How old can a raccoon can get?

Answer 1

Some young raccoons leave the mother and set out on their own when they are about 6 months old. Others may spend their first winter with the mother and leave the mother when they are nearly a year of age.

Answer 2

A raccoon can survive until they die of natural causes. they are wild animals

Answer 3

Raccoons in captivity have lived up to 21 years, but raccoons rarely live over two years in the wild.

Answer 4

how old does a raccoon need to be to have babies

Answer 5

In the wild raccoons rarely live more than 2-3 years due to disease, auto accidents, predation and hunting. In captivity they can live for 15 years or more.

Answer 6

Raccoons in the wild have a short life span of 2-3 years due to disease, predation, car accidents and hunters. However, in captivity they can live 15 years or more.

Answer 7

Raccoons will frequently spend the first winter with their mother and go on their own in the spring.

Answer 8

Kits may leave the nest and go on their own at 5-6 months of age but some remain with the mother through the first winter and then leave in the spring at nearly a year of age.

Answer 9

To survive on it own with no mother, the raccoon would have to be at least 6 months old. Some actually remain with the mother for nearly a year.