Random Rants

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

@SKT you can cover the outside of the trap with a clear plastic drop cloth or shower curtain. I was gonna suggest trapping it too. Even found this for you. Havahart 1079SR Large 1-Door Humane Catch and Release Live Animal Trap for Raccoons, Cats, Bobcats, Beavers, Small Dogs, Groundhogs, Opossums, Foxes, Armadillos, and Similar-Sized Animals https://a.co/d/g9b0OnF

If you wear gloves when opening the trap you should be fine. Just open the end of the trap and put a stick through the cage to keep the door open and release.

Bait the trap with an apple slathered with peanut butter. And place right over the entrance to the burrow…

[motojobobo]

Seems to me that if you go the ‘trap route’, you’ll at best get one skunk in it. If a whole family is under the house, that won’t be enough right?
I’d be more inclined to sit up one night (telltale flour sounds like good help; or if you are technically inclined, use a motion detector to alert you when they start leaving) and wait till they all (one or more) leave the burrow, then seal the entrance.
Let us know how it goes.

[BloodnThunder]

Using a game camera for a few nights straight may be the ticket to feel more confident about how many are under the house.  Would really suck to close up the hole and not have locked all family members out.

[vaquero357]

…@motojobobo @BloodnThunder  This is the way.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

The best part is when he blows on the skunks asshole like a gun barrel

[SKT]

You guys are cracking me up and I thank everyone for the ideas. I’m going to put some flour out tonight and then maybe try to use a game camera too. Knowing how many there are is pretty crucial. I will update as things progress. Hoping for no scent bombs tonight!

[Jett129]

How do you stop a Skunk from smelling?….Hold it’s Nose!

[SKT]

Ha!  Forgot to tell @Filthy thanks for tracking down a trap. I may grab one once I get a handle on the number.

Game camera out so I may have an idea tomorrow

[SKT]

Skunk update: no pics or activity at entrance…we’ve had some exterior work being done on the house so maybe they didn’t come out last night?  My luck is that the spray we smelled was her giving birth and she’ll emerge with a full litter.

[SKT]

Skunk update: no pics on game camera although hole has been disturbed. No smells. I impatiently wait.

[motojobobo]

The waiting game….never easy. I look forward to your updates, picas, and good luck!

[SKT]

So here is a pic of a white skunk with beady eyes and a hairless tail. This animal, some cats and a few chipmunks are all I’ve gotten on the trail camera so far. No stink since initial bomb either. I’m perplexed

[goosehd]

@SKT That's an opossum…

[SKT]

@goosehd  I’m sticking with white, hairless-tailed, marsupial mutant skunk   at least she didn’t have any babies on her back. Possums freak me all the way out.

[SKT]

Ok, possum jokes aside, I finally got a pic of the skunk. My wife and I smelled it at around 10 pm…this pic was taken at around 3 am. So it looks like it doesn’t travel every day which will make it hard to pattern if I want to seal entrance while I’m 100% sure it’s gone. Hmm…thoughts?

[SKT]

After talking to our neighbors, it looks like this guy sprayed their dog last week!  I think I’ve found the trapping solution

[vaquero357]

…@SKT all sorts of critters creeping around!

...now thats a serious trap!

[motojobobo]

That trap looks perfect if it is a single animal.
Good luck!

[steelworker]

I say shoot the little  bastard.
there are Hav a Heart traps but…

[DrPat]

Maybe it's time to call in a professional.  At some point soon, that will cost less (in both time and money) than trapping it yourself.

Unless, of course, it's been a bit boring around the house and you're looking for some excitement.  You can't put a price on that