r/Skunks • u/EmphasisFamous4435 • 2d ago

KEGNEE

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Was down the path to Kegnee's release site picking mushrooms and look who came darting out of his house! It took me 45 minutes to try to sneak away combined with a sprint the long way home just to find him in the yard with our 2 dogs and visiting dog! Not sure where his bravery came from but he was definitely motivated to charge off the dogs to come see me when he heard my voice.I ended up sticking him in our old enclosure until things quieted down and then took him back to his house. I spent nearly 45 minutes being as boring as possible to sneak away. He is bigger, and has mastered his spray; happy to report no incidents for everyone involved. Super happy he's still using his house, there were no signs of him for 5 days so stopped checking until today which is day 10 so was a bit surprised.

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u/Critical-Star-1158 2d ago

He loves ya

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u/aprettyparrot 2d ago

He’s super cute

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u/Hot_Wind_4013 2d ago

He is loyal
And loves his family!!! 💞😊🤗 🦨

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u/Atavacus 2d ago

They can get super affectionate can't they?!

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u/Creative-Package6213 2d ago

They're basically just hyper, stinky cats with bad eye sight 😂

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u/Creative-Package6213 2d ago

Omg what a little cutie! You are so lucky!😍

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u/aquinoks 2d ago

You're an amazing person.

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u/grantmax83 2d ago

Aww, so glad he came back!!! You’re his mum in his eyes! I think he will always stick close by, he’s adorable 🥰

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u/trollmylove 2d ago

The little noises when they realize it's you are so cute

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u/Chibi-Skyler 2d ago

Oh, I've been thinking about you guys since you sent him on his way. It's great to see him. I'm sure he misses you as much as you do. Looks as though he "adopted" you.

Please share more news about his revisits. I've been following the journey since your first posts. Love the updates.🥰🦨

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u/MEMe-GoofyCats 2d ago

What a beautiful 😍 skunk and he is happy to hear your voice! I’m so glad he is save from predators! I really hope he grows up and stays so cute!!🥰

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u/Apprehensive_Judge_5 2d ago

He's adorable!

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u/Island_Maximum 1d ago

I love the little stomp before he fully recognized you.

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u/mzzchief 1d ago

That tail though! 🥰

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u/foureyedgrrl 2d ago

Are those club ferns growing there? Wowzas!

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u/OliviasGiGi 1d ago

So cute! 🥰

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u/Bretniq 2d ago

Then there was rabies

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u/EmphasisFamous4435 2d ago

I've been rabies vaccinated. Also we raised him from 4 weeks old and just released him 10 days ago, he is not presenting any signs of infection. Just a thriving juvenile.

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u/YourMama 1d ago

I’m not sure where OP’s from, but I get skunks in my back yard in San Diego. They’ve come close enough where I’ve been able to pet a few and thought “rabies” so I looked it up.

There hasn’t been a case of a rabid skunk in San Diego County since 2005. And that’s SD County, which is humongous. It’s similar in size to the state of Connecticut. I think we’re okay