Skunks
The size of a cat or smaller with long fur and bushy tails, skunks are easily identified by their distinctive black and white coloration. These near-sighted omnivores have a hearty appetite for grubs and insect pests, and have also been known to consume mice and small rats. They are members of the Mustelid family, which also includes weasels, martens, and badgers. Skunks are found throughout North America, with only one species found in Asia.
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Archieburdenbaby skunks weigh about 3lbs at the most
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As with most 4-legged animals, skunks have four paws, not "feet".
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You will need to trim the leaves off the Buds & ditch the Leaves hang the buds upside down in an airing cupboard or similar...
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i think the odor of the skunk and its ability to run fast
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bathe your dog in ketchup or tomato sauce
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Skunk Inflicts Odorous Damage to Home The cost of a few bottles of deodorizers, neutralizers and sanitizers along with a good...
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Flip it over on it's back, and look for a little white "Bump" where the penis should be. If it has the Bump, it is a male! If...
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Feed it tomato juice. Linsey M
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Depends on if you mean a pet skunk or a wild skunk. If it's a pet skunk, neuter it.
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Depending on what you mean, meaning domestic or wild skunks, wild skunks are found everywhere across the United States and the...
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check for holes if there are any holes block them off with chicken wire under the hole too
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It has a developed sense of smell that it relies on, instead of its terrible eyesight.
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It sort of depends where you get it from - although I am actually quite surprised that anyone would really want a pet...
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Actually, there is no real niche from a striped skunk. They really not any use for anything except being a "meal" if you know...
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chickens, anything dead or anything small. they are scavengers.
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Cirumstantial evidence, but I think a skunk did eat two of our kittens. Our kittens were in a wooden cat house with the entrance...
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It is a slang term for the California Western railroad, which may or may not be still in business. They ran rail-adapted buses...
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Skunk musk is the vapor that comes from the skunks scent gland.
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The Raccoon is related to all animals in the Procyonid family. This family includes animals such as Coatis, Olingos, and...
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Well, if we were cannibals then we humans would probably eat skunks if there was nothing else to eat. Maybe if you put skunks out...
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Words alone cannot describe this smell. It's somewhere between the lines of vomit smell and very very strong cat urine. Again...
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Since skunks have short legs (no good for running), and their claws aren't fit for fighting, they will spray a strong-smelling...
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a thick skin that is very rough
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yes, they can swim. They usually only swim if they are threatened or by necessity to cross a stream, etc.
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Striped skunks are the normal skunks. All skunks have stripes unless they are bred to be albino or bred to be more white then...
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both male and female skunks have two stripes!
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Check with any moonshiner about pulling drowned skunks out of his corn mash and you'll know where it came from.
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Skunks are omnivorous, eating both plant and animal material and changing their diet as the seasons change. They eat insects and...
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black with a white stripe down the back
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free if you can catch it and run away from its mom like my brother lol
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The dog should go to the vet.
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the black and white-striped skunk turns around and raises its tail at you, it is taking on a deffensive position and you should...
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the 2 out of 7 components that are responsible for the odor are: (E)-2-butene-1-thiol and 3-meythil-1-butanethiol. this...
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umm , actually they eat things as small as Sarah Carroll . she is 48". she could be eaten by her .
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skunks spray a defensive gas
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You can go to a breeder, or somthing there is one in Iowa. Yes they can spray, but you can get their stink gland removed. It's...
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skunks go into a burl and they sleep all winter.they also go and dig a hole and sleep under it.
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well you could join PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) that's a start. then you could go to some circus protests...
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Yes they can, but they are much better at digging underneath them
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it might possibly be a slight condition or a sickness... Scientist Yamamura of UH of Manoa
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Squirrels,chimpmunks,deer,dogs,cats,hamsters,fish. Bears, moose, bison, geese, birds, owls, eagles Wolves, coyotes, wild...
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You just get a baby pool, and pour tamato juice in it.Then get in.
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It helps if you bath in tomato juice or pasteActually tomato juice and/or tomato paste will not remove skunk odor from anything....
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i believe they eat small rodents and berries and insects
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no showeers they take no showerrs no showeers they take no showerrs They have natural hormones is their body which produces...
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Mephista mephista, which means: "noxious vapors, noxious vapors" ~Skunk Woman
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no when they are born they are black and white
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Skunks have two scent glands near the base of their tails. Each one can spray fine yellow droplets 15 feet or more.
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No, they live in groups called 'tribes', usually with 3-8 males and 20-30 females, plus the babies (which are called Pups).
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tomato sauce or get a stick and shoo it away.Come up with a plan that will scare skunks so they never come back.
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Mephitis mephitis for the striped skunk. There are several skunk species with different scientific names, of course.
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i have heard that you can get rid of it by soaking in tomato juice or somehing but im not sure it works Bath in some tomato...
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Skunks spray liquid that smells bad to scare away predators. This liquid is an oil produced by glands under a skunks' tail. Skunk...
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Skunks live in woods, grasslands, and deserts. They make underground dens that they line with leaves. Sometimes they use dens...
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Skunks can be found all over the US. They have even spread to Alaska. These animals are very resourceful and thrive in the US.
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He was out of odor! :)
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other than the odor, no other concequenses have been found by science.
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No, all four species are alive and well. In fact, it was recently found the two of the five species were actually the same...
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The striped skunk lives in Central Canada to Northern Mexico.: )
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The main key to removing skunk odor is speed. The quicker you wash what has been sprayed the better chance you have to remove the...
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United States of America. Early missionaries among the Iroquois heard the tale of the cat-like animal that lays down foul odors,...
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you do know a skunk is an animal not a spliff...... The plant gives off a bad odor because it attracts pollinators and keeps...
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I don't know but you can smell it from miles away A very poopy elephant
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I don't Know don't ask me And im trying to find where they live aswell so that's why
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Skunks come out whenever they want to... Day or night seen bregin.. xD Jkz IDK..
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Antifreeze, it's sweet and 1/4 teaspoon will kill a dog, so be careful. Add fish oil to it, or and egg, even peanut butter....
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they have a special liquid near where their feces come out, and when they feel threatened or frightened, they spray it and once...
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A skunks stripe is a warning to predators to say "GO AWAY!" However, not all skunks are striped. Some are spotted, hooded, and...
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Spotted skunks are the smallest kind. But even the largest of skunks are only about the size of a pet house cat. It's tail only...
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Raccoons DO NOT spraay!! - Rylie :]] My dog got into a fight with a raccoon just last night and was unable to open his eyes for...
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Yes, but it can only be purchased in certain countries.
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When a skunk is frightened, it secretes/sprays a foul-smelling liquid that drives away the enemy. It can also run away very...
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Ferrets do not smell like skunks and the two are not related as previously thought. Ferrets have a slight musk odor not anything...
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Animal Control has told me to use raw bacon with salt dumped on it.
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We just caught a skunk (at night) trying to kill/carry off a kitten outside... so yes, apparently they do....
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Approximately 1.25 to 1.50 oz.
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HA! It may or may not depending on if the oil got onto the skin. I had my dog sprayed and all I did was put some dish soap on it,...
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