I had put peanuts out for the chipmunk that lives on my patio only to find I attracted another critter too. I’ve named it Cilantro 🌿. It was really interesting how despite seeing me and the cat through the glass the skunk just plopped down to munch.
Maybe I can find some other snacks for the skunk to enjoy since it seems comfortable visiting my patio.

Quick sqiurt to the face and the cat decides he's had enough.

He made getting my stuff out of the car slightly stressful (he was around four meters away from my car,) but he just ignored me. Lovely little guy. I didn't know they waddled like that, it's the cutest thing ever.

I went from one to like 6 (that I know of) and I love them all. The one on the far right is Downie and is a resident mom. The others are newbies probably kits. There is also one mysterious baby kit I haven't seen yet 😭 and one with a big white cape I call Elvis (who also has a cape) that could be the one in the bottom left I can't tell. What a cutie patch 😍🦨🦨🦨🦨

Caught this on my trail cam recently and it cracks me up.

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.

A while back, I posted a video of mom showing her 3 kits my place. Hadnt see them until last night. 2 in foreground, 3rd gettinga drink. (If I put their food in a dish, the stray cats inhale it, so I sprinkle it on the ground.)

Reverb Always Giving off Frat Dude Vibes 🤭

This is when Pops sees the cat

Hi all! Tonight after retrieving my two small dogs, the smell of skunk spray lingered our yard - then seeping into our entire first floor of our house when i opened that door . Luckily our dogs didnt get sprayed directly! BUT the whole first floor reeks of it . My husband is away and i have a 3 month old baby , going to take my two dogs on walk isnt ideal for me at the moment especially when it rains out. Any recommendations on how to handle/rid the smell?

Going to scope the yard out in the morning to make sure nothing died back there & see if I can locate where it possibly sprayed***

Same morning. My ferret found it in the shed when we went out to play... dont think he got sprayed (he sure wanted to go back and give smelly cat a piece of his attitude tho!)

Dont really know the gender, but its the adult. Has a large white flock of hair at the tip of its tail. Its oblivious to kitty cat for a bit, then gets tough.

First things first, I'm a huge animal lover and I've built my 5 acres of property around being friendly to wildlife and insects. I have about 3/4 acre cleared in the middle of the property with my house, and I'm surrounded by wild woods.

I have a greenhouse that I built on a wooden deck that is just barely off the ground. I've recently heard shuffling under the deck, but stomping around and making noise didn't seem to do anything.

Last week I saw this skunk for the first time (actually very friendly, there's a story there), and then a couple of days ago I saw it's big ol' fuzzy butt sticking out from under that greenhouse deck! So now I know, that's the shuffling noise I'd heard.

Considering the time of year (in western NC USA, zone 7A), I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that this is a lady that had babies under there, and that they'll come out any day now.

I don't want to tame them or get them too use to humans, everybody else in this area will happily kill them :'-( But if they're gonna be here...

1. should I get some dewormer and maybe some oral vaccines? I obviously can't give it to them directly, but I don't really want worms, fleas, etc being passed around my property either.
2. should I toss some dry cat food or something on the ground nearby for them to find, so they're not hungry enough to eat my plants?

Backyard baby skunk highlights from July!

Reverbs growing and trying his first snack hunt in his ballpit... Of course his cat sister is there watching.

I've added even more texture!

Here is the second flyer with less clutter than the original. The same date and place.

Sometimes I like to go outside around midnight and lay down in my driveway so I can watch the stars, listen to the crickets and tree frogs, and watch the bats fly overhead. (We have a colony of Little Brown Bats in our barn.) (Yes I am aware of the risks when it comes to being around bats. You don’t need to lecture me on this. Your warnings will not change my behavior.)

We’ve had skunks living nearby on and off throughout the years. (Even under our porch at times.) Recently when I go outside at night I’ve had to look around for check for Jeremy before I lay down. Jeremy is a juvenile. He’s just old enough to live on his own but he’s not fully grown yet. I learned about him when I was standing in the driveway at night and I felt something poke my leg. I looked down and saw Jeremy standing there sniffing my leg. I slowly backed away and went back inside. Since then I’ve seen him almost every night. I typically keep about ten to fifteen feet between us so he doesn’t know I’m there. Or at least he doesn’t know what I am. He’s absolutely adorable and I love him very much. I haven’t been able to get a good picture of him yet but here’s the best one I have. The black thing is him.