How big is a raccoon territory? How far do raccoons travel from their nest or for food?

Raccoons are curious and intelligent creatures. However, you will come across numerous instances where they become a pain for the homeowners. In such situations, it is important for you to have a clear understanding on how to deal with them.

Raccoons are nocturnal animals. They are in a position to deliver much-needed assistance to you with destroying the gardens that you have. On the other hand, the raccoons will be able to create a big mess by tipping over the garbage cans that you have as well. On top of that, the raccoons are capable of causing structural damage. They will continuously look for food and cause structural damage.

While you are trying to deal with raccoons, you need to have a strong understanding about the raccoon territory. In addition to that, you need to understand how far the raccoons are willing to travel in search of food as well. Then you will be able to take appropriate measures to take better control over the raccoons.

Raccoon habitat

Raccoons usually prefer to live within the wooded areas. If there is an area where dense trees are available, raccoons will prefer to pick that as the habitat without keeping any doubts in mind. That’s because they are provided with an ideal environment to create their homes in such habitats. In fact, raccoons prefer to have access to trees at all times. Along with that, you should also understand that raccoons prefer to have access to abundant vegetation and water as well. Due to the same reason, you will be able to find how the raccoons create dens within the hollow areas of the trees. They also prefer to live on the abandoned burrows as well.

Even though raccoons prefer to select heavily dense wood as their habitats, you will often be able to see those traveling longer distances in search of food. In fact, an average raccoon will be traveling for a distance of around 18 miles in search of food. This is the main reason why you will be able to find raccoons in your garden, even if there aren’t any woods in the neighborhood.

Raccoons can be considered as extremely adaptable creatures. You will often be able to find them around the urban areas and suburban areas. You will be able to discover how the raccoons are making homes within man-made structures as well. If they notice that access to food is convenient when spending time in a man-made structure, they will prefer to use it as the habitat without keeping any doubts in mind. Due to the same reason, there is a high possibility for you to locate raccoon in the sewers, attics, sheds and barns that are located around the house. In urban areas, the raccoons tend to travel for around one mile in search of food.

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