Racoons in UK

[Greyman 31,513]

 

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

4 hours ago, Greyman said:

The Forest of Dean has a few about, I,m sure there are others on here that remember them being walked about on leads at every country show you went to years ago, I think it was a change in law again that saw them being released, something to do with the scent glands being removed I think and no one wanted them after that which was when they started popping up in the wild 

Was an adult and a youngster , youngster was caught in milkwall  , adult ended up as roadkill near the Perry grove railway entrance . Not far from each other , when the rspca bought in the tail docking /ear cropping laws it meant the skunks couldn’t be descented. Seb miller the breeder at wickwar told me When a baby it was like crushing a pea an easy to do . 
they are great pets like a giant ferret but hell of a bite on them as my ex wife found out pmsl. 
I dont know how much they are now but they was fetching good money back then . 
I know lot of people thought they was my ex wife’s ones

[mackem 29,522]

7 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

 adult ended up as roadkill

I have seen three dead this week,they have zero roadsense.

[mackem 29,522]

Can’t see it very well as I just screenshot it from footage but as I got closer he backed up and started putting his tail up,time to retreat,the smell is horrendous.Raccoon and skunk are the easiest roadkill to spot,haven’t seen any dead rabbits though seen a few live ones.

[EDDIE B 3,170]

I have one. He's very obedient to be fair

[waltjnr 7,991]

Do you keep reptiles and into body piercing?

[mackem 29,522]

1 minute ago, EDDIE B said:

I have one. He's very obedient to be fair

I found a fresh one a couple of weeks back,thought about skinning it but it stank sadly.

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

34 minutes ago, mackem said:

I have seen three dead this week,they have zero roadsense.

Interesting fact I was told if you buy a used car over there check the AC and blower as they tend to spray when they get run over and it devalues the car, dunno if that’s true   . I do know tomato juice masks the smell

[mackem 29,522]

1 minute ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Interesting fact I was told if you buy a used car over there check the AC and blower as they tend to spray when they get run over and it devalues the car, dunno if that’s true   . I do know tomato juice masks the smell

No mate,never heard that before,I do know if you drive near a freshly killed skunk you can smell it inside the car,there’s a strain of weed called RKS (road kill skunk)gets its name from the smell similarity to a fresh dead roadkill skunk.

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

8 minutes ago, mackem said:

No mate,never heard that before,I do know if you drive near a freshly killed skunk you can smell it inside the car,there’s a strain of weed called RKS (road kill skunk)gets its name from the smell similarity to a fresh dead roadkill skunk.

And people want to smoke that ???

[gnipper 6,781]

8 hours ago, EDDIE B said:

Wasn't there an old video, showing some lad with a heap of them for sale at a show or something? I might be wrong, but think it was def somewhere in England

I've seen footage of someone with a load of raccoon dogs at Clitheroe auctions? They were cheap too I think so no wonder they get dumped. 

[EDDIE B 3,170]

17 hours ago, gnipper said:

I've seen footage of someone with a load of raccoon dogs at Clitheroe auctions? They were cheap too I think so no wonder they get dumped. 

This was either a video, or photo's of someone selling them at a market maybe. Was old, maybe back in the 80's. Was some kids with them, and wooden transport type box's with latched doors on it. Can't remember where I came across it. Maybe on here

[mackem 29,522]

On 10/04/2023 at 21:09, Rickshaw swami said:

I can't speak for y'alls beaver.American beaver won't travel 70 miles.Maybe 10 or 15.I catch several beaver each winter a few hundred yards from water.When there is heavy flooding rain they will travel way up small ditches that normally don't hold water to reach new areas.

Seen a tiny beaver dam yesterday,really small ditch right behind a Walmart,you could see the paths where it had came overland,also found a beaver lodge a few days ago on a tiny pond in the middle of nowhere (got a rash around both ankles from some plant,hasn’t blistered like giant hogweed,thinking maybe poison ivy or similar?).

 

[Welsh_red 5,002]

3 hours ago, mackem said:

Seen a tiny beaver dam yesterday,really small ditch right behind a Walmart,you could see the paths where it had came overland,also found a beaver lodge a few days ago on a tiny pond in the middle of nowhere (got a rash around both ankles from some plant,hasn’t blistered like giant hogweed,thinking maybe poison ivy or similar?).

 

Looks like your calf has swollen up aswell  

[mackem 29,522]

Just now, Welsh_red said:

Looks like your calf has swollen up aswell  

No swelling mate just a really mad itchy rash around my ankles,took antihistamine tablets and just got some antiseptic cream,I have touched giant hogweed in the past and had decent blisters,this is some sort of plant,there’s poison ivy and stuff local.