It\u2019s important to know that mother skunks are very protective over their young and will display acts of defense if you\u2019re not careful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhile skunks aren\u2019t really known to dig in trash cans as badly as raccoons or opossums might, they are still very opportunistic eaters, meaning they have flexible diets and will eat different things correlating with the season\u00a0. The most common favorites in a skunk\u2019s diet include beetles, grasshoppers, grubs\/worms, bird eggs, small rodents, frogs, fruits and berries, as well as mushrooms. Interesting fact: skunks have been known to occasionally steal a chicken for its meal. So while humans don\u2019t need to be worried about being devoured by a skunk, it\u2019s best to take precautions for poultry or even crops if you live on acreage where you grow food.<\/p>\n
You won\u2019t often see skunks in the middle of the day. They are normally off scavenging for food and looking for a potential mate for mating season during the night, or around dawn and dusk. Mating season is one of the only times skunks actually socialize with the rest of its kind.<\/p>\n
Skunk Spray<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s no secret that Skunks are stinky creatures, despite the ironic Disney movie which named its skunk \u201cFlower\u201d. As one of their main defense mechanisms, Skunks are known to spray a very foul smell through their anal glands. The smell can reach a person\u2019s nose up to a mile and a half away, as most road traveler\u2019s know. While the stench is harmless to humans and house pets, it can be difficult to remove. Most people say that soaking in tomato juice helps get rid of the smell; but in fact, all it\u2019s really doing is masking the smell for a short amount of time. The best way to get rid of the stench is to use counteractive chemicals such as a mixture of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide; fortunately it\u2019s a pretty easy method to remove the foul odor. Another interesting fact: skunk spray is highly flammable- so don\u2019t go lighting a match behind the skunk as you will experience very stinky, fiery consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Skunk Facts The cold temperatures are slowly heating up and more people are venturing outdoors to enjoy the lovely weather. It\u2019s the beginning of spring and the earth is blooming. Though the bright new flowers and beautiful green grass are a sight for sore eyes, soon we will be seeing families of skunks. Don\u2019t let […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_builder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-698","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aallanimalcontrol.com\/sanbernardino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aallanimalcontrol.com\/sanbernardino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aallanimalcontrol.com\/sanbernardino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aallanimalcontrol.com\/sanbernardino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aallanimalcontrol.com\/sanbernardino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aallanimalcontrol.com\/sanbernardino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/698\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aallanimalcontrol.com\/sanbernardino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The cold temperatures are slowly heating up and more people are venturing outdoors to enjoy the lovely weather. It\u2019s the beginning of spring and the earth is blooming. Though the bright new flowers and beautiful green grass are a sight for sore eyes, soon we will be seeing families of skunks. Don\u2019t let Disney\u2019s Bambi fool you.\u00a0Though the skunk\u2019s name is Flower, skunks are far from smelling as rosy as the new flowers blooming in your garden. At the end of winter, beginning of spring, skunks are starting to \u201ctwitter-pate\u201d.\u00a0If you haven\u2019t been fortunate to watch Bambi as a child, \u201ctwitter-pating\u201d is a term used for mating. It\u2019s important to know a little bit about skunks. They can become a potential pest in your home. They look to your home\u00a0for nice place to raise their little skunk babies, or \u201ckits\u201d in the animal world.<\/p>\n