![]() ![]() A couple of these can shield your yard from all sorts of critters. Look for one that’s motion activated so it isn’t using power constantly, but will only switch on when it detects a moving animal. You won’t even notice it but it’s deafening to a lot of small animals – including skunks. These emit a sound that’s far too high-pitched for humans to hear, but also very loud. If that’s not enough you’re going to have to try some form of repellant.Ī safe and modern option is an ultrasonic repeller. First, take the same steps you would to deter chipmunks or raccoons – eliminate holes or cavities that make good dens, clear away sources of food (pet bowls are real skunk magnets) and keep things generally tidy. It’s much better to persuade them that your yard isn’t somewhere to be, and there are a few ways to achieve this. Catch a skunk in a live trap and it’s going to be frightened, so anyone who comes near it is likely to get sprayed. Trapping skunks – live or especially lethally – should always be a last resort. Skunks can lower the value of your home by up to 10 percent, so if they make an appearance you should be looking for a way to make them move along. Worst of all skunks are a natural reservoir of rabies, and if you have them around your property and one becomes rabid your pets – and even your family – are in grave danger. Like raccoons they’ll happily pillage garbage cans. They’re foragers, and can cause havoc in your yard – especially if you’re growing vegetables. ![]() Unfortunately skunks, while generally beneficial animals as far as nature’s concerned, aren’t really something you want around your home. At best you’re going to end up smelling of tomato soup with a hint of skunk at worst, skunk with a hint of tomato soup. A whole class or folk remedies has grown up around how to remove the smell if you’re unlucky enough to get sprayed unfortunately while some of the suggested deskunking methods are very colorful – try bathing in tomato soup, for example – none of them work all that well. It’s hard to describe skunk odor to someone who’s never experienced it anyone who has experienced it doesn’t need it explained, because it’s not something you’ll ever forget. Skunks are famous for their smelly spray. ![]()
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