How good or bad are these locks?

[Feathers n Fur]

Hello! i live in hunterdon county, and we have skunks, fox, and raccoons. we have two locks on the nesting boxes that look like those metal clips where you squeeze the silver bar to open it. i am not sure how to discribe it any other way, but i think you get the idea. The other locks are on the coop door and run door. they are the slide locks, and not that hard to open. I am wondering if anything will be able to get in.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I was worried about these. I've used them for years with no problems.
Maybe my raccoons aren't hungry enough.

 

[chfite]

I think that you might like carabiners for locking. To open one requires depressing the arm then threading it out of the hasp. I believe that requiring two steps would defeat the wily raccoon.

Chris

 

[Feathers n Fur]

Thabnk you both so much for your advice.