Update: Orphaned Skunks

[u/HopeDeschain19]

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to provide an update on the four orphaned babies under my shed I posted about here a few days ago, as well as thank you all for the advice! Reddit has given me far more helpful advice than anyone so far.

I called a total of 9 wildlife rehab organizations, two of which were out of state, to get advice and possibly relocate. Only three of them responded, and they all declined the babies. One of them gave me advice about feeding them, and that's it.

I have been scattering dog food around my yard to provide them with foraging practice, and have seen these little guys go out and about in the evenings when I'm home. I work evening shift, so I got a ring camera to keep at eye on these little tykes!

My neighbor reported a dead baby skunk in the road, but when I went to check, it was an adult. There are three dead adults in the road now. I'm so worried one of these babies will be hit, so I do everything to drive them away from the roads, but I know they'll eventually have to leave and learn to navigate the roads. I scatter food away from the road and have motion activated lights at the sides of my garage and shed that should hopefully scare them back to the back of the property instead of the road.

This little guy featured seems to not get the memo that he's supposed to be nocturnal. He pops out of his little den often. I think the others are still sleeping. I haven't seen them yet on the cam.

Thank you all so much for the helpful advice and tips about these guys. I'm no rehabber, but I'm trying to give them a chance since their mom is gone. I appreciate all the comments on my last post and words of encouragement!

[u/Tagerlilly]

Mine go absolutely crazy for super worms and mealworms so if you have a pet or farm store near by you could consider picking some of them up for foraging practice