Racoons are widely believed to eat just about anything, however, not everything is good for them. They should not eat chocolate, cocoa, coffee, onions, other spices, avocados, guacamole, candies, processed sugars, and chips. They tend to ignore mouldy foods. Many human foods are dangerous to their health.

Natural predators are cougars, bobcats, wolves, coyotes, alligators, foxes, and great horned owls.

Though foxes share the same ecological niche as raccoons—both are predators and scavengers—foxes will also devour small, young raccoons if given the chance. Foxes are high-level predators that hunt a wide variety of animals, including raccoons, rabbits and snakes.

Raccoons love to get their paws on foods like peanut butter, jelly, and marshmallows so you should try baiting your trap with these first.

Any feeding practices that encourage contact with raccoons (as well as skunks, foxes and other wildlife) are of concern because these animals can carry rabies, of one type or another.

“How many times is he feeding them?” a third asked. As per Pest World, raccoons typically eat plants and other animals such as: “fruits, berries, nuts, fish, frogs, mussels, crayfish, insects, turtles, mice, rabbits, muskrats and bird eggs.” So, basically, not hot dogs.

Being omnivores, raccoons will eat bananas and just about anything else that people eat, and much that people will not eat. It isn’t really a good idea to feed them or any other wild animals though.

In summary, raccoons are so fat because they live in urban areas. They eat fatty and sugary foods from the garbage and as a reult become obese. They don’t eat the healthy diet that they usually would in the wild and they aren’t as active, they can also eat out of boredom.

Raccoons build up stores of fat in the summer and fall. Body fat accumulates mostly in their tails, which they can wrap around themselves to keep warm. During the winter, raccoons lose 14 to 50 percent of their body weight, depending on how far north they live and how severe the winter is. Raccoons are omnivores.

Do raccoons attack people? Generally, no. Healthy raccoons will not attack people. However, they can be curious and come close to you.

Size. Raccoons are about as big as small dogs. They grow to about 23 to 37 inches (60 to 95 centimeters) and weigh 4 to 23 lbs. (1.8 to 10.4 kilograms), according to National Geographic.

Raccoons are intelligent animals. They can problem solve and have good memories. However, raccoons are wild animals, so taking one from the wild won’t have good results and is likely illegal. If you find a raccoon that has been domesticated or rehabilitated, they can be a loving and playful pet.