SKUNKS

If you live in a town where there are raccoons, skunks, and opossums all year round, it can become quite a challenge to have a pest-free garden. Opossums, skunks, raccoons, and squirrels do eat tomato fruits (a bite out of each one and that’s it). They won’t attack the plant itself. Do Skunk Eat Tomatoes…

Skunk dens smell like rotten eggs or sulphur. Although they don’t directly spray in their homes, skunk sprays may linger in the air, on surfaces, on them or in skunk dens for a while. Also, dead skunks may secrete their spray after they die. So, if you smell a powerful stench n your yard, it…

Skunk babies are very vocal and aren’t shy to make sounds such as hissing, screeching, clicking their teeth, and even making bird-like chirping noises, when corned or surprised. Other ways baby skunks communicated include snarling, growling, and even foot stamps to scare away their predators. ALSO SEE: Do Skunk Babies Spray? Are Baby Skunks Dangerous?…

Skunk babies are able to spray once they reach three weeks old. However, the quantity and velocity at which they’re able to spray are much smaller compared to adults. Yes, although baby skunks can spray, they’re not seen frequently doing it. Before spraying, baby skunks will murmur, snarl, the foot-pound, and scream to warn you….

Mice are a nuisance to have around, they chew up anything they can get their hands on and are well known for spreading disease as well. As someone who owns chickens, I don’t appreciate having them in my chicken feed. Skunks are natural mice and rat control on the farm and in your home. So,…

Healthy skunks can bite, but they rarely do. If they do, it hurts. However, most times, when threatened, skunks will use their primary defense mechanism of spraying their targets. These critters are super nearsighted and will prefer to “shoot” their defensive spray when frightened, and they are nice enough to give you lots of time…

A skunk smells like really good weed/pot (not so much the smoke, but the unburnt buds themselves), but skunk spray is an unholy combination of burned rubber and rotten onions. Sadly, I’m quite familiar with the smell since my dog; Ronald has an affinity for skunks. She’s been sprayed three times in the past five…