r/Skunks

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This baby skunk is having a tantrum and ruining an otherwise pleasant family dinner. He's picking on his siblings and his large mom. His family pretty much ignored him and his harmless nipping. No skunks were harmed at all.

This year’s raccoon kids & a skunk hanging out on the side porch.

I didn't know they came out after dark!

Hi,

I was just wondering why this skunk seems to have a thin/non-bushy tail? Is it a striped skunk? (Michigan)

I have to think of a name. My brothers not much help, he said Billy Mays 🤣🦨

One skunk comes from the front yard and the other from the alley. They meet up on the back porch. Listen closely to them near the end of the video.

These guys/gals are huge!

I’m blessed that they frequent my neighbourhood, and love finding them doing their night patrols.
Not an exciting picture, (potato) but I just joined and wanted to share something very recent (last night, flash on)

I get this cute little stinker in my yard almost every night. We’ve had a few encounters and he hasn’t sprayed. We can get about 3-5 feet close and he’s pretty chill. If I startle him, he backs his butt up to that white pole in front of the tree and will just stare at me. He tried to play with my cat last night. He voluntarily went up to him and my kitten tried to paw at his head. The little stinker just quickly lifted his front legs a couple inches and set them back down quickly, at the same time, then just walked to the tree. He’s a pretty chill skunk and wanted to know if there was a way to get it to come closer and not see me as a threat. Any advice?

Hi!

Im expecting my new baby skunk this Saturday. I had previously hand reared wild skunks as a rehabber in texas. One was not able to be rewild due to a foot deformity. She lived with us for 8 years and was an amazing family member

My question is, how do you go about bonding with a skunk that has not been dropper/bottle raised from birth? I of course have the baby sling and plan on treats and cuddles 24/7 since i stay at home. But I am nervous there might be an adjustment period when we are getting to know eachother. How do they do with socializing? My skunk took cues off the cats, chickens, dogs etc on how to respond to humans, but we never took her out and she never really left the house except for medical stuff.

The skunk I raised potty trained herself to go in a covered pet carrier with shredded newspaper, i read they also like puppy pads since they cant den in them..although my rehab girl was very fastidious in keeping her food, bed and bathroom area clean and seperat, she was very easy and affectionate...she had ZERO interest in being outside.

If anyone had tricks or ideas on enrichment activities, potty training, bonding etc, i am all ears. All the websites say the same thing but nothing beats 1st hand knowledge. Should I have multiple litter places around the house? She was way less ferret like and emulated dog and cat behaviors, she could copy tricks and knew her name.

Here is a photo of Mildred (Milly) at the top.

Thank you!

Reverb feel asleep and left his cute hands out for a photo shoot. Eventually the flash bugged him and I got the "No more Paparazzi pose"!