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Skunks
The size of a cat or smaller with long fur and bushy tails, skunks are easily identified by their distinctive black and white coloration. These near-sighted omnivores have a hearty appetite for grubs and insect pests, and have also been known to consume mice and small rats. They are members of the Mustelid family, which also includes weasels, martens, and badgers. Skunks are found throughout North America, with only one species found in Asia.
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Ferrets have an odor that comes from their sebaceous glands in the skin that secretes an oily/waxy matter, which is a musk odor. Ferret that have not been altered will have a more pronounced odor during mating season (especially males - hobs), altered ferrets have less of a smell. The odor will accumulate on their bedding and must be kept clean and washed. The litter box must be cleaned daily and avoid feeding any ferret food that has fish ingredients, which makes their feces smell more.
- Ferrets that have been altered do have a musky smell from the oil their skin secretes. Some people like the smell and some people don't. Bathing ferrets frequently actually makes them smell more because their oil glands start to overproduce from their dry skin
- Ferrets do smell especially hobs but the smell changes and gets a lot better when they have been neutered . once they are neutered the smell is so much easier to tolerate.
If skunks come out during the day do they have rabies?
No, unsually it means that it is a young raccoon and he is working hard at finding food and territorty. He has been run away from his home and family and now out on his own. He has to work extra hard to find enough food and stay on the move because he hasn't marked out his own territorty yet. So, he isn't really safe anywhere yet. If you look closely they are usually smaller and have thinner hair. They are the teenager group and it's a hard time for them. The adults will attack them and run them off their territorty, so they come out early and then go into hiding when it gets dark and the grown ups come out.
it means it has the rabies usually or has a mind sickness
Can a dog die from skunk spray?
Skunk smell can make certain people who are sensitive to the smell be nauseous or even vomit. Skunk smell can also explode red blood cells, causing anemia, skin paling, and fatigue. The smell also has the ability to keep some people awake at night, causing their body to grow tired and vulnerable to disease. Fortunately though, most people have no serious reaction to skunk smell, and some people even adore it!
Skunks are nocturnal animals by nature and usually travel in groups at night unless they get separated. A skunk may make an appearance during the day if it is disturbed or threatened.
Does the baby skunk spray have an odor?
Yea... Every thing with teeth bites. THAT'S some very useful information if you don't know if something with teeth bites. Because now you know, no matter what the type of living organism, if it has teeth, it bites.
I don't think skunks go through rosebushes too much, but their thick coat will probably prtotect them.
Skunks are omnivores and are capable of eating pretty much anything a human can. They will definitely eat human garbage if they can get to it, so I don't see any reason they wouldn't eat the pre-garbage version of the same thing.
There is no skunk god people it is hibbyjiiby stuff no skunk god
How are pigs and skunks different and how are they the same?
Both are mammals, in that they have red blood, have similar bone structure, and give birth to live young. Pigs are a furlessanimal that can weigh over 300 pounds. Skunks are a small furry rodent with scent glands used to ward off enemies. Domestic pigs have no enemies other than man.
How do you take a skunk smell out the house?
Our dog was sprayed by a skunk last night at 1:30 a.m., and made it into the house before we could sequester and wash him outside. He tracked the skunk smell through the living room, kitchen, dining room and down into the basement where he holed up in his bed. We got him into the garage as quickly as possible and washed him in a 1 qt. fresh hydrogen peroxide/2 tsp liquid soap/ 1 quarter c. baking soda mix. Mix in a bowl, not a bottle! We rubbed it in, let it sit for 10 minutes, then rinsed and washed with regular flea soap. It took the smell out of the dog immediately (wear rubber gloves to wash and toss your clothing afterward). Keep out of eyes!!
As for the house, we tossed the dog bed, opened what windows we could (cold night), lit about 20 scented candles, and Febreezed every cloth surface in the house. I also put out several saucers of vinegar and bowls of baking soda. It was brutal trying to go back to bed, but by 10 a.m., after making coffee and simmering some apples and cinnamon on the stove, the smell was unnoticeable to everyone but my husband and I. We consulted a friend who works in the fire restoration business about renting an ozone generator to get the rest of the smell out, and he recommended the peroxide mixture for every place the dog walked - he said it works just as well (but test soft surfaces first, as the peroxide could fade them). It's now 21 hours after the skunk hit, candles have been burning all day, fabrics have been repeatedly febreezed and freshened, bed sheets and comforters washed, and I can (for the most part) no longer smell the skunk. I still hit small pockets in the house where I think I can smell it, but it's so much better than I ever anticipated. Visitors cannot smell it at all.
