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Baby Skunks

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Loose Skunk

The loose skunk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Skunks

Skunks usually will mate earlier in the spring time. The male skunks will have multiple mating partners. Momma skunk usually will find or create a den to give birth to the new batch of kits. Giving birth to the kits around the calendar month of May, the litter size could range from four to seven baby skunks. Baby skunks are born blind and deaf. It takes the baby skunks up to three weeks after birth to open their eyes. Baby skunks are born with their colors of black fur and the white stripe lining their body from the nose to the end of the tail. Skunks may hang around their mother up to a full year after birth, which is usually the time the skunks are ready to mate.

If assistance is needed with removal of skunks feel free to call:

County Animal Control

608 259 6515

Its Winter time and for some of you it may be time to get rid of skunks! If you are experiencing skunk issues at any time of the year, we can help! Getting rid of skunks or skunk removal work should not be procrastinated and should be taken very seriously as the skunk issue can only worsen. Call County Animal Control to get rid of your skunk issues. 608-259-6515 for getting rid of skunk and skunk removal services

Skunks

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Skunks

608 259 6515

County Animal Control

Loose Skunk

The loose skunk.

The skunk can spray its smelly oil up to ten feet with accuracy! The mist of the smelly oil can carry up to fifteen feet! The skunk can spray up to five to six times in a row! After emptying its smelly tank it can take a skunk up to ten days to reproduce its smelly juices!

 

Skunk

Visual:

The skunk is most known for its black fur and white stripe lining the center of its body from the snout to the end of its tail. The colors of a skunk may vary from black and white to brown grey, and few skunks are even cream colored. All skunks are striped from birth but have also been seen with two thin stripes or many spots.

Senses:

Skunks have excellent smell and hearing but have very poor vision. After ten feet the skunk has little clarity of any object.

Reproduction:

The mating season for the skunk is usually in early spring. The males will mate with multiple female skunks. The female skunk having a gestation period of about 66 days and will give birth to about four to seven baby skunks (kits). The kits are born blind and deaf. It takes up to three weeks for the skunks to open their eyes after birth. The kits will hang around their mothers for about one year after birth.

Feeding:

The skunk is an omnivore, meaning that it eats both plants and animal organs. Its eating habits of a skunk may change as the seasons through the year change. Skunks are known to eat many things such as insects, worms, grubs, rodents, small reptiles, birds, animals eggs, and even grass, fungi, nuts and berries.

608 259 6515

County Animal Control

Its Winter time and for some of you it may be time to get rid of skunks! If you are experiencing skunk issues at any time of the year, we can help! Getting rid of skunks or skunk removal work should not be procrastinated and should be taken very seriously as the skunk issue can only worsen. Call County Animal Control to get rid of your skunk issues. 608-259-6515 for getting rid of skunk and skunk removal services