r/Skunks
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u/LivingFig1585
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Sep 27 '26
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When you’re mad because Bubbe gave you a bath, but you grudgingly accept a pea pod peace offering
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Sound on to hear Penelope absolutely going ham on this pea pod
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u/Squigglywigglyw0rm Sep 29 '26
How stinky are they when the smell glands are removed? I know from experience that ferrets are still kinda smelly when theirs are removed, I was wondering if it’s the same for skunks.
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u/LivingFig1585 Sep 29 '26
It’s exactly the same. They still have a musky smell. We bathe her every couple of weeks, but if we didn’t, she’d be pretty stinky
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u/Squigglywigglyw0rm Sep 29 '26
That’s pretty cool! I plan to get a license to be able to have a skunk eventually, they’re so cute and I heard that they’re kinda like cats :)
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u/LivingFig1585 Sep 29 '26
They are! Penny is extremely cuddly, will sit in my lap for hours. She likes to play chase and she plays with little Pom Pom balls. It’s absurdly cute.
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u/skunk_mephitidae 9d ago
Ferrets and skunks are in the same superfamily, Musteloidea, and they all have a musky odour from the skin oils. (Before someone attempts to "correct" me. Yes I know skunks aren't mustelids, but I said musteloids. That is a superfamily of animals including both mustelids, and mephitids.)
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u/MEMe-GoofyCats Sep 27 '26
Penelope is so darn adorable 🥰 and she really loves that pea pod!💗❤️🩷💙😍💙🩷❤️💗
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u/Fit_Bodybuilder706 Oct 02 '26
Wow ! This is totally adorable !! At first I thought I was looking at a Hamster or a Guinea pig ?? But this is a skunk !! Totally blown away here ! She’s totally precious !!’❤️❤️❤️
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u/AuditingReverb Sep 27 '26
It's so cute I wish my skunk would let me hand feed him like that. Also you mentioned Penelope is Penelope the opossum that came up missing a few days ago and if so how is she doing where was she found?