skunk in live trap

growurown · 10-28-09, 21:14

So ive been haveing coons get in my garage and eat the cat food. So i set the livetrap and in two days ive caught the cat twice, one possum, and one skunk.

And thats my problem. How do i get the stinky bastard out of there with out getting sprayed. I live in town so i cant shoot it. Thought about calling the cops and have them deal with it cuz it would be illegal for me to and with a lil luck they might get sprayed.

any suggestions

greenie · 10-28-09, 21:15

bow and arrow or pellet gun.

copelandiaKidd · 10-28-09, 21:28

tranquilizer gun, move off property, release... jk, idk call pest control!

Danko · 10-28-09, 21:42

maybe you could crush up a couple xanax in a little hamburger meat and throw it to him.

Beastmaster · 10-28-09, 23:35

The above posted suggestions are dumb, inhumane, and cruel. I suspect people were trying to be funny, but it turns out the had the opposite effect, imho.
One easy solution would be to use some plastic trashbags as a shield or wear them like a big hefty robe, use a trash can lid to shield your face, and pick it up, move it somewhere far away from the cat food, and let it go.
I'll bet you don't even get sprayed if you do it right. ie don't shake the cage, make loud noises, or threatening moves. Skunks are actually very nice lil critters and often make good/interesting pets.
If you think about it, the odor is a defensive weapon not an offensive one, so don't give it reason to feel threatened and you should be ok. Move slow, speak to it in a soothing voice.
If you think about it, just walk up to the trap with an old blanket held out in front of you, and cover the trap with it, and the skunk will relax since it won't see what's 'threatening' it.Next step is figuring out how to secure your garage.

dreadydavo · 10-29-09, 00:28

i definitely agree with beastmaster, although trapped wild animals usually go ape-shit if you try to go near the cage. Shielded with trashbags (wrapped more like it) try to approach the cage and throw a blanket over it and that should calm it down or at least contain a spray if it occurs. Thats your best bet if you want to do it yourself. Animal control in my city is good about being humane so you might wanna give them a call too. best of luck to ya

copelandiaKidd · 10-29-09, 01:25

for the record, if i offended, i is sorry!

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10-28-09, 21:14	#1 (permalink)
growurown Mycophage Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 132	skunk in live trap So ive been haveing coons get in my garage and eat the cat food. So i set the livetrap and in two days ive caught the cat twice, one possum, and one skunk. And thats my problem. How do i get the stinky bastard out of there with out getting sprayed. I live in town so i cant shoot it. Thought about calling the cops and have them deal with it cuz it would be illegal for me to and with a lil luck they might get sprayed. any suggestions

10-28-09, 21:15	#2 (permalink)
greenie Pot Farmer Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,560	bow and arrow or pellet gun. __________________ I am not real. I am a computer program.

10-28-09, 21:28	#3 (permalink)
copelandiaKidd Void Of Boundaries Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 578	tranquilizer gun, move off property, release... jk, idk call pest control! __________________ "LEARN THE RULES SO YOU CAN BREAK THEM PROPERLY" -The Dali lama "i don't care if it eats my cat, as long as the damn thing fruits"~ prism

10-28-09, 21:42	#4 (permalink)
Danko Mycophiliac Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 77	maybe you could crush up a couple xanax in a little hamburger meat and throw it to him. __________________ "When you're getting pelted with shitballs deputy, you gotta get a shit bat."

10-28-09, 23:35	#5 (permalink)
Beastmaster Weremod Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,614	The above posted suggestions are dumb, inhumane, and cruel. I suspect people were trying to be funny, but it turns out the had the opposite effect, imho. One easy solution would be to use some plastic trashbags as a shield or wear them like a big hefty robe, use a trash can lid to shield your face, and pick it up, move it somewhere far away from the cat food, and let it go. I'll bet you don't even get sprayed if you do it right. ie don't shake the cage, make loud noises, or threatening moves. Skunks are actually very nice lil critters and often make good/interesting pets. If you think about it, the odor is a defensive weapon not an offensive one, so don't give it reason to feel threatened and you should be ok. Move slow, speak to it in a soothing voice. If you think about it, just walk up to the trap with an old blanket held out in front of you, and cover the trap with it, and the skunk will relax since it won't see what's 'threatening' it.Next step is figuring out how to secure your garage. __________________ "Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available." -Gregory Benford

10-29-09, 00:28	#6 (permalink)
dreadydavo Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 91	i definitely agree with beastmaster, although trapped wild animals usually go ape-shit if you try to go near the cage. Shielded with trashbags (wrapped more like it) try to approach the cage and throw a blanket over it and that should calm it down or at least contain a spray if it occurs. Thats your best bet if you want to do it yourself. Animal control in my city is good about being humane so you might wanna give them a call too. best of luck to ya

10-29-09, 01:25	#7 (permalink)
copelandiaKidd Void Of Boundaries Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 578	for the record, if i offended, i is sorry! __________________ "LEARN THE RULES SO YOU CAN BREAK THEM PROPERLY" -The Dali lama "i don't care if it eats my cat, as long as the damn thing fruits"~ prism

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