Raccoon encounter taking out trash

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If he pooped, be careful of raccoon ringworm.

Yes, this, be afraid. Look it up. Racoon worms are deadly to all animals except racoons. They crawl up the spinal cord into the brain. There is no cure or treatment.

Wash the can far from anywhere children will play, wash your hands thoroughly, throw out any gloves or anything that contacts racoon poop. The worm cysts will not die in a washing machine or dryer. You could cook them and they'd still hatch if they are ingested.

Wait what? Deadly?

Think about this for two seconds. Raccoons are literally everywhere. Do you know any children who have died from raccoon worms? This is like people who freak out about mouse droppings.

Per CDC: "Baylisascaris procyonis, predominantly found in raccoons, is a ubiquitous roundworm found throughout North America. Infection can result in fatal human disease or severe neurologic outcomes if it is not treated rapidly. Only 22 documented cases were reported in the United States during 1973–2010; little is known about its actual prevalence or varied clinical presentation."

22 cases in 37 years.

Are you missing the part where they say it's deadly? Also the part where they say "little is known about its actual prevalence", meaning even they don't believe there have only been 22 cases

[Anonymous]

The racooons in Tornonto are next level.

We had a mom and babies in our trash can. The babies weren't able to climb out and DH had to tip the trash over with a long stick to free them.

[Anonymous]

Op this morning

[Anonymous]

Boiling water/steam treating would kill the eggs. And while it’s rare, since this a concentrated few days of raccoon poo, yeah, I would take it seriously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylisascaris_procyonis

[Anonymous]

Things that I never thought of...

We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...

We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.

That’s why you’re dead now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...

We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.

That’s why you’re dead now.

No, she's alive, but worms are eating her from the inside.

[Anonymous]

Ooohhh racky! You got in my cans. Ooooh racky!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...

We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.

She probably wasn’t there for a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...

We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.

That’s why you’re dead now.

Actual lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...

We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.

That’s why you’re dead now.

Actual lol

Things I had never thought of...
Some people like worm infected racoons.

[Anonymous]

Oh, Lord, I hope hypochondriac rabies lady doesn’t find this thread!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he pooped, be careful of raccoon ringworm.

Yes, be super careful. Look up before dealing with the can.

[Anonymous]

Why would you ingest something out of this trash can?

[Anonymous]

I once open mine to fur...ran inside. DH came out and I guess the raccoon took off. The can was standing upright so I am not sure how though. The weird thing was there was almost nothing left in the bin...just bag remnants. Where did the rest go??