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Raccoons are a nocturnal animal and are most active during the warmer months (May-October). They sleep during the day and feed at night. Raccoons are highly intelligent and very curious.
Raccoons will eat just about anything but they prefer insects, nuts, worms, snakes, fruit, shellfish and frogs. Because they eat anything, bird feeders and garbage can be food for a raccoon.
About Raccoons
Raccoons live in what is called “dens.” Sometimes a group of males or a mom with her kits will be living together. They make a home in warm dark spots in a forest but in urban areas, they make make their way into crawl spaces, basements, attics and even into chimneys.
Raccoons can adapt very well so they may be found in almost any setting with ample food and water sources. Raccoons are good at 2 things: foraging for food and seeking shelter; this allows them to be able to live just about anywhere. They will eat from garbage cans (which they open the lids of or tip over) and dumpsters (which they sometimes get stuck in), and they will often steal pet food if left outside. Raccoons have no fear of any dog or cat, or oftentimes, human. They are crafty and very determined and will get to food in storage bins, inside porches and shed. They’ve frequently been seen entering pet doors and eating the pet food inside the house. Raccoons are primarily nocturnal, so most of this mischief happens at night; but they have come out occasionally during the day.
Because raccoons are so
New Jersey Health department deems raccoons as a “rabies vector species,” meaning this animal carried rabies more than other types of animals. New Jersey routinely has raccoons on their list of rabid animals. If a raccoon is out during the day and looks healthy, it probably is.
