Alright guys, especially you east coasters, how do I get rid of a skunk that has been living under my stairs? The stairs are concrete and immovable. There is only so much I can do to barricade the area...
Fisher. [thumbsup]
Call a pest control, seriously.
Lasat thing you want is that thing dying under there.
It's not my property. I live in a townhouse complex now...
Call maint.
Quote from: red baron on August 10, 2008, 11:25:23 AM
Call maint.
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Oh, were you serious?
Some basic advice which I'm sure you've already found here (http://sfspca.org/advocacy/pdf/pdf_wildlife/skunks.pdf).
To paraphrase: night-lights, ammonia/mothballs, rubber snakes or sections of black hose, constant noise/music from a radio.
Just think of the most annoying roommate you've ever had and use him as an example. Offensive smells, sounds, light, and drinking the skunk's beer will have it out from under your stairs in no time.
I heard old timers used to take metal coat hangers and straighten them out. Then they'de take the pigtail end and put it down the hole and twirl it until it became entangled in the tail fur, the extract the skunk by pulling..... the downside is they said it was smelly work. So, uh.... how desparate are you? :-X
shotgun
ammonia ... Pour it all around the underneath of the steps,plus fill up two margarine bowels and place underneath. This will work. As time goes keep an eye on the bowels to make sure they are still full...No more Skunk..
smoke bomb?
Glock?
M80
http://www.impactguns.com/store/aguila_super_colibri.html
Write that skunk a threatening letter. But don't sign it or it could press charges.
Quote from: ODrides on August 10, 2008, 05:16:00 PM
Write that skunk a threatening letter. But don't sign it or it could press charges.
I don't think it's P.C. to call it a "skunk" anymore. [laugh]
I would use a .223 or a centerfire handgun if you prefer to get a little closer. This is just me though.
Quote from: muscle_cars_only on August 10, 2008, 02:42:43 PM
ammonia ... Pour it all around the underneath of the steps,plus fill up two margarine bowels and place underneath. This will work. As time goes keep an eye on the bowels to make sure they are still full...No more Skunk..
Did you read that part that said the steps are concrete and immovable...
Ammonia soaked cloth. On a string so you can get it out when the bugger is gone. Push it into the hole with a stick and tape the string someplace convenient.
Also, turkey bacon.
Quote from: Obsessed? on August 10, 2008, 07:21:40 PM
Also, turkey bacon.
Turkey Bacon and you'll have PETA all over your ass. That is just cruel!!!
DeCon pellets in a peanut butter sandwich.
The Experts say there are really no good repellants. They need to be Trapped.
wait until the skunk leaves for the night. drop mothballs all over the areas that it could be going in through..also put up some form of barricade to keep it from getting in.
when that doens't seem to work, call an pest removal person or... ;D
make the skunk spray every night. make sure you can't get hit though. after a few nights of it stinking up the area the other residents will begin complaining and then maint will be forced to do something.
I heard moth balls are that great either. I went out and bought some "Critter Repellant" which is a combination of oil of black pepper and some other forms of capsicum. It's very aromatic, but I'm not sure how well it will work. Supposedly the oils will get in the animals eyes and nose and deter them from entering the area. Due to the design of the area around my steps, it will be very difficult if not impossible to effectively barricade him out.
On another note, I sprinkled that shit out there a few hours ago (right after dark) and now it's raining. Not sure how well it will work in those conditions...
According to some documentaries I've seen, all you need to do is paint a white stripe down the back of a black female cat, and the skunk will chase this hottie "skunk" to the ends of the earth and stop at nothing to woo her.
Quote from: x136 on August 10, 2008, 08:54:59 PM
According to some documentaries I've seen, all you need to do is paint a white stripe down the back of a black female cat, and the skunk will chase this hottie "skunk" to the ends of the earth and stop at nothing to woo her.
Pepe Le Pew.. hehe.
I think i saw this on the animal planet.... or was it saturday morning cartoons?
