Skunks Under My Doorstep

[threeby8887]

Time to get the shotgun if they want to charge the camera like that.

[MrAwesomesauce101]

who has a weinchester shot gun cause i need one now after what the skunk under our house had done the third time this week.

[ninja6kid]

shotgun?? all you need is a rock on a stick

[MrAwesomesauce101]

@ninja6kid Now there's a groud hog when I came home from school it ran from undery families van to the porch I was within 5 feet of it and the strange thing is I

live in town I'm no where near the outer township. So now the skunk is the least of my problems in a few months it's mating season again and theales spray to attract a mate ohh noes! :(

[Wildrsq]

Put some christmas lights in the hole and light up the area they live. DONT USE MOTHBALLS!!! Moth balls are poison and it against federal law to use mothe balls on anything other than moths/moth eggs. Light up the area where they sleeo and they WILL leave on their own. Good luck.

[secretboombang]

lol u got a sign that says skunks here.

[LorreesWorld]

LOL, I had the same problem! Luckily they just went away on their own

[VulpesAnonymous]

Skunks have pretty poor sense of direction, so a simple, humane trap can be used to capture and relocate the animals. These are just kittens, though, and fairly young. As long as they don't feel cornered and scared for their lives, they won't spray, though, so there shouldn't be any harm in waiting for them to grow up a bit before doing that.

[threeby8887]

@VulpesAnonymous Fine, you let them stay under your house until they grow up.

Me, the first time I see one I'm getting rid of it. Either Animal Control can pick it up or I can trap it and take it for a nice long ride before letting it go. Shooting it would be a last resort (unless it sprays me or one of my loved ones--then it dies immediately).

[VulpesAnonymous]

@threeby8887 Exactly, either Animal Control will trap them, or tell you where you can buy humane traps. Spraying is a last resort for skunks, so as long as it's not cornered or frightened, you should be fine. If you're really worried, make noise as you approach so it knows you're there and can get away.

And the "charging the camera" is just a thing they do when playing. They charge forward and scoot back.

[threeby8887]

@VulpesAnonymous I was a bit too sharp toward you in the first sentence of my last post. I apologize.

And thank you for providing additional insight on these animals.

[shannoncopley]

throw some mothballs under there

[Wildrsq]

DONT USE MOTH BALLS!!!

[MrAwesomesauce101]

true dat my family used moth balls this summer and it smelled for 2 months if is had to choose i would choose the skunk in a heart beat...oh wait thats the kind of situation im in right now our house got skunked the 3rd time this week cause its matting season boy every gril skunk must really hate that skunk so now we have to live in a inn for the next 4 days or atleast until the smell is gone and if the cages work ..but today we catched a possum instead of a skunk....:((

[ClintfromNYtoVA]

I have a similar 'problem' but in the back yard under a shed. They sleep all day and come out after sundown and return to bed by sunrise.

They evade rather than defend unless surprised and cornered, so until they 'make it personal' they are God's creatures in need of a home and we shall see if we can coexist. I make a lot of noise on approach.

See if animal control will excavate them if you dont want to. I imagine a smoke bomb would work temporarily but then you have to seal the area off.

[utoobr63]

Cute...but soon to be pretty stinky! I'm thinking "suburban relocation" is a good option!

[jerrymakhamre]

this mite help but put on some gloves use a mask or someone kind of shield to protect yourself and move them away