Is a skunk at home keeping you from enjoying the good weather? Wondering what to do with the ones that take refuge under your balcony? Fearful for their foul odor that sticks to your skin for days, skunks are wild animals that can carry rabies. To prevent skunks from choosing your property as an open-air buffet, here are 10 tips to keep skunks away from your home.<\/p>\n
This large glutton feeds on almost anything it finds: fruits, nuts, garbage, insects and small rodents. Check your garbage cans for leaks and do not leave any bags within reach.<\/p>\n
The insects that live in your leaf piles and fresh grass clippings are a feast for skunks. So don’t let such feasts on your property.<\/p>\n
Grubs, the parasitic insects that ravage your lawn, are a favorite with skunks. Your lawn would benefit from a preventive treatment.<\/p>\n
You can find a skunk repellent at your local hardware store that you can apply near your balcony, deck and shed.<\/p>\n
Nocturnal animal, the skunk comes out of its burrow around 8 pm. A good way to control its presence is to program your sprinklers according to its hours of exit.<\/p>\n
Do you have fruit trees or a vegetable garden? Harvest ripe fruits, vegetables and nuts. Also pick up those that have fallen to the ground.<\/p>\n
Skunks are light-averse and will hate your new automatic lighting. Change your regular light bulbs for a light that will detect the presence of intruders on your property. <\/strong><\/p>\n When their burrow is left vacant, spray it with ammonia. This powerful smell will disturb your new tenants, who can sometimes have up to 12 females in the same burrow during the semi-hibernation period. <\/strong><\/p>\n Good old-fashioned mothballs are a great way to prevent skunks. You can find them at your local hardware store.<\/p>\n Using chicken wire, close up any holes that could be used as hiding places for this foul-smelling intruder. <\/strong><\/p>\n Although very cute with her white stripes and her slightly awkward wiggle, the skunk should not be mistaken for your next pet. Especially fear those who go out in the daylight. This unusual behavior indicates that they may be carriers of the rabies virus<\/a>. BRISEBOIS EXTERMINATION, your Montreal stink bug capture professionals, can help you relocate skunks that have settled on your property<\/a>. No harm will come to them (and you’ll have avoided their stinky spray that can reach an impressive 6 m!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"\nClean their burrows with ammonia<\/h2>\n
Place mothballs in their burrows<\/h2>\n
Block all access to nooks and crannies<\/h2>\n
Never approach a skunk!<\/h2>\n