Talking about coons..
Years ago, we had a pet rat coon.. Got him as a lost baby on the road
side, had him declawed, shoots and all. Back then you could do that if
you registered the animal. This was in Maine, now I don't think they
allow it any more but, he was actually a very good pet. House broke,
used to let him out on his own, always came back for the nigh turn in.
He acted just like any other household cat would.. I have no idea
what ever happen to him, we had to move and my father gave him away to
some one, but I am sure he lived a good life, how ever long that is.
I know he used to scare the hell out of company that didn't know
about him. He like to hide behind the chair and come out when it was
safe. We
normally wouldn't even bother to tell any one new in the house that we
had him, they usually found out the usual way :)
Jamie