They are always looking for free food that requires little work on their part.
Yes, raccoons search in trash bins for discarded food.
Yes, raccoons can certainly be inside trash cans. Raccoons are scavengers, so they are often found in trash cans searching for leftover food.
They are attracted by the smell of discarded food in the trash bin.
close the trash cans
Yes, they are similar to raccoons
I usually have my sim man push over trash and then make the cat play in it!
sleeping and eating and digging thorugh trash
Raccoons take people's garbage because they eat what's left over from meals that happens to be in the trash cans. They can be scavengers so they just go through the garbage to look for food.
Some nicknames for raccoons include "trash pandas," "bandits," and "ringtails."
Raccoons are opportunistic feeders and will feed on garbage if it is available but continue to forage for their regular natural foods.
Raccoons are opportunistic feeders. They look for the greatest benefit with the least amount of work. It is much easier to find food in the trash and requires less effort than foraging for food in the forest.
Raccoons will eat just about anything - animal or plant - as well as scavenge trash and carrion. That is pretty much the definition of an omnivore.