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It does appear that they do at least attempt and possibly succeed with the younger ones. They chewed on my own young ornate Box turtle one night, he managed to survive the attack but with some major battle wounds.
The raccoon chewed along the edge of his carapace and if it had more time it would have eventually been able to get his leg and insides. He escaped by crawling into the swimming pool where my sister found him floating in the morning, alive and fighting. He is only about 5 inches long.
I have had full-grown adult box turtles in my backyard for over 10 years. One of my box turtles was found alive after a raccoon attack, but it's legs and tail were gone. In a second incident, a box turtle was found dead and mutilated after an attack by a raccoon. We have occasionally found turtles on their backs during the daytime. Some of them survived being on their backs, but we have had at least 3 die from being on their backs for an extended period of time during the night. I have had several incidents of hearing a noise in the yard, only to find one or two raccoons in the yard. Once, the raccoon had our largest box turtle in it's mouth, held by it's shell, and tried to jump over a 6 foot fence with the turtle. Luckily it lost it's grip on the shell and dropped the turtle, unharmed. I found several box turtles on their backs that night that had been dug up from holes they had buried themselves in to sleep. Tonight, again, I heard a loud noise in the yard and saw two medium sized raccoons in the yard. They had flipped over one turtle on it's back, but it should survive. However, we just buried a turtle 2 nights ago that had died while being on it's back. I have also found remnants of turtle egg shells in the yard occasionally. I live in an urban area that is nowhere near what I would consider to be "the country."
What else can I help you with?
Do raccoons eat turtles'?
Raccoons will feed on turtles, especially small ones. They especially love to eat turtle eggs.
Do raccoons eat western painted turtles?
Yes, raccoons will eat turtles, especially young turtles. They also eat turtle eggs. They cause a lot of damage to turtle nests of endangered sea turtles.
Who eats mollusks?
Raccoons eat mollusks. Otters eat mollusks. People eat mollusks.
What eats shellfish besides humans?
ender eats weiner all the time
What do aquatic turtles eat?
Freshwater turtles eat shreded carrots or you can just visit the nearest pet shop and buy turtle food
What are predators of red eared slider turtles?
Depending on the region where the turtle lives, different predators will eat turtles. Birds of prey, alligators, snakes, raccoons, dogs, cats and larger turtles will all eat red-eared sliders depending on their size. Smaller turtles are more easily caught than others.
Does a water moccasin eat raccoons?
Yes, they are. Just don't eat their poison sac.
What are the enemies of the leatherback sea turtles?
Sharks eat adults but babies can be eaten by Crabs, Pigs, Birds, Raccoons,Lizards, and other small mammals.
Do raccoons eat guinea pigs or not?
Raccoons will eat absolutely anything.
Do raccoons eat frog eggs?
no raccoons do not eat frog eggs
Would raccoons eat chickens?
Yes, raccoons do eat chickens.
What eats red eared turtles?
raccoons, opposums and coyotes
