I’m up..back to my night owl habits..My little once lame raccoon came tonight for the first time in days..He walks toward me and backs up but has gotten so used to me..I thought now that his leg is well that he had taken off..I stood about 2 feet from him as he ate.
Sounds cool. And as you allow him room to escape if he feels threatened, he will be more accepting of your presence. I once had a ‘pet’ skunk as a kid, it would even come in the barn while I was milking, and I’d put a bit of milk in an old hubcap and it would drink from it as long as I was several feet away from it. It never spooked the cows, and it would leave after it had its fresh milk. It came and went as it liked, and never was a problem. I always kept in mind that it was a wild animal and gave the respect due it. It was a sort of two worlds meeting as it were, and special for that.
Good morning MEG33. WayzataJOHNN has nailed it on the head. Hope that all is well. Today we are having rain. We need it but not the crazy driving antics of some folks. They tend to speed up when it rains.