Treatment
| Precautions | What
to Expect
Skunks are members of the weasel family.
The striped skunk is about the size of an adult
house cat, with mostly black fur with white on top
of the head and neck. Litters of four to seven
young are born in late spring or early summer. The
young are weaned in six to seven weeks and the
family breaks up by fall. They become mature in
about a year and have been known to live for 10 to
12 years.
A nocturnal animal, skunks are most commonly
known for their scent glands, which can eject a
potent liquid for 6 to 10 ft. More often than any
other species of wild carnivore, skunks are
implicated in human exposure to rabies through
bites.
The omnivorous diet of skunks comprises grubs
and adult insects of various species, small
rodents, snakes, frogs, carrion, fruit, berries,
mushrooms, bird eggs, nestlings and garbage, if
available.
Their dens are most often enlargements of
burrows of other animals. When no natural sites
are available, they may establish their dens
beneath a house or other building if they can gain
access. Some skunks are good climbers may
therefore be capable of entering open unscreened
windows of a house.
Treatment
We will set traps and remove the problem animal(s).
Precautions
Do not confront any problem animals. They may be
sick or aggressive and possibly be rabid.
What
to Expect
After the trapping process we can/may put a
temporary patch over the access hole (if
possible).
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