Quote from: x136 on August 10, 2008, 08:54:59 PM
According to some documentaries I've seen, all you need to do is paint a white stripe down the back of a black female cat, and the skunk will chase this hottie "skunk" to the ends of the earth and stop at nothing to woo her.
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Smart Ass...
Mix about 5 gallons of gasoline with a bag of fertilizer and pour it down the hole. Let it saturate for an hour or so and then get someone you don't like to toss a match down the hole. Problem solved.
Just put up some flyers, and let someone claim him.
Something like this, with the pictures changed out:
(http://northernplanets.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/found_cat.jpg)
Quote from: trenner on August 11, 2008, 09:22:32 AM
Just put up some flyers, and let someone claim him.
Something like this, with the pictures changed out:
(http://northernplanets.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/found_cat.jpg)
OMG!!! LMAO [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Tell her that you are sick of her blowing all your money out at the clubs every night and that you think she's probably sleeping with your friends anyway. Tell her you're going to stop buying her shit too. And that you were totally unaware of her past and now you're afraid you're going to catch some funky disease. She wears too much make the beast with two backsing make up anyway.
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/ oh you said skunk
//nevermind
my parents had this problem last year and when they called Animal Control they said "... we don't deal with those". (this would be skunk-- not SKANK [laugh])
Call you A.C. peeps and if that doesn't work, call around for a pest control company, and if that is too $$$ or you can't find someone ... well-
chamber a couple rounds.
pest control guy told us to find the entrance/exit hole.
Fill a large trashcan (that you'll never use again) with water.
Put the have a heart trap at the entrance/exit with cut up apples & peanut butter for bait.
skunk will walk into trap.
(Now here comes the smelly part). Lift the trap as quickly as you can and drop ass first into the trashcan. the object is for the spray to hit the water - not you!
drain the water & bury the skunk at least 3 feet deep (so dogs don't dig it up). Don't throw the skunk into the trash can. the trash collectors will call your phone, leaving a message to let you know they don't pick up that sort of thing up, and it has been deposited BACK into your trash can. (They're liars - they took all the other possums & skunks - but this one was the smelliest of the bunch). Now you're still stuck with the skunk, only it's another day riper!!!
Let us know how you cope!!
In case you need it...how too get rid of skunk smell:
1 quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (any drugstore)
1/4 cup of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1 teaspoon of liquid soap, such as Dawn
Mix and immediately use to scrub yourself (or pets that have been skunked, etc.).
DO NOT STORE THE LEFTOVERS. Mix a new batch each time.
Quote from: msincredible on August 11, 2008, 08:02:21 PM
In case you need it...how too get rid of skunk smell:
1 quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (any drugstore)
1/4 cup of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1 teaspoon of liquid soap, such as Dawn
Mix and immediately use to scrub yourself (or pets that have been skunked, etc.).
DO NOT STORE THE LEFTOVERS. Mix a new batch each time.
grover & watson? or dave? :-\
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on August 11, 2008, 08:03:55 PM
grover & watson? or dave? :-\
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Grover...when I first adopted him he was covered in skunk smell, fleas, needed all his shots, neutering, also needed a lump removed from his side. He had never been to a vet in his life.
His previous owners didn't have a leash or toys for him, fed him whatever food was cheapest at Costco, and kept him chained outside in the driveway. The times he got loose, he got shot at by neighborhood kids with BB guns. >:(
Quote from: msincredible on August 11, 2008, 08:08:13 PM
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Grover...when I first adopted him he was covered in skunk smell, fleas, needed all his shots, neutering, also needed a lump removed from his side. He had never been to a vet in his life.
His previous owners didn't have a leash or toys for him, fed him whatever food was cheapest at Costco, and kept him chained outside in the driveway. The times he got loose, he got shot at by neighborhood kids with BB guns. >:(
:'( that is sooo sad :(
i'm happy he's happy now, and that you know the anti-skunk smell formula ;)