoon lol good luck whatever you decide ,xo
@ lukiebro3,
I have a giant heart. Such a softy!
Would love to keep him!
xo- Aurora
Both are cute. Only you have the best option. If you can give him a home. Keep him. XOXOXO
@ Black Madness,
So cute. I want to keep him forever and ever!
xo- Aurora
keep him be brave lol
He is a cute one i must admit, can see where its a tough decision ,im sure youll make the right decision after all is said and done, you always do baby, best of luck ,lol just remember he will always be there in spirit even if he goes out to join his own kind ,its funny how things go that way ,you gave him his chance ,if you keep him you might have to keep him caged up just a thought ,xo.
Hate to say it, but I’m not sure which of you is cuter there.
By the way one of the things that makes you really so attractive, is that big ole heart of yours, so please never lose it,xo
you and both too cute in that pic
not many people would take the time to devote love and care to this little one xx
nature can be cruel. i don’t get how mums do that with their babies, it must be a survival of the fittest thing. i saw an interview with david attenborough the other day and he said if he put in his documentaries half the things he sees in nature, we’d never watch again. i always want nature to be like Bambi but i think that’s chilish of me lol you have a big, warm heart and he’s a lucky little moppet
“but after two nights of listening to the poor creature whine in agony I couldn’t take it any longer…”
So how did you treat that broken leg?
Like all babies he is adorable how ever he will become a teenager an you know what that means.Good luck.
Hey Aurora ,i see where you like zak brown band they are playing tonight up the river in camden nj, should i go see them love their music, that fiddle is rockin lol? been debating spending more money for concerts i went crazy already this summer lol xo.
What a cute little critter
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and as for the baby racoon, now you have raised him and nursed him, maybe his natural fear of people has diminished so that if released into the wild he may be drawn to people thinking they are friendly and will feed him. But as you know some people don’t have a heart as big as yours.
It looks like you may have to keep him after all
As a credentialed animal health technician, I can tell you coons are cute a cuddly as babies, but WILL change as they become adults. Coons can make great pets, but it takes years of training in wild life rehabilitation rear them correctly. The right thing to do is to let the rehabbers have the little guy, they can fix him up and release him.
@ Llyod,
Really? He is so sweet though.
I really want to hang on to him as a pet but know that cannot happen.
I am already working on getting the little guy adjusted out in nature.
I have set him up in a little coon habitat on a huge farm where
he won’t be much of a bother to anyone. I bring him food and visit with him daily.
xo- Aurora
Nothing wrong w/you being soft-hearted about taking care of an injured animal, it shows something about you I’ve known about you for years, you’re compassionate and good-natured like me, both positive traits. Ive done that w/animals too, wish i could keep them all and i know its painful for you but you did the right thing by having him raised on a farm, i dont know if he/she could be around your cat and dog (and other pets you have) considering its not domesticated. What happened to the other raccoons after they were evicted from their tree, are they still around?
@ Geoff,
I am a soft hearted gal deep down, lol.
The raccoon is still in the wild yet comes to visit… of course I go to visit as well
xo- Aurora
Again, nothing wrong w/you being soft-hearted at all. It sounds like the raccoon has adopted you as his/her mommy and you’ve adopted another furry family member, which I know you’d do again in a heartbeat.
Yeah soft hearted so long as it’s not an edible animal apparently.
@ John Mangen,
Oops I am sorry… did I offend your delicate feelings? After reading the other
comments you left on my blogs, I can see you have a great disdain for me.
The real question is, why in that case are you even bothering to both read all of my blogs
and comment on them? You say you don’t like me, you scoff at me in your comments, and
yet you waste your precious time on me- why?
xo- Aurora
And I can’t believe you are charging money for people to see old photo sets from 10 years ago where you were clearly younger and fitter. Plus tacky home videos that are all the same.
@ John Mangen,
First of all… its called a “collection.”
There are brand new website exclusives as well as archived classic content.
