I caught a Skunk! *edit* two more!

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Insane3D

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LOL! You are becoming quite the Steve Irwin of skunks. ;) Are you going to release these two?

You are going to have to start paying your buddy. :)
 

all168

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I am wondering how do u catch them? How do u handle it without it spray on you, 'cos I have the same visitor every evening from 8pm to 10pm, it cross my front yard and use the side door goto my backyard, it will dig a hole under my backyard woodfence and goto my neighbor's house, then I don't know where is it. They will come back and visit me the next day. Needless to say, it will make my whole house smell like I have a house skunk as a pet. Please teach me how do u catch it without it spray on u. Also because 65% of skunk carry rabies, how do u avoid touching it?
 

sandmanwake

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Actually skunks make very good pets (once you get them descented)--they're sort of a cross between a cat and a dog, but are very demanding of your attention and have a specific diet. They'd want you to play with them a lot. They're really smart and have a tendency of getting back at mean people by using the bathroom in things they know would piss off people who abuse them, like their shoes or pillow. They want you to like them, so all you'd have to do is speak to them in a stern voice and they'd feel really badly about what they did wrong--much superior to children in that manner. You also want to get them fixed though as soon as possible cause they can die if they go into heat and not get some lovin'. The male would hump anything it can get close to, so it can be quite an experience for babies and other small children if you're not careful.

Also, they come in black, white, black and white, and lavender, so if you can get your hands on a purple skunk it'd be a real babe magnet.
 

boi

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Originally posted by: sandmanwake
Actually skunks make very good pets (once you get them descented)--they're sort of a cross between a cat and a dog, but are very demanding of your attention and have a specific diet. They'd want you to play with them a lot. They're really smart and have a tendency of getting back at mean people by using the bathroom in things they know would piss off people who abuse them, like their shoes or pillow. They want you to like them, so all you'd have to do is speak to them in a stern voice and they'd feel really badly about what they did wrong--much superior to children in that manner. You also want to get them fixed though as soon as possible cause they can die if they go into heat and not get some lovin'. The male would hump anything it can get close to, so it can be quite an experience for babies and other small children if you're not careful.

Also, they come in black, white, black and white, and lavender, so if you can get your hands on a purple skunk it'd be a real babe magnet.


ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

trek

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Originally posted by: all168
I am wondering how do u catch them? How do u handle it without it spray on you, 'cos I have the same visitor every evening from 8pm to 10pm, it cross my front yard and use the side door goto my backyard, it will dig a hole under my backyard woodfence and goto my neighbor's house, then I don't know where is it. They will come back and visit me the next day. Needless to say, it will make my whole house smell like I have a house skunk as a pet. Please teach me how do u catch it without it spray on u. Also because 65% of skunk carry rabies, how do u avoid touching it?

I use a skunk trap with some bait that I built.
The theory is they go in and bump the wire with the bait on it that releases the door.
Ready to catch skunk
Got one!
 

all168

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I went to local humane society and the people told me to rent the trap from the store and once I catch it, call them and they will pick them up. My last question is what kind of bait did you used?