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Hey, Moe! · 07-03-09, 08:48

I do have a garage to park my car in. It is shared with the upstairs tenant at the apartment where I live. It is not a "man cave," just a place to get my car out of the weather (the doors don't even close).

Tonight, as I was about to pull in my half of the garage (about 11PM), I noticed that there was a critter behind the recycling bin. It was a skunk!

I turned the hose on him, and he moved around a bit, but did not leave. For sure, he is a soaking wet skunk right now.

I kept my car outside the garage (it is about 30 feet from my back door), and turned off all lights. I figured that by daybreak, he will leave, since skunks are nocturnal.

There is no garbage that he can get into. My garbage can is a large, heavy, new Rubbermaid can with a tight-fitting lid.

My question is this. Without the ability to close the garage door, how can I convince this skunk to stay out of the garage in the future?

07-03-09, 08:48	#1 (permalink)
Hey, Moe! Registered User Hey, Moe! is offline Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Central PA Posts: 503	Help! Skunk problem in garage! I do have a garage to park my car in. It is shared with the upstairs tenant at the apartment where I live. It is not a "man cave," just a place to get my car out of the weather (the doors don't even close). Tonight, as I was about to pull in my half of the garage (about 11PM), I noticed that there was a critter behind the recycling bin. It was a skunk! I turned the hose on him, and he moved around a bit, but did not leave. For sure, he is a soaking wet skunk right now. I kept my car outside the garage (it is about 30 feet from my back door), and turned off all lights. I figured that by daybreak, he will leave, since skunks are nocturnal. There is no garbage that he can get into. My garbage can is a large, heavy, new Rubbermaid can with a tight-fitting lid. My question is this. Without the ability to close the garage door, how can I convince this skunk to stay out of the garage in the future?