Comments on: How to Get Rid of Skunks http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:08:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: igitrdun http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49903 igitrdun Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:59:19 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49903 Question..............how far would I have to drive this skunk away from my house in order for it not to return? I have taken one away about 2 km's and had either same one or another a few nights later. Question…………..how far would I have to drive this skunk away from my house in order for it not to return? I have taken one away about 2 km’s and had either same one or another a few nights later.

]]> By: Becky http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49867 Becky Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:23:55 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49867 I have had a skunk problem every spring for 3 years and I am fed up. I have sat on the porch with my 410 and waited for them to come out but they always wait till I'm sleeping. I don't have a trap, though its probably a great investment. My question is, is there something i can mix with peanut butter to poison them? Only problem is that I have 2 cats and a dog. So I need something to kill them in seconds before they go back into the hole, or before a mouse gets into it, and then into the house near the cats. I cleary don't want to hurt my pets. I've heard of using fly bait but i don't know how fast it works.. anyone have any advice? I have had a skunk problem every spring for 3 years and I am fed up. I have sat on the porch with my 410 and waited for them to come out but they always wait till I’m sleeping. I don’t have a trap, though its probably a great investment. My question is, is there something i can mix with peanut butter to poison them? Only problem is that I have 2 cats and a dog. So I need something to kill them in seconds before they go back into the hole, or before a mouse gets into it, and then into the house near the cats. I cleary don’t want to hurt my pets. I’ve heard of using fly bait but i don’t know how fast it works.. anyone have any advice?

]]> By: Colleen http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49832 Colleen Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:31:53 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49832 I have a skunk living in my barn right next to my house and it is the most annoying thing I have ever had to deal with. My car, my house, my dog....everything smells. It is embarrassing. Last night at a club my gal pal was like, ewwww, what smells skunky? I live alone in the middle of nowhere and I am scared to death to try to trap the stupid thing. I would shoot it if I had a gun.Has anyone heard of trying to make it leave by blasting the radio with lots of bass? Now I am freaking out because after reading all this stuff on here it says Bebruary is MATING SEASON. Great! This is March. Am I doomed? I have a skunk living in my barn right next to my house and it is the most annoying thing I have ever had to deal with. My car, my house, my dog….everything smells. It is embarrassing. Last night at a club my gal pal was like, ewwww, what smells skunky? I live alone in the middle of nowhere and I am scared to death to try to trap the stupid thing. I would shoot it if I had a gun.Has anyone heard of trying to make it leave by blasting the radio with lots of bass? Now I am freaking out because after reading all this stuff on here it says Bebruary is MATING SEASON. Great! This is March. Am I doomed?

]]> By: Spider Rico http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49825 Spider Rico Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:56:33 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49825 Save your ammo for Al Queda and get a wolf hybrid...works wonders. One night back in 2008...my wolf hybrid who will remain anonymous...started barking and growling really loud. I was on my patio...where I could not even see her. Then I smelled a skunk. I ran back there and I could only watch...as I did not want to get sprayed. This is what I saw: Pepe Le Pew lifted his tail and sprayed her. She got all pissed off...pounced on him...bite him in the neck real hard...threw him about five feet. Pepe tried to get up which made her even more mad. She grabbed him again...by the neck and just whipped him around so violently...you could actually hear bones crackling and shattering. She carried him about five more feet and set him down. She then rolled around on the ground and rubbed her face a bit. Then she went over to Pepe one more time and finished the job. He was dead. The whole thing lasted about 90 seconds. He was not fast enough to get away...helpless actually. Cleaning your doggie: Oh...make sure to look closely. You may have to cut off some of that sticky and stinky black tar before you begin. Then...I highly recommend...hydrogen peroxide...lemon fresh Dawn dish soap...and baking soda...mixed in with ANY dog shampoo. As your shampoo bottle says...you may have to 'rinse and repeat.' The smell was gone right away. Back in the mid 90's...my old German Shepard got sprayed and I used 2 gallons of Tomato Juice, and it DID NOT WORK. "Skunk-Off" is a good product that worked on attempt #2. I think I bought it at Petco or Pet Smart. Remember...all dogs are related to wolves. The natural prey for the wolf is a freaking buffalo. However...dogs and wolves also make great exterminators. Yes it was a long night bathing her THREE TIMES IN A ROW, but she is a natural born killer. Out in AZ...she was killing scorpions too. Ate them...stinger and all...and never even got sick. Any animal in her territory is in grave danger, but she is great with little kids, dogs, cats and she even gets along with my dad. She nailed two possums, a raccoon and a squirrel. This week...she got her second skunk kill. "Pepe II" did not have a chance to spray her this time. Eat it, Pepe. I am waiting for the sequel..."Pepe in 3D: This Time: It's Personal." Oh...if you call an exterminator...from what I have heard...they use some type of real thin pole for underneath the porch. It is some type of harpoon now...which has a poison tip...kills them instantly...most attempts...with no spray. So for those of you without a dog, cat or wolf...call the Skunkonator. Good luck out there. "If it bleeds...we can kill it." --Arnold Schwarzenegger Save your ammo for Al Queda and get a wolf hybrid…works wonders. One night back in 2008…my wolf hybrid who will remain anonymous…started barking and growling really loud. I was on my patio…where I could not even see her. Then I smelled a skunk. I ran back there and I could only watch…as I did not want to get sprayed. This is what I saw: Pepe Le Pew lifted his tail and sprayed her. She got all pissed off…pounced on him…bite him in the neck real hard…threw him about five feet. Pepe tried to get up which made her even more mad. She grabbed him again…by the neck and just whipped him around so violently…you could actually hear bones crackling and shattering. She carried him about five more feet and set him down. She then rolled around on the ground and rubbed her face a bit. Then she went over to Pepe one more time and finished the job. He was dead. The whole thing lasted about 90 seconds. He was not fast enough to get away…helpless actually.

