River gets some playmates!

Well River finally got to make some friends. Her test came back negative for parvo so we took the plunge! She was absolutely thrilled to meet Baloo and Scootch and they all became immediate friends.

River says Hi to Scootch for the first time.

Baloo checks out the new play area. They play here during the day and back to their crate at night for now.

All 3 loving playtime.

A dip in the pool!

These 3 are the oldest and finally weaned thank goodness because I still have 18 others on bottles!

No more room at the Raccoon Inn!

A new crop of arrivals over the past couple of weeks have completely filled me up! Even if I had the time for more, I definitely don't have the room! I'm at 21 now....no time for anything anymore so this will be short but sweet!

These are the latest 2. Yet to be named, the female is the older bigger one and a younger boy. They were together prior to arriving here so I am not going to separate them now and they will spend quarantine together. Don't let her cute looks fool ya....she is a bitch!! Very difficult to handle right now and she gets too stressed if I try. Luckily she readily laps her formula out of a bowl and is very neat about it too I might add! He's not much better...growls at me and tries to bite me, but not until AFTER he eagerly runs into my lap & sucks down a bottle of formula! It's when I got to put him back that he's a grouch about it!

These 4 will be out of quarantine in a couple of days. Mom stopped showing up for a couple of days and the people enjoying their presence in the backyard became concerned for their safety. But the babies were high up in a hollow tree den. We were going to attempt to get a friend to go up there to rescue the babies the next day but there was no need! All were found huddled at the bottom of the tree in the morning and I easily scooped them up.

3 boys and a girl, they are Goldie, Grizzly, Kodiak and Panda-Goldie locks and the 3 bears!

3 more-2 found huddled in a driveway. We attempted reuniting that night but they were still there the next morning.....joined by another sibling at a nearby tree. 2 boys and a girl, yet to be named....but very cute!

The rest of the gang continues to do well. River's test showed she is no longer shedding the parvo virus so she will be able to join some of the others and finally have playmates. She is weaned as well as Baloo the monster sized coon and Scootch....weather they like it or not! With 18 others on bottles anything to make it easier helps!

Crazy raccoon play group!

The original group of 11 are getting some playtime together again. Once everyone is fed they all get to run around an wreak havoc for a while so they get used to each other for the time when they are all put together in one pen. Here are a few of them....

The ever adorable Diesel getting some of mom's attention.

Baloo thinks she's being sneaky, approaching the bottle bucket from inside the laundry basket, but he jokes on her because they are all empty anyway!

Razz goes for the camera strap....

Baloo and Scootch looking guilty as sin....and they usually are!

Scootch again.

Dozer finally learned to follow the big kids up on top of the cages.

...and discovered a whole new world out there!

Scootch's turn to try to drag the camera away from me.

Baloo tries to sneak another bottle.

She is also constantly trying to steal my pen! Every time I turn around she is running off with it!

Tank wonders if this is his real mom??

Scootch gives us lessons on how to weigh ourselves!

But for those who are unwilling to stay put for a minute......

And the improper way to get an accurate weight! Phoenix is now in with Cinnamon and Peanut and happy to have company! That's her in the middle.

The older raccoons in the days after release.

Sunday, the morning after their release I headed into the woods to check things out. Quinny as usual was eating! Didn't take him long to find the main feeding station.

I walked further and spotted one of the twins in a tree, so I started calling to him. Well all I heard was a bunch of woooo wups and churring, then a crashing noise through the bushes....

.....and the rest of the gang comes running out to see mom!! They came running so fast I didn't have time to get the camera pointed, LOL! But Mo, Tosser, Rollo and the other twin all came running and were joined by the twin who came down from the tree.

Mo is sooooo happy to see mom!

One of the twins rushing in.

After cuddles, scratches and reassurances that it would be alright, they finally went of to play some more.

Monday I found one of the twins hanging in the same tree again so I ran to the house to get my camera because of course I forgot it! When I came back the food bucket was already being raided. But it wasn't Stinky or Nosey like I expected!

It was Red....and she proceeded to follow me on my rounds filling up the feeders.

Snagging a few treats here and there too!

We found Quinny hanging in the den box at the main feeding station. He wouldn't come out once he realized I had company in the form of a momma raccoon that just kept huffing and growling at him!

Mo was in another tree near the twins (Nosey) tree. They both came down and proceeded to follow me around....Mo was very vocal and really wanted some attention from me. Poor guy already has a nice gash on one of his front paws. I'll keep and eye on it, but it should heal up fine. He and Nosey were hanging out together following each other around. They popped back into the pen for some food then off they went again....

No sign of Rollo, To or Stinky this time but I'm sure I'll run into them eventually.

Tuesday it finally rained. I once again found Mo and Nosey hanging out in the same tree I originally found them in. Seems to be their "safe spot" out there. It's got a nice canopy of leaves too, so they were snuggled together on a branch keeping fairly dry.