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I had a little possum come up in the back one day - came to the door looking for food - I gave him a Ritz cracker (3) - he took one from my hand just as gently as could be
I had been putting out bread for him and the raccoons on a regular basis.
One night had 5 raccoons on the deck. Hope nobody tries to sneak in that way. My guardians may be on the job lol.
There’s a fellow on YouTube who feeds a huge gang of raccoons on his back deck nightly. They go thru a tub of cheap hotdogs, taking them ever so gently, one at a time, from his hand.
I don’t mind feeding possums. Raccoons are a different story. Possums are gentle and not aggressive. They live life at a slow pace. They have no defenses except the ugly scary face and being good at playing dead. My dog killed a couple of them but when we went to dispose of the carcasses they were gone. He was so proud but he had no idea. Their body temperature is too low for rabies. If one bit you which is extremely unlikely you would almost certainly not get rabies from it.
Now, raccoons are destructive and selfish. They have thumbs which make them dangerous as well as being aggressive and willing to fight. They are not nice and not worth the trouble of feeding them because when you stop they will be entitled like welfare recipients. They will take whatever they can.