Raccoons have an astonishingly acute sense of touch that is enhanced when their paws are wet; when they are “washing” their food, they can feel it better. Enjoy this short AnimalLogic video to learn more about the challenges involved in outsmarting raccoons.
Conflicts with raccoons take a several forms: raiding trashcans or chicken coops, or denning and making messes under or inside buildings. All of these tasks are made simple by their high level of dexterity. To avoid conflicts, you will need to use indestructible materials (hardware cloth rather than chicken wire), hardware that can’t be pulled out (screws rather than staples), and latches that have at least two steps to open them.
This chapter from the Humane Society of the United States publication, Wild Neighbors: The Humane Approach to Living with Wildlife by John Hadidion has additional information:
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