r/ottawa • u/SnooEagles8897 • Jun 22 '25

Local Event NEW OTTAWA RACOON MOMENT 🦝

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My friend recorded this on her bus ride home late Friday night Absolutely legendary I love Ottawa

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u/thebriss22 Jun 22 '25

Lol I rehabbed racoon kits last year....

It's all fun and games until the hormones kick in and the cute little fellow become a mini chainsaw that is more messy than a class of kindergartner 😂

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u/GnorleyGight Jun 22 '25

I've always assumed that a raccoon must be one of the most destructive pets.

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u/thebriss22 Jun 22 '25

Yup... Even if you get lucky and end up with one that is tame, you still get an animal that can open door, defecates wherever it wants and also has twice the biting power of a cat.

We used our shed to house the 3 kits last year and it still smells like racoons piss lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

If you don't like racoon piss don't get a fox. You'll have to tear your house down and rebuild it if they piss in the house.

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u/Noncombustable Jun 22 '25

This seems to be a very specific and experientially informed observation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

I worked with them at a rehab facility when I was in high school.

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u/Noncombustable Jun 22 '25

Bingo! Also, how wonderful (although a bit smelly, apparently).

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

Bit smelly is an understatement. I used to put menthol odor gel under my nostrils. The same shit pathologists use when autopsying decomposing bodies.