Skunk Prevention

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Many home owners have problems with skunks, and wish to know how to prevent them from using their yard and property as habitat. Any wild animal will live in an area if that area provides suitable food and shelter. Oftentimes, our suburban homes do offer such requirements. Skunks like to live under shelter such as decks, sheds, or porches, and they dig up grubs in the lawn, or even steal pet food.



Effective products you can buy?
There is no good product on the market that really works for skunk prevention. If you have a skunk problem that you need to get rid of, the best bet is to actually catch the animals in a live trap, and physically remove them from the area. This is not usually a good field for amateurs, so if you need such services, it might be best to call a professional from the linked list of nationwide pros. Read skunk repellent info.

How To Get Skunks Out From Under Your House
Skunks are most famous for the foul smell that they can expel from their scent glands when they are threatened or are particularly scared of a particular situation. This has meant that there are very few predators willing to try and deal with a skunk, and the issues that are relevant to predators are also a good reason why people should be particularly cautious when dealing with skunks. It is rare for skunks to create a burrow under your house, but if they do choose a cavity under your home as a burrow, then it is a big problem that will have to be dealt with.

Precautions To Take When Dealing With Skunks Under Your Home
One of the most important things that you should avoid if at all possible is actually crawling under your property if there is any chance that a skunk is actually there. They can spray the foul smelling liquid at any threat, and are accurate at up to one meter away, which will often be more than enough. This scent can also be very harmful if people get it in their eyes, so if this has to be done then it should be done by a professional with the right protective equipment.

It is also worth noting that many skunks that do make a den under a house will be pregnant or will have recently given birth, and mothers will be particularly defensive and can be unpredictable in these situations.

Skunk Repellents
Repellents are often a product that is heavily marketed in dealing with skunk infestations, but they are only likely to work in some situations, and will often not work at all. If the skunk that is under the house has moved in recently, or it is a pregnant mother then it is possible that the unfamiliar scent may cause them to look for another place to burrow. If it isn't in one of the situations, then the attractive prospect of getting rid of the skunks without having to trap or remove the animal physically may be little more than a pipe dream.

Trapping And Removing Skunks
Although the skunk may be living underneath your property, it will have to come out in order to hunt or scavenge for food, and close observation around the property should show where the animal may be using as an access point. Once this is located, the best thing to do is to place a trap near the access point, and the best option will be to use a cage trap which will allow the animal to be relocated. The most popular and successful bait for a skunk will be meaty cat food, but the drawback with this is that it will often lead to domestic cats being captured rather than the skunk.

Once the animal has been trapped cover the cage trap with a wet cloth to prevent the skunk from spraying you with its scent. If possible, it is wise to try and examine the skunk from a distance to see if the nipples are visible, as this can be a sure sign that there are skunk pups under your home. These will also need to be removed otherwise they can cause further problems. How to trap skunks yourself.

Preventing The Same Problem From Happening Again
Dealing with skunks in the short term will solve the problem for a period, but in the long term the attractive factors about living under your property will need to be removed. Sealing up the access points that would allow animals a way to get under the house is certainly one way to do this, and it can also be wise to store any garbage in a shed or garage so that the skunks are less likely to be attracted to your yard in the first place.


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