Raccoon dogs are fur-bearing animals, and their habits are very special. The following is a detailed explanation of the living habits of raccoon dogs:
1 Clustering: Raccoon dogs usually burrow in pairs, one male and one female in one hole, and there are also cases where one male has multiple females or one female has multiple males. Parents and raccoon dogs in neighboring burrows usually play and frolic together, and the mother raccoon dog sometimes substitutes milk for each other. Under domestic conditions, the clustering of raccoon dogs is more obvious, and the weaned raccoon dogs are often kept in groups of 10-20 in groups.
2 Diurnal and nocturnal: Raccoon dogs are typically nocturnal animals, sleeping in their burrows during the day and moving out and foraging at night. Domestic raccoon dogs, however, are different in that they can move all day long, essentially altering their diurnal and nocturnal characteristics.
3 Fixed-point feces: Regardless of whether wild or domesticated, the vast majority of raccoon dogs will excrete their feces to a fixed place. Wild raccoon dogs usually choose to excrete near the entrance of the cave and accumulate in piles over time; Domestic raccoon dogs, on the other hand, are mostly lined up in a corner of the cage barn. It is worth noting that there are very few raccoon dogs that will defecate in food bowls, water basins or nests.
4 Hibernation (or semi-hibernation): In wild conditions, in order to escape the cold of winter and endure the shortage of feed, raccoon dogs will live deep in the nest and enter a non-continuous hibernation state, which is manifested by less food, reduced activity, and a state of lethargy. This state is known as semi-hibernation or winter break. However, this type of hibernation is different from true hibernation, and raccoon dogs will occasionally come out to be active when the weather is warmer, a phenomenon that is unique to raccoon dogs in canines. The hibernation period usually takes place from the end of November to the beginning of August.
5 In addition, raccoon dogs are also very social, although they are docile and timid, they generally do not actively attack each other, but when they are disturbed or feel threatened, they will show aggression. They also communicate by the smell of urine and feces.