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Tuesday, July 27, 2004 Hey Ru -I work for the Wildlife Resources Agency, and I get calls about skunks every single day that goes by. What the neighborhoods in the Hollywood Hills need to do is STOP feeding any of their pets outside first of all. Skunks love cat & dog food, so if anyone is feeding their pets outside (and not taking it in at night), it's also a FREE BUFFET for the skunks, raccoons, coyotes, etc., etc. Next thing is for folks to cover up any "holes" the skunks can get into to den. They are nocturnal creatures and they'll ramble out of the den at night to forage for food. That is when you need to take advantage of their being out from under the house, shed, or whatever, and cover up the hole where they have their den. However, you need to be sure there are no baby skunks inside the den. Probably the best way to move them out of the Hollywood Hills is to contact the California Wildlife people and get them to recommend licensed trappers for that area to come remove them. Skunks are nasty little critters to catch, and you can be assured you WILL get sprayed should you want to remove them yourself. (I don't see you wanting to do that though.) ;) Trappers who are licensed to remove wild animals know how to trap them in a way to minimize that problem - usually. (Nothing is failsafe.) I have no idea what trappers out there would charge to remove skunks, but it's probably pretty high, because skunks are the most expensive animal to remove. As I said right off, though, the best thing to do is to remove all food sources and they'll move to other areas eventually. There is also some stuff you can buy at PetCo or PetSmart called "Nature's Miracle" that neutralizes skunk odor from your pets, yourself, your home - it's about $10 a bottle, and we tell folks that if they have skunk smell in their house, they can use that to neutralize it. Our only female officer got herself sprayed a couple of years ago, and she said that was the ONLY thing she tried that got rid of the smell, so.... Good luck with the skunk problem. Let me know how it all turns out for you & your neighborhood. Your pal, Julie . | Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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