Wonder if I can train a skunk

[Wolfdog91]

How much is skunk essence goin for now days ? Gonna see if I can tried this lil critter to spray in a bottle for me and imma be rollin the $$$$$

[Thumbcocker]

You are a braver man than l am.

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[Minerat]

If he misses it will be worse the a little boy missing the toilet. May take a month to get the smell out. Lol. They are cute when little. In Colorado we can't legally have them as pets

[358429]

I like your cat.

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[358429]

I've never seen pictures of a skunk like that, close up, friendly, that's really cool what you're doing.

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[redriverhunter]

well you are braver than I. I have heard they can be trained to be about like a cat. Who knows if you could find a way to capture the scent, then sell it as cover scent.

[popper]

You be rollin in something, it won't be clover. Be sure to buy lots of tomatos. IIRC for pets they remove the gland.

[farmbif]

I'm pretty sure skunkfest is held each year, might be Ohio

[Winger Ed.]

As a kid, a buddy had a really cool, 'fixed' skunk as a pet, and my Dad also had one when he was a kid.

Not all vets will de-scent them, but it can be done.
And as stated, they are more or less like a house trained cat, and eat cat food too.

If ya keep it, it'll need to be fixed. Even if they don't get upset, afraid, or mad, and spray---
The scent sort of leaks as they get older and they stink all the time.

[Geezer in NH]

My nephew a trapper has always taken the essence with a hypodermic needle before skinning them so he won't loose any. Some years he makes more on essence sales than for the fur.

[StuBach]

One of my store owners has owned pet skunks for years. De-scented of course. Very loving creatures from what I’ve seen.

[Finster101]

How much is skunk essence goin for now days ? Gonna see if I can tried this lil critter to spray in a bottle for me and imma be rollin the $$$$$

You may smell like you were rollin' in sumpin' but it might not be money.

[cwtebay]

"most vets won't descent them"
That's because it's illegal in many states to capture wild critters and keep them as pets.

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[ohen cepel]

Man, that is a new one on me. Seems you have a good start with it so keep going. I think they are neat critters aside from them wanting to hit me with chemical warfare at times

[Texas by God]

I still remember that it cost $5 to de-scent a skunk kitten when I was a kid. Cuddly with soft fur and they can outplay a cat.

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[Tripplebeards]

I member the last time one came walking into my fox pro sounds when I was out coyote hunting. It sprayed the tree I was in. My eyes burn so bad they swelled shut. I’m going to feel pretty sorry for you when that thing lets loose.lol

[jcren]

My cousin had a pet skunk when we were kids. Thing would follow him around like a dog. We would wander around the rocky hill where my grandmother lived rolling rocks for him to pounce scorpions and such. Very quick and deadly on small critters and bugs.

[BJK]

Just in case something doesn't work as you had planned. The skunk wash is for dogs and it works much better than tomato juice.

Skunk Wash

1 quart of hydrogen peroxide,

1 cup baking soda ,

1 table spoon of dish soap in that order( "Dawn , Gets grease out of the way" )

mixed in a plastic bucket with 1 1/2 gal of warm water. Lathered up dog real well and rinsed with clear warm water. Care taken to keep solution out of the dogs eyes.

[cwtebay]

Just in case something doesn't work as you had planned. The skunk wash is for dogs and it works much better than tomato juice.

Skunk Wash

1 quart of hydrogen peroxide,

1 cup baking soda ,

1 table spoon of dish soap in that order( "Dawn , Gets grease out of the way" )

mixed in a plastic bucket with 1 1/2 gal of warm water. Lathered up dog real well and rinsed with clear warm water. Care taken to keep solution out of the dogs eyes.

^^^this guy has the right idea!!!^^^

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[dswancutt]

I immediately thought of the skunk episode from Bill Mauldin's book A Sort of a Saga about his childhood.