it is unbelievable how much work bottle feeding animals can be, i have always been one to want to keep animals i find, and in the past my parent would make me give them up, so when i got the raccoons i was so excited, the first thing i did was jump up and down and basically cheer that i would finally have a pet raccoon, my dad was there, he was laughing at me, cause i was actting like a little kid, but then i really started to think about the pros and cons, and after feeding them for a week, and thinking about keeping one, and having him stuck in a cage, well it didnt sit right with me, it would have been different if there was no where for them all to go, or if one of them wasnt healthy, but after all that work, i figured i couldnt keep up with the care of them, especially the fact, that raccoons nurse from their moms for like four months, i didnt know that until then, that is forever to bottle feed
the lady that takes in wildlife, she has her hands full, i had volunteered to help her as soon as i can make some time, last summer when i was there last, she had 24 baby raccoons, 4 baby rabbits, 2 baby squirrels, and 2 baby skunks, and she was taking care of them on her own,
i told her i may be interested in becoming her apprentice, to get a rehabilitation license, that is something i would like to do, once i get my youngest into school,
that way i can be around the animals and enjoy them, but they will still have their freedom once they have grown,
seems i am babbling, oops