Video: How to Get Rid of a Skunk: 8 Steps (with Pictures)
2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 10:50
Turns out there was a skunk living in the yard or under the back stairs. How to persuade him to leave?
Step
Step 1. Remove any food sources
Skunks are very fond of cat and dog food and they can live on garbage like raccoons.
Step 2. Find where the skunk lives
Watch from inside the house or from a distance.
Step 3. Don't try to confront the skunk head-on or startle it
Step 4. Mix the cayenne pepper (red chilies), cajun seasoning, cinnamon, and any other hot spices you have
Step 5. Make a mixture of plastic sandwich (about 200 ml)
Mix evenly.
Step 6. When the skunk is not in the area it lives in, spray a hot spice solution on its tracks or at the entrance of its burrow
Step 7. The spicy seasoning solution will stick to its paws when the skunk eats or cleans itself
The skunk will feel uncomfortable and will go away on its own.
Step 8. If you have a pet such as a cat or dog that you take out to pee, make sure you use a leash so that the pet doesn't get spicy
Tips
Skunks can survive by eating garbage. So, move the litter box to a location where the skunk can't reach it so you don't have to clean up spilled trash.
If you don't have the time or money to make a spicy seasoning solution, use traps and release the skunk in a protected forest area or call animal control (if you're in the US).
Skunks do not like excessive noise or light. Make noise or install outdoor lights so the skunk feels uncomfortable and moves elsewhere.
Warning
Don't annoy or scare them because they fear you as much as you fear them.
Don't get the skunk spray in your eyes as this can blind you for a while.
Before attacking, the skunk will give a warning: The skunk will tap its front paws twice, lift its tail, move its body, and even stand on its hands (Spilogale)
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