How smart are raccoons?
They are extremely intelligent, curious, and have amazing dexterity -- so yes, I can certainly see one being able to figure out how to pick a lock, especially if it saw the process a few times. I know they can undo about any type of latch, and it's about impossible to hide anything from them
. The only thing I've ever been able to do to stump a raccoon is feed it a sugar cube. Be ready with some corn or something to replace the "disappearing" treat, though, because it's not nice to tease them 
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