Yes, you are right I have included photos of my anorexic days as well as when I
learned how to be healthy. Excuse me for not being on crack and vomiting up
every carrot I eat. That attitude is exactly what’s wrong with a lot of media and how
the next generation will grow up thinking. Being skinny isn’t equal to being
beautiful… take Marilyn Monroe, a classic beauty I deeply admire.
if you want the crack whore look this probably isn’t the website for you.
As for the videos, its called “having a range.”
There are home videos, professionally shot videos, solos sex etc… but obviously you
are looking for something I don’t offer. Which is fine. To each his own.
Oh and whats this about being younger? Don’t we all age? That’s how life works right?
Of course I too have aged, the clock doesn’t stop for me or for anyone.
Are you implying that I should have plastic surgery to “correct” the aging process?
Ugh. Again another epic “FAIL” for modern day thinking. Hate to break it to you but you
too will age. It’s called life.
In some cultures laugh lines are celebrated, wrinkles in the skin are worn with pride from
a life well earned and lived, yet that isn’t the case here. We all want the new, wrinkle free
shiny plastic model. That’s not real. Lucky you, you never have to be real, you can always find
the younger, newer, faker model. Feel free to trade in (or down or up), but there
is no stability in that long term.
Is that how you treat your girlfriends? Do you trade in for the newer younger models?
Looks fade away, hair goes gray, but personalities stay.
And when you are in a car accident, or become paralyzed from some freak event who stays by your side?
The new shiny model you had an affair with or the person that thought you loved them but found out you only loved
their looks?
All I am saying is that there is more to life than being young and thin.
Maybe you haven’t realized that yet.
xo- Aurora
Excuse me? Why? Because I’ve been a fan of yours for years and bought all your dvds, so googled you to see if you had a site. Got here and saw it was full of old photo sets when you were alot younger, passing them off as current and a headless, gutted rabbit! So I commented, politely and then you proceed to swear at me with a filthy, abusive mouth. If you don’t want honest comments, don’t publish them. You have no manners.
@ John Mangen,
Thanks for being a loyal fan, but you could have fooled me.
The way you left your mean comments usually comes from someone that isn’t a fan.
My website has tons of new sets and new videos. And you are complaining and saying it
isn’t even worth five dollars and then you are pretending that were not rude?
As for all the names you just called me, please reread my comments, I didn’t call you
names… I painted pictures for you to illustrate points.
Some people really love my filthy mouth it’s had a lot of dirty things in it…
maybe I need to wash it out with a bar of soap- lol
xo- Aurora
Wow, you need to get a life. You’re ranting like a crazy person. All I did was point out you are putting up old pics and passing them off as current. If you feel you were anorexic in those days, don’t publish them. Um, you’re scary and delusional and I’m now cancelling my pending orders for your wishlist and ‘family guy’. Um, yuk.
@ John Mangen,
I have included classic archived, never before seen pictures on my site. Yes they weren’t taken this year,
however they are new in terms of never having been released. These are considered “classic” sets.
No where on the site am I lying and pretending these were recently shot unless they actually were.
So no I am not “passing” anything off.
As for your pending orders, whatever you choose to do is up to you. It doesn’t change anything.
I don’t even know why you are telling me.
Are you trying to making me feel bad for speaking in a clear open way?
xo- Aurora
When did I talk about plastic surgery, having affairs, dumping people after car accidents? You’re crazy. All I am saying is that it’s not cool to put up old photos and act like they are current. You’re insane and illogical and genuinely need help if that’s what you took from my comments. I’m binning your dvds now. I can’t believe I wasted money on such an insane person.
@ John Mangen,
I was painting a picture making points about what you wrote.
I didn’t do what you are accusing me of which is beside the point
since i have already made that point. I am sorry you feel that way.
Personally I am shocked that you would make those kinds of negative comments
and then tell me only afterwards how big of a fan you are. Confusing due to
the conflicting nature of your comments.
xo- Aurora