How do I relase a raccoon from a humane trap without it touching me?

Hello, I catch cats in humane traps and put them up for adoption, but I accidentally caught a raccoon, I am afraid that if I let it go it will attack me, and more afraid if it is rabid. How do I release it without it coming into contact with me? Thanks!How do I relase a raccoon from a humane trap without it touching me?
No raccoons are no problem to release, they want to run away as fast as possible. Just raise the door, go to the back of the trap and if it doesn't want to get out of the cage bend down and startle it by talking. Usually they take off like a bat out of h*ll.





Possums are VERY non-aggressive, they're easy to release also. But if you get a skunk, do the release silently, with no fast moves. They will leave the trap without spraying if you stay calm.





Raccoons are no big deal. Most of the time they pretend they're invisible and don't want to leave the trap. Brace the door open with a stick so it won't shut and tap the back of the trap with your toe. I guarantee they will NOT come around the trap at you. I live trapped 18 of them last year and moved them to the river area, away from our residential area. They all leave quickly.How do I relase a raccoon from a humane trap without it touching me?
If you are using traps regularly-- you are going to need a tool kit for


just such instances.





Definitely, get yourself some heavy-duty welder's gloves, a long pole with a hook on the end to open the cage from a distance, and a bungee with a lamb's wool cover, so that you can loop it around the critter's head to keep him immobilized, hooked to the cage with his head and teeth well away from you while you handle the cage.





You need to think these things through and be prepared for WHATEVER you may capture, BEFORE you capture it..





I know someone who caught a couple month old baby black bear once.





And, if you do suspect rabies, remember that teeth aren't the only concern. Just saliva on the cage could transmit it, too.





Get yourself an education if you are going to do this regularly.





You actually lucked out. You could have captured a skunk.
Put some thick garden gloves on before doing that...and don't worry...they run quickly away. They do not attack. We have caught them and groundhogs to get rid of them here..we release them in the national park area. If you take him away from home...and put him in your trunk...cover it with newspaper...those things poop all over when they are excited and they carry roundworm which lasts years in the ground even if you remove it.





Point the door away from you and stand behind it when you do that. That way it will run opposite of you. Also make sure it is in a wooded area or a grassy area so it knows where to go to hide.
HAHA Good luck. The best I've been able to do in that situation was to get a pair of welding gloves on to release the trap.