We had very interesting skunk adventures this summer. Found out a bunch (mama and kids) were living under our house. Crawlspace. Very long story with high drama, but thankfully no spraying. Much debate and reserach about skunk traps, how to entice them other to quarters, how to keep the two blind cats away from them, etc. FINALLY they left of their own accord.
BUT - in a few days we were inundated with a bazillion FLEAS. ‘Nother long story.
So then we nailed chicken wire, roof tin, added cement here and there and big rocks to make it so no skunks could get under the house again. Whew...until a few nights ago I heard one under the house again. Next morning we investigated and found that it had managed to move a large piece of wood and dig out another entrance. What to do, what to do.
So we put a flat piece of wood next to the entrance, covered it with flour, and kept checking until we saw the exiting footprints (only one skunk this time) and blocked this entrance. The only other alternative was to follow it into the woods and shoot it which we would prefer not to unless necessary.
So far, so good.
It doesn't sound that good to me, lj. lol
Especially the bazillion fleas. At that point I might take a spraying and shoot the little bass turds. ;^)