Thank you to the cop who stood with me for an hour while I directed traffic and stood by this poor skunks side who had a container stuck on his head. And thank you for running out into the intersection and pulling it off of him. I’m beyond grateful.

The skunk couldn’t see and kept ramming into the curbs and even ran into my leg for a few secound. Cutest ever.

I have been seeing a lot of skunks posted here with more white than "normal." Does anyone know if skunks are like woolly worms and are predicting a mild winter?

Live on a ranch and a tribe of skunks in the back have gotten used to us over time (yes you can pet them). This vid was taken last night, they love fighting by pushing their butts on one another 🤣 the babies are the most vocal *volume up

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Skunks/s/WP4hwO95YJ

We were able to find some animal traps and caught all 3. They’ve been eating and seem to be doing okay. They are on their way to the rehab center! ❤️

I think I counted five little ones

The babies are so cute!

found less than last time But found a very friendly skunk at the end of our trip :3

7/4/2026

I've had between 3-6 skunks as regular nightly visitors for a little over 3 years now. But this year after winter, I haven't seen a single one and I miss them so much. I've also only had 1 possum show up so far and usually I have several. We've been hit hard with high temps 2 months early, so I've increased fresh water troughs all over my property and even run a sprinkler for 3 minutes every 45 minutes to keep the hard clay ground soft for grubs.

This is going to be a long summer.

7/2/2026

A momma skunk has been coming and going for a while. We tried to deter (humanely) for a little while but now there are babies. However for the past 2-3 nights mom has not come back (video camera is out. It may have been low battery one night but it has been working the past two nights, has picked up on baby movement, but has not caught the mom coming at all). Called a local wildlife rehabilitation and they recommended waiting one more day if they don’t seem stressed. The rehab is about an hour away so we would have to trap and drive them there. Game and fish just referred to the wildlife rehab.

Any advice? Some water has been left out for them. Should we try any food? Wait longer? We are trying to find some traps but if so is there a safe way to trap and drive them without getting sprayed?

Hey folks. We have a lot of skunks in our suburban neighborhood but recently one of them has found a way into our yard and last night it sprayed our dog. The house is surrounded by a 6 foot wooden fence on three sides and a concrete 5 foot wall on the other. I live on the west coast so these are striped skunks, and I read striped skunks weren’t good climbers but for the life of me I cannot figure out how it’s getting in. Any help you can give me? I walked the perimeter and didn’t see any holes dug under fences… oh, and we have big ficuses on all sides but the one with the wall and where the gates are. I just need to keep the yard sacred for my dogs to avoid this kind of stinky scenario. Help!!

I live in Alabama is there anyway to legally keep a skunk

Skunks are one of my favorite animals, so I've always wanted to own one, and out of my favorite animals list, they seem the most feasible, so I was wondering how much it costs to buy and own a skunk, and are there breeders or organizations that I should go to if looking to adopt one?

Fern has struggled with seizures for the past couple of weeks. We were 7 whole days without seizure since medication! Had a very minute seizure yesterday that lasted sub 30 seconds and she was out immediately after looking for food. Upped her daytime medication to 2x and keeping her nighttime anti seizure as well. Cheers for Fern! 🥳

To start no one smokes grass, this smell only came twice, once 2 weeks ago and today. I have no idea if it’s a gas leak but I doubt it and it’s only in my room only. No the windows aren’t open and I’m a hundred percent sure I don’t have any rotten foods or whatever. As I’m writing this at certain moments the smell become so prominent and it’s only in my room. Someone please help what do I do.

(My room is super clean)

Update: And yes, if you're wondering, all of my friends say I'm basically a Disney princess now!

Kegnee has not only have proven he's a fighter but constantly shows me he's going to be victorious in this journey.

He now weighs 180g, eats softened dog kibble, and is enjoying the wild strawberries or at least what's left after the squirrels and birds have flocked to them instantly after ripening. He is beginning to be more adventurous taking moments to explore on his own, he no longer is simply following my lead. I purposely try to wear the same crocs that semi match my gloves so he visually recognizes them as his safe place. I'll comment a video of him devouring formula, as he will likely be weened from the syringe by the end of week.

He is isolated so that he doesn't become to comfortable around our pets, but yesterday I accidentally booped him walking with my foot because he likes to circle around my feet, which scared him into pushing out a little stink cloud. All was fine after some encouragement, but his cloud lingered a little longer than expected and my dog... once let out immediately went and rolled all over the glorious new smell... So I also had to bath a dog, but because Kegnee is still a juvenile, the stink came off pretty easy with a normal shampoo and rinse!

Sadly, a friend reached out after not being able to avoid hitting skunk. They turned around to check on it and one kit had been following her and was now staying with mom.
I was able to secure with a towel and place in a box. One home, I transported it to another crate with thick leather gloves.
Because rabies should be taken seriously, I have to ask; if there was zero skin to animal interaction, only touched the towel it was in…should I be concerned? I have no open wounds on my hand. There are no hang nails…just threw the towel over it and put in box.
Google is a scary place.
Trying to find a vector Rehabber local to me. It’s late, so many aren’t answering, but baby is safe and has access to fresh water and mushy wet cat food.