Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed

RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post By Newmarket Ron (Guest Post) (06/17/2008) They left! They moved that night and I wished them all the best. Probably the babies are big enough for them to move back to the nearby ravine. Thank you to all of you for the brilliant ideas and experience sharing. appreciated. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post By Animals Friend (Guest Post) (06/12/2008) You might try a humane approach like coaxing them out with food - placed in a pet carrier - one sized for a med. size dog would probably work. They are vegetarians and love canned Veg-all, frozen (but thawed) mixed vegetables, fruit, Cheerios - to name a few. Line the carrier with newspaper, have a bowl of the food already in there. They don't bite and the babies cannot spray much and it's doubtful the Mom will spray if she knows you're feeding them - being friendly to her and the babies. Most animal control people, rescuers won't handle skunks for the fear of rabies. They aren't the terrible animals made out to be. I rescued four babies a few yrs. ago is how I know this. If nothing else, set the carrier out there with food in it and leave for a bit - might take a few times of doing this but if their natural 'home' has been destroyed, just as any mom would, she's desperately trying to find a quiet place to raise her babies. Find a park with a secluded area ahead of time where you can release the babies. I didn't have the mom so I had to keep the babies for about 2 months until strong enough to snuffle for food themselves. Be sure the release area's not frequented by hikers with dogs or an area likely to flood. Skunks don't see very well so it's up to us to check out forseeable hurdles for them. Good luck and feel free to ask any questions on here you - or anyone else might have. *peace* Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post by newmarketron (1) | (05/19/2008) Contact Update---The mothballs did not work for me. I have to lift up the shed to get it out. Guess what I have seen in there? a mother with 3 babies! I planed to elevate the shed and use my garden hose to get the skunk away, now I have to stop in the sake of the babies. The shed has left elevated and I have no idea what to do next. --Ron Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post By (Guest Post) (05/14/2008) Thank you for the ideas and information. I have tried wind bell--it sounds funny but I really do not want interrupt my neighborhood with a loud rock&roll--and Skunk repellent, it just did not work. I will try moth balls before I call professionals. Thanks again---Ron Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post By (Guest Post) (05/11/2008) We had one get under our tool shed. He dug under the side of it to get in. We placed a lot of moth balls in the place he dug in. We tried to throw them back in there as far as we could. He packed up and left for better digs. Guess he thought he had never smelled anything so obnoxious!! Hope it helps you. Cheryl Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post by Jantoo (724) | (05/11/2008) Contact If there's a lot of recent real estate development around you, the animals are fast losing their territory and they aren't behaving in ways we're used to. Skunks "travel" and it used to be that you could let them alone and they would leave. But now they have fewer places to go to. I'd call someone if they're not gone in a week. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post By CindyM56 (Guest Post) (05/09/2008) That skunk might have babies under there! Does the animal control do anything with problems like this? Or a county extension agent perhaps? Hope you get it out and don't get sprayed! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post by kimhis (801) | (05/09/2008) Contact You local animal control knows how to deal with this, and they won't need to shoot it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post by BABBIE (101) | (05/09/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact The heavy-metal music might work but don't do it until night, skunks are nocturnal they will not leave during the day no matter how loud the music is. What I suggest is in the evening use mothballs, get yourself several boxes and sprinkle them around and behind things carefully not to disturb your friend, you can use a section of PVC pipe for dropping down behind things. The way to tell if the skunk has left is to sprinkle flour all on the ground around the opening, when the tracks are all going out, block the opening. You may need to check several times in the evening to make sure it has gone. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post by Vicka (94) | (05/09/2008) Profile | Contact I have read that loud heavy metal or head-bang rock music will run animals off. Take your CD player out on an extension cord, borrow a neighbor kid's CD and blast away. Animals will just leave. The animal I read about was a skunk and it just left. No spray or anything to leave a smell. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting A Skunk Out Of A Shed Post By Gail (Guest Post) (05/09/2008) Call your local humane society--can it be trapped and relocated? Report Spam or Abuse