Bottom line - open windows and doors, light strong scented candles, febreeze the heck out of your house, and get all affected clothing/beds outside. Skunk spray is an oil-based substance, so you must neutralize with peroxide. Tomato juice is a myth.
One of my dogs was sprayed by a skunk, came in the house and I could not get ride of the smell. After trying 3 other products I used a product called "Room Shocker" and after 4 hours the smell was permanently removed. Easy to use and safe. You do need to leave the area for 4 hours. the company that makes it also have a Skunk 911 kit that includs "doggiCLEEN", a new spry that will clean the dogs fur and get rid of the odor fast.
Skunks spray up and over their head like a scorpion! Everyone knows that!!!! Skunks spray up and over their head like a scorpion! Everyone knows that!!!! they do not. they either bend in a u shape or turn around and do a handstand.
What is a predator of the skunk?
Skunks are prey mainly to Great Horned Owls, but can also be eaten by foxes, dogs, coyotes, hawks, badgers, bobcats and eagles on very rare occasions. Wolves, mountain lions, bears, wolverines, alligators ,crocodiles, minks, lynxes and people.They are also hit and killed by cars.
Can people have hog-nosed skunks as pets?
In some states it is legal to own a skunk as a pet. You can purchase a skunk from a breeder if it is legal to own them in your area. You may want to look for ones that have their scent glands removed.
they make a sound that attraks other foxes and the sound is like a wolf
What kind of animals eat skunks?
Skunks are prey for large carnivores such as lynx and cougar. They are also are prey for owls at any size. It should be noted that skunk are a last choice prey item and no carnivores depend on skunks to sustain their populations.
- something that eats a skunk is foxes and coyotes and such.
- dogs
- badgers
- wolverines
- wolves
- alligators and crocodiles
- bears
- pumas
- bobcats
- lynx
- people
- owls
Some animals that will eat skunk include coyote, red foxes, cougars, and wolves. Aerial predators include some species of owls and hawks.
Foxes, bears, lions, large owls and other large birds of prey eat skunk. A skunk isn't a wanted prey though.
It helps if you bath in tomato juice or paste
Actually tomato juice and/or tomato paste will not remove skunk odor from anything. People believe this works because when someone has been exposed to skunk odor for several minutes their nose begins to get used to the smell (olfactory fatigue) then when a strong new odor (like tomato juice) is smelled, their sense of smell becomes overwhelmed and can only smell the tomato juice.
Think about it, when you walk into Italian restaurants you usually smell a strong garlic odor, but after you're in the restaurant for ten minutes you don't smell the odor anymore. But if you were only in the restaurant for 3 minutes and someone opened a can of tomato juice beneath your nose you wouldn't smell the garlic anymore! It's amazing how the human olfactory system works.
the 2 out of 7 components that are responsible for the odor are: (E)-2-butene-1-thiol and 3-meythil-1-butanethiol. this combination is so potent that humans can smell them at a concentration of 10 parts per billion, which means you would still smell int if you mixed a spoonful in an olympic pool.
Skunks live in the desert, woodlands, grassy plains, and suburbs. I found this answer at www.eNature.com, then search STRIPED SKUNKS. Now thank you for your time and have a great day, afternoon, or evening! Good Bye 4 now!!!!!!
What does it mean when you smell skunk all the time?
When you smell skunk all the time, you smell something VERY stinky.
I can't believe you would ask that anyways!
If you smell a skunk all the time, likely there is one living under your house and it may have gotten mad and sprayed down there. The smell will eventually fade on its own but you've still got the problem of a skunk living under your house. You must first find the hole it's living it, which will have a slight skunk smell. Then wait till at night and make sure the adult is gone and make sure there aren't baby skunks in the den. If there is, best thing to do is to put mothballs in the den, skunks can't stand the smell and the mother will take her young and leave, then seal off the hole. If there aren't babies, mothballs are still a good option but it may not work with some skunks, if its a lone skunk and mothballs don't work, get a one way doggie door and put it over the hole while the skunk is out at night or sound asleep during the day and they won't be able to get back into the den and they'll give up and leave. That's why you don't do it if there are baby skunks, because the mother can't get to her young and feed them and they'll die under your house, which will then leave you with a guilty conscious and the smell of dead skunks under your house.
What would keep a skunk from spraying?
The scent glands of skunks can be removed, but if you are considering this keep in mind that the scent, while blood-curdling, is the animal's natural defense. You must be completely committed to caring for the animal after you take its defense away. If you can't do that, then leave the animal alone.
Skunks Don't have an exact location, they live all over / You see i know this because i am doing an animal project and i got the skunk. I have looked all over they do not have a certain home .