Cleaning your doggie:
Oh…make sure to look closely. You may have to cut off some of that sticky and stinky black tar before you begin.

Then…I highly recommend…hydrogen peroxide…lemon fresh Dawn dish soap…and baking soda…mixed in with ANY dog shampoo. As your shampoo bottle says…you may have to ‘rinse and repeat.’ The smell was gone right away.

Back in the mid 90’s…my old German Shepard got sprayed and I used 2 gallons of Tomato Juice, and it DID NOT WORK. “Skunk-Off” is a good product that worked on attempt #2. I think I bought it at Petco or Pet Smart.

Remember…all dogs are related to wolves. The natural prey for the wolf is a freaking buffalo. However…dogs and wolves also make great exterminators. Yes it was a long night bathing her THREE TIMES IN A ROW, but she is a natural born killer. Out in AZ…she was killing scorpions too. Ate them…stinger and all…and never even got sick. Any animal in her territory is in grave danger, but she is great with little kids, dogs, cats and she even gets along with my dad. She nailed two possums, a raccoon and a squirrel. This week…she got her second skunk kill. “Pepe II” did not have a chance to spray her this time.

Eat it, Pepe.

I am waiting for the sequel…”Pepe in 3D: This Time: It’s Personal.”

Oh…if you call an exterminator…from what I have heard…they use some type of real thin pole for underneath the porch. It is some type of harpoon now…which has a poison tip…kills them instantly…most attempts…with no spray. So for those of you without a dog, cat or wolf…call the Skunkonator. Good luck out there.

“If it bleeds…we can kill it.”
–Arnold Schwarzenegger

]]> By: Sue http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49707 Sue Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:26:27 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49707 We woke up one morning and noticed a skunk smell. The next week it happened every single night. We couldn't take it any more. We called a guy that does nuisance animal control to come and try to trap and catch them. Then my husband and I were forced to move in with my parents for a while until we could get rid of the smell. Feb. is mating season and the skunks are only after ONE thing. There is so much activity going around our backyard. They are getting under our porch and our den that was added on as an addition. It's the worst thing I've ever been through. So far we have caught 3 skunks. Our animal control man is pretty sure there are more. I am having our first baby on Friday and if some more aren't caught then I guess we're bringing the baby home from the hospital to my parents. We woke up one morning and noticed a skunk smell. The next week it happened every single night. We couldn’t take it any more. We called a guy that does nuisance animal control to come and try to trap and catch them. Then my husband and I were forced to move in with my parents for a while until we could get rid of the smell. Feb. is mating season and the skunks are only after ONE thing. There is so much activity going around our backyard. They are getting under our porch and our den that was added on as an addition. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever been through. So far we have caught 3 skunks. Our animal control man is pretty sure there are more. I am having our first baby on Friday and if some more aren’t caught then I guess we’re bringing the baby home from the hospital to my parents.

]]> By: Maria http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49693 Maria Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:34:09 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49693 I saw on the tv show Mythbusters that the only thing that works best to get rid of skunk spray is TOMATO PASTE. I saw on the tv show Mythbusters that the only thing that works best to get rid of skunk spray is TOMATO PASTE.

