Cinder's Forest Ember

Cinder was surrendered from an exotic pet situation, a raccoon dog (tanuki) with a confused identity—fox-like but not a fox, raccoon-like but not a raccoon. He had a dense, grizzled coat and a black mask. We gave him a large, forested enclosure. He was mostly nocturnal, shuffling through the underbrush with a characteristic, low-to-the-ground gait. The enclosure feels less mysterious now, missing the glow of his eyes in flashlight beams at night, the soft rustling of his investigations, and his unique, wailing vocalizations during breeding season.