Can raccoons jump

Answer 1

"Nope and they cannot run"

Actually they can jump, much higher than I would have thought too. This morning there was a large raccoon in the bottom of our building's dumpster, which stands about 5' high at the front. He was having a snooze and woke when I tossed a garbage bag in. I let him be (we have lots of critters around here) and as I was walking away I heard his claws hit the top of the dumpster and turned to see him pulling himself over the top. Given that there was only one or two bags in there, near the back, he either jumped from one of the bags to the front edge (a good four feet at least) or stood on his hind legs and jumped to reach the front lip (again at least 3 or 4 feet to reach the top edge with his claws). So yup, raccoons sure as heck can jump. I've seen them run too, not so fast due to their short legs but they still run all the same.

Answer 2

They can climb high, that's why sometimes here in Canada most raccoons lay insides our houses. They make our house a safe place for them to law low, But not always because some raccoons always making a hole and destroying piece by piece of our house, All thought their are Pest Control here in Canada, Ontario which is the Critter Guy,

Answer 3

Yes, raccoons are good climbers and can jump up to 3 feet vertically and about 9 feet horizontally. They use their strong hind legs to propel themselves up onto roofs, trees, and other structures.

Answer 4

yes they can

Answer 5

Raccoons are excellent climbers.