Can you have a raccoon for a pet?

You aren't being confined by anything. But, this is a simulation of real life. And whether or not you agree with it, there still are boundaries. In TS3, a raccoon is considered a wildlife creature, just as it is in real life. Accept it or not, but you can't and will never be able to have a raccoon as a domestic pet.

Just because this game does have a fantasy/mythical side to it, doesn't mean that it has to oppose everything that happens or that is accepted in the real world. I actually rather it be that way.

You're probably just mad because the dang raccoon keeps knocking over your trash cans. :lol:

Raccoon never knocked over my trash can, just walked by my sim house. As for wild animals. As a kid, I always dreamed of owning a wild animal as a pet. As most state laws require permits, I do not own one. I would like to someday own something called a Fennec Fox. You can find you tube videos of them playing with people's cats. Quite cute.
As I said, by clicking and saving the skin into my bins folder in CAS using testingcheatsenabled true, there is a possibility someone could come out with a mod that would allow you to have a raccoon as a pet. We shall see. I just think it would be interesting for one to be friends with my cat.