A skunk family has taken refuge under my backyard shed!! What should I do?

Question

This is probably the first time! A family of at least 5-6! My cat is often outside too! So far no odors or sprayed!

What are my options?

Answer 1

If your brave,urinate around there hole. They won't go back in.

Answer 2

Buy a stock load of tomato juice!

I actually have run into several skunks when I lived in California. I went to pet one b/c I thought it was a cat! I never got sprayed. They only spray if threatened, not just by getting close to you. Your cat is in more danger than you are, as it might go after them.

Answer 3

Live for today, my friend.

Answer 4

Call humane society!!

Answer 5

Put a radio near your shed and play a loud rock station with the volume turned up. It might take a few days but it worked for my neighbor.

Answer 6

Put a bright light as close as you dare to where they go in and out. Or, slide a shielded drop light under the shed with a very long pole or 20 foot  length of 3/4" PVC waterpipe.

Answer 7

What a bunch of happy campers, but you

you don't want them there, call the SPCA

and ask them who to call for wild animals, they

will know.

Answer 8

Easy, call the local humane society (or equivalent).

Answer 9

Set up a trap and cart them off somewhere in the woods.

Answer 10

haahh, put like poison out or something, if there is such thing, or like shoot em...yes cruel but...or just let em stay there for awhile like a week or 2 more n maybe they'll move on.

Answer 11

invite them over for dinner

Answer 12

You could try to drive them off with predator urine. Depending on where you live that could be several different animals like bobcat, puma, red fox, coyote, wolf aso. Check on that. You can either buy the urine in powder form online or go to a hunting or outdoor supply store. Hunters use predator urine for cover scent when deer hunting.

You could check here  http://www.yardlover.com/products.php?ca...   or just google "predator urine".

I prefer that method because it makes the animal leave under their own power, they don't get hurt or killed and I don't have to buy a trap.

I once drove off some groundhogs by using red fox urine. I had to repeat it a few times, but it finally worked. Good luck to you.

Answer 13

Get a Haz-mat suit and some chain mail gloves and catch them one by one and release them somewhere far away.

Answer 14

Wait for them all to leave at night and board up the opening b4 they come back.

Answer 15

Skunks are scavengers and will eat anything from bugs to garbage. If a skunk finds somthing they like they wont leave you alone.Skunks are nocturnal, so you’re most likely to see.. erm.. smell them at night and in the early morning when they’re out lookin for food. Skunks can and do eat anything.

keep your trash & any food covverrred.

call humane society & or SPCA ?

Answer 16

Call the SPCA and they will come and trap them and take them away. Keep your cat inside until they are gone. No just because of the smell but because they can attack if frightened or threatened.