Raccoon Ranch

Raccoon Ranch USDA licensed
501c3 Non-profit
Pet raccoon rescue
Pet raccoon boarding

TheRaccoonRanch.org

05/28/2026

PSA because of the amount of “mangy raccoon” calls we have gotten, we are sharing this information.

Spring time hair shedding, also called coat cracking is perfectly normal for all raccoons, wild or domestic. You might see a male with a bunch of mats around his tail, or you might see a female who has pulled out all that extra fur and is using it as nesting material. Her entire tail and half her body might be naked and it’s ok!

If you see a raccoon out during the day, it is also ok. Most nursing moms will be out scouting for food throughout daylight hours because it is the safest time for her to leave her babies alone while she gets some food and water.

If you see a raccoon acting “weird” outside of them being out in daylight or having a messed up coat, then it’s probably best to reach out to a wildlife rehabber. Walking in circles or showing visible signs of distress (like having seizures or foaming at the mouth) are key. A raccoon that walks right up to humans isn’t necessarily sick either, more than likely they were habituated to humans in some way.

Since we have so many “pest removal experts” out there trapping and unaliving mother raccoons they are causing hundreds if not thousands of orphaned baby raccoons to be raised by unpaid wildlife rehabbers all over the country. Those baby raccoons end up getting very used to humans and often start the cycle all over again by moving into your home or garage or shed.

STOP USING EXTERMINATORS or PEST REMOVAL COMPANIES PLEASE

They are costing wildlife rehabber time, energy and resources we don’t have. This year we are bottle feeding 30 of their orphans and that means we CANNOT afford to help the injured raccoons who are truly in need!

We are currently struggling to pay our vet bill on the little raccoon who had its eye ripped out. If you would like to help her, there is a post on this page with links 🫶🏼

We had a young gentleman bring us a baby from his yard, a tiny eyes closed almost newborn baby raccoon. He tried putting...
05/24/2026

We had a young gentleman bring us a baby from his yard, a tiny eyes closed almost newborn baby raccoon. He tried putting it in a warm box and hoping mom would come back, but after a cold night without mom returning he knew it was time to seek help. He knew exactly where to go.

When he got here he said “I know this place, I drive for UPS, I’m here all the time!!”

So say hello to our first ever raccoon delivered by the UPS guy 🤣😜 Marshmallow for size reference

We will take good care of him. We will need a name for this sweet little boy. If you would like to send us an 8lb bucket of formula to help with him and all the other babies at the ranch, you can pick his name. We use raccoon formula available at https://foxvalleynutrition.com/
An 8lb bucket will last this precious guy till release 🫶🏼

Thank you for all the love and support during these busy “baby months”. I lost count back at 20 orphaned babies, 132 loads of laundry, 3 cases of puppy pads, and countless hours of bottles and they aren’t slowing down. Please don’t trap and relocate in the spring, drive carefully at dusk and dawn, and for the love of all things holy, PLEASE don’t use “pest removal” companies. They are being paid to end the mother’s life then dump babies on rehabbers everywhere and they do NOTHING to help us! 😩😩😩🥵🥵🥵

05/19/2026

Let the weening games begin! If this Indiana weather could just warm up already, we could be doing this outside! Instead we moved all 8 adult raccoons down to their new outdoor enclosures, and it’s a good thing they love it, because we needed their indoor enclosures to start blending babies together and get them ready for prerelease. 🥵 I’m sorry if I haven’t posted updates on all the babies brought here, it’s been an exhausting couple of months, but no worries, everyone lived and is thriving 🫶🏼

05/17/2026

Rusty enjoyed playing with a busy board and watched us set up new enclosures all day. He’s really curious about having new neighbors. He will have 6 new friends close by to chatter with as soon as we move “the senior citizens” down to their summer home.

This leaves our two deluxe indoor enclosures open for boarding throughout the summer. If you have a pet raccoon and need to board him/her, you can go to our website TheRaccoonRanch.org or message me here.

This right here is the only 💩 I’m willing to take 😉
05/14/2026

This right here is the only 💩 I’m willing to take 😉

I was asked “why do you breed raccoons if you run a raccoon sanctuary? Isn’t there enough of them?”1. Yes, there are ple...
05/12/2026

I was asked “why do you breed raccoons if you run a raccoon sanctuary? Isn’t there enough of them?”

1. Yes, there are plenty of raccoons in the wild. I’m not breeding them to go into the wild. Mine are very carefully bred for temperament, size, and color. That is the basic definition of a “domestic” animal. The ones I breed will all be domestic pets, in wonderful loving homes. I have never had one of my bred raccoons come back.

2. If I breed a couple raccoons each year, I use ALL that money to feed and shelter all the raccoons in the sanctuary for months! It also pays for their housing, and new enclosures. I could just not breed any raccoons and rely solely on donations. 🤷🏼‍♀️
The problem with that is there are never enough donations to keep the sanctuary open, and still handle dozens of wild raccoons every year. I’m on my 4th 8lb bucket of formula so far this year, and they are $150 each. Bottle feeding 20+ orphaned raccoons is VERY expensive.

These are new 8’x8’ enclosures I picked up today using the money from the babies I have sold so far this year.

So unless you want to fund the sanctuary, and provide a USDA diet to a dozen adult raccoons every single day, spend 4-5 a day cleaning and doing laundry….please stop bullying me and understand that I’m running a nonprofit. That doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to make any money, it just means the money I do make gets to go directly to saving raccoons. 🫶🏼

Cuteness overload! Currently bottle feeding 22 (or 24 I lost count) orphaned baby raccoons. PLEASE don’t trap and reloca...
05/07/2026

Cuteness overload!

Currently bottle feeding 22 (or 24 I lost count) orphaned baby raccoons.

PLEASE don’t trap and relocate raccoons in the spring time 😩😩😩

I’m on my THIRD 8lb bucket of formula, with my 4th on the way. At $150 each, I could sure use some help 🫶🏼 My PayPal giving fund link is on my page. Anything helps.

*these are wild raccoons they are NOT for sale. When I have available babies I will post them

05/05/2026

In case you needed some sweet baby eye candy. 🫶🏼*These are not available for adoption or sale, they are wilds who will be going back to the wild.

04/15/2026

Update on the male cinnamon we rescued. He is really enjoying his new housing. It took a bit for him to learn to walk on solid ground instead of a tiny cage. He has been sleeping in his nesting box and still hasn’t tried a hammock. At 5 years old, he is just now learning that life isn’t about making more fur for human fashion. Life also means joy, fun, and lots of love. He is thriving. I will share updates later about the female cinnamon, she is doing great as well. They have both been at the ranch long enough that it’s time we name them. What do you think we should name this handsome little guy? The Dodo

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