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How old is that Baby Raccoon?
You can guestimate that:
A 100-gram or less baby is a week or less old (very light hair fuzz) (4 ½ -6” nose-end of tail)
(Eyes closed, ears unopened)(Crawls spraddle-legged)
A 250 gram baby is about 2 ½ weeks old (about 8 ½ long)
A 350 gram baby is about 3 ½ weeks old (about 10 “ long) (eyes open 2 ½-3 wks))
A 550 gram baby is about 5 ½ weeks old (about 12-14” long) (ears open about 4wks)
(begin to walk)
A 950 gram baby is about 9 ½ weeks old (eating solid foods, very active and independent)
A 1500- 2000 gram baby ( time to have started giving it the skills it will need for release*)
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