How old is that Baby Raccoon?

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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*)

[CarolsCritterCare]

There is another way to guestimate how old that baby raccoon is;

Newborns - are 4 - 6 inches long, have fur but no markings. Their ears are pressed close to their heads.

At 7 days - they begin to crawl, and you can see an eyelid slit.

At 10 days - they have a mask and stripes on their tails.

13-18 days - they are noisy and 7 to 10 inches long.

19-24 days - their eyes and ears open. The eyes are a cloudy blue and stay that way until they are about 4 or 5 weeks old.

At 28 days - they've grown to 12 to 13 inches long.

At 49 days - they are fully ambulatory: walking, running and climbing.

At 63 days - they begin to show an interest in solid food.

At 70 days - if they had a mother, they'd begin going with her on evening outings.

At 112 days - usually, they are fully weaned from their mother.