My uncle Mike is a Raccoon rescuer now, I stayed at my property this weekend in Willow River and helped him out on his. He build this huge, amazing cage: the size of a human bird cage. I learned how+what to feed them/changing litter boxes+hygene/general care and will be assisting Mike this winter. He wanted to release them next month, but doesn't feel that they'll make it on their own, it's better to release them in spring so they don't face a hard winter right off the bat. I sat in the cage for a couple hours in the middle of the night (they're nocturnal) and they seemed to like me right away. Mike said they don't go to anyone else but him, and they were all over me. SHARP claws, you have to be thick skinned (literally) to work w/them. They go through your pockets and steal your shit, I learned not to bring my lighter in there! Raccoons are very hygenic. They wash their hands before they touch their food, then they wash their food (they scrub their veggies+wash dog biscuits and chicken, too) and when they are finished eating they rinse thier hands off. The click+hiss at you if they take in piss and you don't change the newspaper in the litter box right away. It's a lot of work, you have to stay on top of it. I am an official volunteer for the State of MN now, and am called a "novice" for the first two years. I don't know if I'll get seriously into Raccoons and then move on to saving other wildlife: waterfoul sounds cool. Birds are neat, so we'll see.