First Raccoon Babies of 2008 Take a Bath

March 27, 2008

Some animals seem to be more discerning than others.

This mother raccoon decided that the chimney she had been living in for several weeks was not good enough to give birth to her young. She proceeded to break through the chimney damper and into the house. The dedicated mother, looking for the perfect place, ended up damaging furniture and linens throughout the house before settling on the bathtub as the ideal nursery. But she pulled a towel off the wall first to make a nice comfy bed.

The three babies were born and discovered the next day by a neighbour who was looking after the house while the owners were away. Mother and babies were removed by Humane Wildlife Control without incident and the mother relocated her family to another den site in the area.

The homeowners might check twice now before stepping in the bath!