SKUNKS: HOW TO GET RID OF THEM AND THEIR SMELL
Skunks are some of the most famous among wild animals that all have a love-hate relationship with. While most of us dread encountering them, some have learned to domesticate them to use as pets. Their iconic black and white body is synonymous with an incredibly unpleasant smell they are famous for, skunks nonetheless love to be close to humans and are known for serial invasions of people’s garages and storage facilities. This has pushed many to go searching for how to get rid of skunks and their awful smell.
Though most skunks are mostly indentified as black in color with a white strip running through their back, there are others that have various colors ranging from grey to cream, brown and ginger …show more content…
Known to be omnivores, skunks can munch on almost anything that crosses their path. They eat plants, earthworms, rodents, lizards, birds, grubs, moles, birds, eggs and even snakes! They are also very fond of eating berries, nuts and fungi. When living close to settled areas, skunks are routinely found scavenging on garbage as the rummage for anything that will keep their tummies busy.
Skunks are nocturnal by nature and usually look for food at night. They live in burrows and only live communally when they are breeding. A male skunk usually mates with several females, with the females seeing out the winter in groups in their dens, while the male dens alone. They have an excellent sense of smell but are poor with their eyes, making them particularly vulnerable to being killed while crossing roads.
Do Skunks Bite?
Due to their love of human dumpsters, or seeking shelter in garages during winter, skunks come in constant contact with humans living near their habitats. And these encounters are usually less than pleasant. Because though skunks do not normally bite humans or their pet dogs who try to chase them off, they have a potent alternative in their extremely powerful scent/odor which they release when being …show more content…
Seek out these dens crush them and harass the residents to go further away from where you live.
Neutralizing Skunk Smell
Skunk smell is not something that can be tolerated. It is extremely obnoxious especially when our pets get sprayed at close quarters. A lot of methods don’t work in efficiently ridding ourselves of the smell, especially the old tomato juice trick. Tomato juice only goes as far as reducing the potency of the odor it doesn’t eliminate it. So if you are looking to get rid of skunk smell in your house then this option is not going to give you the results you desire.
As it stands the undisputed method of getting rid of skunk smell is by a potent combination of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and everyday dish washing liquid soap. The ratio of the mixture is as follows:
• One quarter of a cup of Baking Soda
• 1 to 2 teaspoon measure of liquid dish wash
• 1 quart of 3% H2O2 (Hydrogen
Skunks are some of the most famous among wild animals that all have a love-hate relationship with. While most of us dread encountering them, some have learned to domesticate them to use as pets. Their iconic black and white body is synonymous with an incredibly unpleasant smell they are famous for, skunks nonetheless love to be close to humans and are known for serial invasions of people’s garages and storage facilities. This has pushed many to go searching for how to get rid of skunks and their awful smell.
Though most skunks are mostly indentified as black in color with a white strip running through their back, there are others that have various colors ranging from grey to cream, brown and ginger …show more content…
Known to be omnivores, skunks can munch on almost anything that crosses their path. They eat plants, earthworms, rodents, lizards, birds, grubs, moles, birds, eggs and even snakes! They are also very fond of eating berries, nuts and fungi. When living close to settled areas, skunks are routinely found scavenging on garbage as the rummage for anything that will keep their tummies busy.
Skunks are nocturnal by nature and usually look for food at night. They live in burrows and only live communally when they are breeding. A male skunk usually mates with several females, with the females seeing out the winter in groups in their dens, while the male dens alone. They have an excellent sense of smell but are poor with their eyes, making them particularly vulnerable to being killed while crossing roads.
Do Skunks Bite?
Due to their love of human dumpsters, or seeking shelter in garages during winter, skunks come in constant contact with humans living near their habitats. And these encounters are usually less than pleasant. Because though skunks do not normally bite humans or their pet dogs who try to chase them off, they have a potent alternative in their extremely powerful scent/odor which they release when being …show more content…
Seek out these dens crush them and harass the residents to go further away from where you live.
Neutralizing Skunk Smell
Skunk smell is not something that can be tolerated. It is extremely obnoxious especially when our pets get sprayed at close quarters. A lot of methods don’t work in efficiently ridding ourselves of the smell, especially the old tomato juice trick. Tomato juice only goes as far as reducing the potency of the odor it doesn’t eliminate it. So if you are looking to get rid of skunk smell in your house then this option is not going to give you the results you desire.
As it stands the undisputed method of getting rid of skunk smell is by a potent combination of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and everyday dish washing liquid soap. The ratio of the mixture is as follows:
• One quarter of a cup of Baking Soda
• 1 to 2 teaspoon measure of liquid dish wash
• 1 quart of 3% H2O2 (Hydrogen