Both the northern and crab eating raccoons eat crabs. They also eat crayfish, frogs, and other fresh water animals. Raccoons eat turtles, eggs, acorns, birds, corn, fruit, nuts, and small land animals such as grasshoppers and mice. The raccoon dunks its food in the water before eating it. Young Baby raccoons are born in the spring.
Mothers have one to seven babies.
The newborn raccoon has no mask around its eyes or rings on its tail. The babies do not open their eyes until 20 days after they are born. The babies stay in the den until they are 8 to 10 weeks old. Then the mother teaches her young to feed and protect themselves. In the beginning of winter the young find dens of their own.