Good luck with this raccoon. I'm fond of the little bandits myself, having had one as a pet that our dog brought home years ago. But they can turn nasty when they become a year or so old, and could severely injure a pet or a child if they wanted to.

We've had several home invasions by raccoon families where we're living now. The cats regard them as heavy tanks and never threaten them. We shoo them out with a broom.

We haven't been troubled by raccoons since I retrofitted the deck of the porch catdoor with a 12 inch wall, which is already 10 inches off the porch flooring. Raccoons are great climbers but they can't jump like cats.

Charley Noble