very urgent ... my husband determine to go catch it ... and its a SKUNK .. plzzzzzzzzzzzz help urgently?

Question

ok we set a trap for a beaver that has been messing around in the back yard a lot but we got a skunk instead and my husband is determine to deal with it himself plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz advise

Answer 1

Call animal control.

The skunk will spray, and you will regret it for a long long long time.

Answer 2

I had that surprise once too, when I was trying to live trap an opossum. Here's what I did... I put old clothes on, a pair of
glasses to shield my eyes, and a baseball cap to protect my
hair. I took an old blanket, and slowly, quietly approached the live trap. The skunk watched me, and as long as I moved slowly, it did not do anything. I covered the trap with the blanket, picked the trap up slowly, and carried it to the edge of the woods. I sat the trap
down, slowly uncovered the cage, and slowly lifted up the door.
Then I slowly stepped away from the cage. The skunk came out, sniffed the wind to get it's bearings, and waddled of into the woods. They won't spray unless they absolutely HAVE to.
If you move slowly, they won't spray. They are actually quite cute, and have made good pets when they are raised from babies. (Of course, they have to have the musk gland removed.) Just stay calm, cover the cage, carry it to another area, slowly remove blanket, open door and release!
Voila! Happy person, happy skunk. Did I mention SLOWLY?

Answer 3

Lol, this happens to us all the time! My dad has a vendetta with a fox that eats our chickens, so he sets live traps and half the time catches stuff he doesn't want to, in many cases skunks.

I don't know that there is a good way to go about it, but this has always worked for us (as in we didn't get sprayed).

I'm assuming its a live trap? If so... Cautiously and slowly approach, while keeping anything that could antagonize it (dogs etc) out of the area and talking very softly. If it turns toward you to spray, get outta there! If not, you just keep getting closer and open the cage and prop it up with something. I'm always surprised at how much it takes for them to actually spray. I mean, a giant coming towards me would result in it getting blasted by stinky stuff.

If its an actual trap trap, call animal control, or if it is really bad, just put it out of its misery.

GOOD Luck! =)

Answer 4

NOT a good idea. Skunks can be rabies carriers (as can beavers and any other mammal). Skunks are not typically aggressive, but can and will bite if hurt or cornered. Never mind the spraying.

If he gets in contact with ANY bodily fluid of a wild animal he would have to undergo rabies shots.

Answer 5

Oh, Sister! I hope you have some Lysol Disinfectant Spray, in fact, that may not even cut it. Once that smell gets on you, you can't get it off. It has to wear off. And when they squirt or spray at you, it really shoots out. Does your honey really want to mess with "Stinky" now? They'll only spray if they feel they're in danger like being cornered and so, I have a feeling your honey is in for a real live treat if he plans to catch it. Those little furry friends have some very sharp claws. Also, they can carry rabies.

Skunks are foragers. Their diet is quite wide including grubs, worms and insects. Little round holes dug in your yard are a tell tale sign of these critters digging for grubs and worms. One way to help repel them is to treat your yard to get rid of this source of food. In search of grubs, skunks will dig numerous round holes in your yard while at times leaving their signature scent in the middle of the night. At times this scent can wake you up out of a deep sleep! They are also well known for claiming the underside of your deck or shed as their home.

We haven't had any skunks, thank goodness, but raccoons yes, and opossums. I found a web site for you to view and hopefully will help you save the day for your husband in his attempt to rid his family of the skunk situation. I would be wearing me a suit of armour, head gear, boots, gloves and maybe it won't be a bad idea taking along your garden hose just in case you need to spray the little bugger! Good luck friend!

Answer 6

I read somewhere about catching them. Tell him to cover the trap with a blanket so the skunk won't see him, and if he does and does spray, it'll hit the blanket. Another thing to do with that, bring some food out-they'll eat anything, and toss it in to the cage before covering it. Tell him to be careful when he opens it/unlocks it-don't let Pepe La Peu bite or scratch him!!

Answer 7

Let him. Just get the tomato juice and put it on the back porch and lock the doors. He can come back in the house after you can't smell skunk.

Actually you don't have to lock him out (darn). But you will need tomato juice. It does work better than the stuff marketed for the purpose. Make sure you have several large cans of tomato juice, it will take several baths to reduce the smell to tolerable level. Hope he learns enough not to do this again....

Answer 8

i have caught several skunks in cages in an attempt to catch a feral cat that was attacking everything in sight.. i let them all out on my own and i have never been sprayed!!! first thing you do is sneak up on the cage and throw a thick old blanket over it, lift the door up and lift the other end, when it is out of the cage but still under the blanket high tail it then he will leave on his own no harm to anyone.

Answer 9

Call the local wildlife protection agency to come pick it up...

If he insists on getting it himself and gets sprayed, tell him "I told you so" and be prepared to live with the smell for a couple of weeks! Tomato juice and douch will help a little, but nothing will completely take the smell away.

Answer 10

Oh noooo!!
Call animal control!
Or Dept. of Forestry... they will tell you what to do.

this site tells what to do in such a situation
it says:
carefully approach the trap with a large sheet in front of you, laying the sheet over the top of the trap. Then it's up to you to relocate your little friend.