Skunks are nasty neighbors to have and apart from the damage they cause to your property as well as the nuisance factor, the constant fear of you or your pets being sprayed as well as the chances of picking up terrible diseases all come together to give you a long list of factors to keep skunks away from your property.
Here are a few tips to do just that!
While skunks are known to eat insects, small mammals and other plant food when there is nothing else available, the primary reason for their increased interaction with human habitat is the easy availability of food in garbage cans and other trash, as well as pet food that may be left outside. If you have chickens or ducks, small fowl too are an easy magnet for these small creatures. Whether it is the spotted or the striped skunk, all types of skunks within the reach of human habitat have been known to invade properties in search of food.
The first step to keep skunks away from your property is to make sure that food in every form is made unavailable to them.
Even if a skunk enters your property to hunt for food, scaring it away the first few times is essential. We often allow them to hover about, taking pleasure in the fact that your property is attracting some wild animals. However, entertaining their presence, or even worse, feeding them, could mean trouble in the future.
Skunks, apart from their ability to let out that vile odor when confronted, are also known to spread many kinds of diseases including rabies. Therefore, keeping them away is always a good option.
Hiring the services of a skunk removal team will not only help you get rid of these creatures but will also enable you to gather tips on how to keep them away in the future.