He wears a Zorro mask, which makes him very attractive to the opposite sex. He also wipes away everything that comes in handy. It looks like a description of a portrait of an ideal man - mysterious, but at the same time economic. In fact, the subject of discussion is an ordinary raccoon-raccoon. More precisely, it is extraordinary!
Nowadays it is fashionable to buy exotic animals in the society: rams, pythons, wild cats of Pallas' cats. The same category also includes raccoon stripes. To keep it, of course, is less difficult than the abovementioned comrades. But before you decide to buy this handsome masked guy, you should decide for yourself - whether it is a tribute to fashion, or you really let the stripe into your life exclusively for love and are ready to bear responsibility for this feeling. If you answered the second question positively, you should consider several factors.
Everyone in the world needs a home. A striped raccoon is no exception!
A raccoon by its very nature is a bully who is constantly on the move. He can open the closet with his paws, throwing out all the contents, scratching the wallpaper, inadvertently smash your phone. Therefore, from time to time it is necessary to fence off a house raccoon from your space, and for this purpose, it is necessary to construct a separate corner for an animal.
If you live in a private house, you can put a strip of the stripe in the yard. When building a separate aviary for the animal it is necessary to take into account such factors as the presence of windows with grilles that he did not make a bold escape, the presence of scattered light without direct exposure to sunlight, the preservation of the temperature is not lower than 3 degrees.
And even better to organize an improvised hollow of the old snag for a striped raccoon.
It's another thing to live in an apartment. As a rule, it resembles a closet, which can be made of bars. The aviary can be equipped with moisture-resistant plywood with an approximate thickness of 10 mm. Place there a few shelves for a strip of the stripe. Be sure to provide a filler with sawdust, which must be carefully maintained.
What does a raccoon strip feed on
Equipping the beast with its own bedroom, tray, and a cup of food. Speaking of your pet's diet. A stripe, like a bear, hibernates in winter. This, of course, applies only to wildlife, but not to home conditions. In the interiors of a modern apartment, a raccoon striper just becomes less active than usual. Therefore, in the summer it should accumulate fat.
So, what can we feed the animal with? He eats vegetables and fruits, nuts, meat and fish, buckwheat and oatmeal. Avoid giving the animal salty, spicy, floury for lunch. It is better to feed him three or four times a day.
Apart from the cup of food, take care of the bowl of water for the stripes. It should be deep enough for your pet to keep their toys in it. Or better yet, give him a separate bowl where the stripes can rinse. It's better for a raccoon to wash them than your salary or your favorite iPhone. To channel your pet's energy into a constructive way, take him for a walk more often. Take the stripe outside on a special leash to the neighbors' envy.
In addition, you need to be prepared for a number of other features of raccoon behavior. For example, the fact that he is an "owl" in character and leads a nightlife, showing the greatest activity at this time of day. And if your biorhythms do not coincide, it is worth thinking about it. Also, do not be afraid of the stripes suddenly begin to behave aggressively and bite - for the period of puberty is a common situation. In addition, the stripes do not give in to training and do not recognize the authorities. However, there are exceptions in every rule. He may obey you if you sincerely love him. And the raccoon will answer you with reciprocity.