]]> By: BG http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49671 BG Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:24:33 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49671 We have four dogs and we cant even let them out because of the skunk We have four dogs and we cant even let them out because of the skunk

]]> By: MDP http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49581 MDP Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:49:14 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49581 Many good tips on here and if you notice there is no "fool proof" way to catch them. Recently, we noticed the smell of skunk that literally permeated the house. I found an entrance (under my bedroom window-great...) placed a wire cage/coon trap (with 10ft. of rope attached to drag after trapped) about six feet out and baited it with moist cat food ( i barely opened the can so that he/she would have to work at it and trip the trap). This morning like clockwork, awoken from the stench, i looked out the window and there he was working at the can. I used my .22 caliber to put an end to him, one shot and no time for him to spray again. I know this isn't the most humane thing to do, and frankly don't care. let it air out and threw him into the field for the vultures. Reset trap and we'll see if there are anymore to be caught from under the house. Biggest tip>>> fill in any and all holes around foundation of house before the end of fall. You'll probably never have to go through what myself and the dozens of others on this site have. Good luck. Many good tips on here and if you notice there is no “fool proof” way to catch them. Recently, we noticed the smell of skunk that literally permeated the house.
I found an entrance (under my bedroom window-great…) placed a wire cage/coon trap (with 10ft. of rope attached to drag after trapped) about six feet out and baited it with moist cat food ( i barely opened the can so that he/she would have to work at it and trip the trap). This morning like clockwork, awoken from the stench, i looked out the window and there he was working at the can. I used my .22 caliber to put an end to him, one shot and no time for him to spray again. I know this isn’t the most humane thing to do, and frankly don’t care. let it air out and threw him into the field for the vultures. Reset trap and we’ll see if there are anymore to be caught from under the house.
Biggest tip>>> fill in any and all holes around foundation of house before the end of fall. You’ll probably never have to go through what myself and the dozens of others on this site have. Good luck.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49567 Kelly Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:13:22 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49567 In my rural area, apparently, my pier and beam house is a haven for skunks. I set the wire cages, baited at the end with dry cat food and sprinkle a little on the ground in front of it. The trap is about 12 feet from the hole under the house and about 15-20 feet from the front fence. In the last week, I've caught four skunks and one about a month ago. I can hear more under the house though. I call animal control for my county and they could shoot them and haul the carcass away. They initially asked that I cover the traps so they wouldn't get sprayed. I never caught one with a cover on it, so I placed the trap far enough away from the fence so the officer could shoot it but not get sprayed. However, they often spray just by being caught. This smell hasn't kept the others in the next day or so from getting in the cage. My brother has been catching them as well with dry cat food. He elocates them but as often as they spray under the house, until I get rid of them and can seal the opening, I'm O.K. with them being shot as I have no way to relocate them. In my rural area, apparently, my pier and beam house is a haven for skunks. I set the wire cages, baited at the end with dry cat food and sprinkle a little on the ground in front of it. The trap is about 12 feet from the hole under the house and about 15-20 feet from the front fence. In the last week, I’ve caught four skunks and one about a month ago. I can hear more under the house though. I call animal control for my county and they could shoot them and haul the carcass away. They initially asked that I cover the traps so they wouldn’t get sprayed. I never caught one with a cover on it, so I placed the trap far enough away from the fence so the officer could shoot it but not get sprayed. However, they often spray just by being caught. This smell hasn’t kept the others in the next day or so from getting in the cage. My brother has been catching them as well with dry cat food. He elocates them but as often as they spray under the house, until I get rid of them and can seal the opening, I’m O.K. with them being shot as I have no way to relocate them.

]]> By: Moe http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/comment-page-7/#comment-49565 Moe Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:08:06 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-skunks/#comment-49565 I have skunks living under my enclosed porch. We've tried everything! Got cages from animal control and covered them with garbage bags (cause they're supposedly very smart animals), baited them with sardines, tuna, marshmellows, you name it I've used it. We've soaked rags in ammonia & thrown them under there, moth balls, all kinds of animal urine....no matter what we've used it hasn't worked. We're digging a trech all around the porch & filling it with chicken wire & concrete. Mid Feb is mating season and I certainley don't want a family living under there. Once a female skunk has babies in like April you can't even try & get them out til like June because the babies aren't mobile til then. I have skunks living under my enclosed porch. We’ve tried everything! Got cages from animal control and covered them with garbage bags (cause they’re supposedly very smart animals), baited them with sardines, tuna, marshmellows, you name it I’ve used it. We’ve soaked rags in ammonia & thrown them under there, moth balls, all kinds of animal urine….no matter what we’ve used it hasn’t worked. We’re digging a trech all around the porch & filling it with chicken wire & concrete. Mid Feb is mating season and I certainley don’t want a family living under there. Once a female skunk has babies in like April you can’t even try & get them out til like June because the babies aren’t mobile til then.

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