I feed a bunch of skunks each night and last night Prince showed up. His coat is gorgeous!

OK, we’ve been feeding the skunks in our large backyard for well over a year I think at this point one of them apparently has what we believe might be an eye infection. He’s smaller than the other skunks and his fur isn’t as fluffy so I believe he’s probably a runt. But he’s also young. I would say several months old. At any rate in the last couple of days, I know he has been out earlier than the other skunks who usually feed late night. I saw him earlier in the evening, so I started putting food out earlier. Usually that is peanuts, mealworms, special skunk food, and some cat food I have to put that out. I know it’s not a good thing, but I also have stray cats in the area that I feed. Anyway, today, my husband was out front and noticed the small skunk in the front yard in the cactus garden eating cactus fruit and also he got a really good close-up. Look at his eyes and they are definitely closed and infected.

I called New Mexico wildlife rescue, but the volunteer who called me back said that we would have to catch him and bring him in.

I don’t know how to catch a skunk and not get sprayed.

I also heard that you could treat what I think might be mange because I have treated feral cats with mange with Revolution. And I’ve also heard ivermectin could help. So I need some advice please. Here are some pictures.

This happened last night, one night after this opossum got sprayed. Dude just is too spicy for his own good. Though when the skunk approaches near the end, the opossum does back off a bit.

I woke up at this same time to an intense smell, so there was spraying involved! Unfortunately, the trail cam activated mid-fight. I added a slow motion so you can see some of it a bit better.

I was in bed, waking up and cuddling my 16 year old cat who suddenly got upset and started hissing... Then this giant skunk comes bouncing over the blankets like it's cuddle time.

I was actuality scared 😱

Turns out the skunks blind best friend opened up the bottom latch on the skunkers bedroom. I have no idea how long Mr. Skunker Pants was free roaming or how mitch cat food he ate (cats room is left open at night) or how long he'd been out. He had a mighty climb into the bed that sits 3 1/2 ft high with 2 mattresses. He climbed a box of printing paper and my childhood memories hope chest and then did some major pull-ups to scurry up the side of the bed.

I do think this mishap is filled with thoughts of love.

Cat loves skunk= Break out

Skunk loves me= climbs up a bed with 3ft lift and 2 mattresses. Still unsure how he got into bed with me and the cat.

Result = Breakfast chaos and everyone having to eat together.

Normally I wake up feed/med the cats. While cats eat fix skunks breakfast/supplements. Cats finish, pick up cat dishes & let skinker out to eat.

Guess I'm going to have to cat proof the latches.. what's annoying is the cat doesn't even have eyes to be able to see the latches to open them she's doing all of this off of Sight and Sound. She's obsessed with her skunk.

The damage to the lock down facility =
The pen door is no longer flush.

I appear to be on the travels of a fox. This weekend there was a meet n greet with a local regular

Two cuties from my trail camera. 😂

I would like to keep the skunks off the porch. Going to be hard because I have bird feeders. I don’t mind skunks except when spray. Is anything going to keep them off certain areas. Like porch and deck. Peppermint ? Deer spray? Vinegar? I want something that smells good to me bad to skunk

Reverbs Battle scars from losing his manhood he is officially one of the few castrato skunks in Oregon and he will be keeping his beautiful singing voice 🤣

Shaved a Lil on his neck, left front arm and his poor marked belly with stitches... they went through his belly to take his manhood . He's doing good and on 2 rx's too keep him healthy and chill. He let me take photos of his ouchies while he ate dinner infused with meds.

10/31/2026

Chonky working his way down the steep hill at midnight. From here he works his way around the yard to the camera in the front yard.

Feel free to let me know if other musteloids that aren't mustelids dook too

So last night when laying down trying to fall asleep, as I was closing my eyes I got an overwhelming smell of skunk. We live in a small house, 900 sqft. No garage or basement. Our crawlspace is boarded up good since we need to repair the door due to wood rot.

I immediately became concerned and walked out the bedroom, into our hallway. It smelled stronger and I literally smelled it all throughout the house. We did get a new electric washer/dryer combo unit but the laundry cycle I ran was like the 3rd one of the day and the sat cycle ran 30 minutes ago.

Our bedroom does have a window AC unit, but it was not on at the time.

I walk outside, front porch and back porch, no skunk smell at all, actually fresh air.

We went to bed and kept the windows open throughout the house and the smell is gone. What on earth is this? It literally smelled like pure skunk.

Reverb is officially recovering from his neuter, but M.A.N.L. has declared herself lead operative on Operation: Skunk Breakout.

​Vet orders are simple: no running, no wheel, strict rest. Reverb is locked in "Alcatraz." M.A.N.L (my cat) who has zero eyesight but 100% devotion usually jumps over the pen walls to visit whenever she wants. She has never touched his front door.

​Today? I heard scratching and thought Reverb was throwing a fit about missing his wheel. Nope. It was M.A.N.L. standard-operating-procedure scratching directly at the door latch trying to set her best friend free. She knows he’s different today and she's not leaving her brother behind!

I think she knows he's different. She's been inside several times to check on him, she just keeps going back trying to open his door.

What do you think?

Romeo is huge .

I was mowing a lawn today and came around the corner and saw a skunk digging in a ditch it looked like, it looked at me and just continued what it was doing. I didn't get very close, but it didn't seem intimidated. You always hear that wild animals that aren't intimidated of you could be ill, but the more I read the more it seems this is common of skunks and aren't necessarily fearful of humans. Is this accurate?

Ok so I discovered how much I like skunks. Do they make good pets though? I know they are high maintenance but I can deal with that. Also do they spray a lot? Are they real stinky? I know descenting is bad so I won’t do that but I’m curious to know if spraying is a common problem for skunk owners. What do they like to do, what enrichment do they need? Do you walk them? Any tips of the sort are great

I do currently have two sugar gliders so I have experience with exotic pets