Help! Skunk problem in garage!

**KnuckleBuckett** · 09-03-2009, 05:25 AM

Moth balls and formaldehyde. Just a few drops of formaldehyde can`t be detected by our noses, but animals hate it. Also works to humanely keep pets off of furniture.

A FEW well spaced drops or very LIGHT spray. You will need very little.

**lland** · 09-03-2009, 05:59 AM

As earlier noted, call animal control and have them (humanely) trap it. I was visiting my brother a while back and we were playing pool when we noticed a skunk asleep on the couch (named him "Stinky!). Called animal control who came with a Havahart trap. It took him about an hour to wake up and head inside for the bait (I think they used peanut butter). Once in, they covered it with a blanket (said if he can`t see what`s out there, he won`t spray) and took him far away to be released. The next morning, we found the entrance point and sealed it up.

LL

**Accumulator** · 09-03-2009, 10:44 AM

lland- Woo-hoo, that`s one cool story...on the *couch*

Good on you for handling it the right way :xyxthumbs

Since my last post on this thread we had a skunk on the back deck...the dogs found it and it sprayed my male just a bit before I called him away from it, but nothing a quick wipe with Outright couldn`t fix. Maybe it didn`t even *spray* in the usual sense, it sure wasn`t any big deal. It appears the skunk realized it coulda been dogfood, haven`t seen it since.

BTW, that Outright stuff works very, very well.

**Hey, Moe!** · 09-07-2009, 09:02 PM

According to the other tenant of my apartment buuilding, *my* skunk left about 30 minutes after I soaked him. It is my understanding that a neighbor humanely trapped him, and released him in the boonies.

I have seen a cat in the neighborhood, and so, I think the moth crystals are coming out. Or, I`ll prevail on the landlady to make both garage doors closeable.

**PSU 98** · 09-08-2009, 07:59 PM

I was advised by the local pest control company to cover three sides of the Havahart trap with a garbage bag. Once the trap is set, the entrance will then be covered by the trap door. You then just have to sneak a peek to make sure you`ve caught a skunk.

Another Central PA resident here BTW :wavey

**Accumulator** · 09-09-2009, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by PSU 98

I was advised by the local pest control company to cover three sides of the Havahart trap with a garbage bag...

Yeah, critters seem more inclined to go in those traps when the sides/top are covered.

**PSU 98** · 09-09-2009, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

Yeah, critters seem more inclined to go in those traps when the sides/top are covered.

And you don`t have to worry about getting sprayed disposing of the trap.

Maybe we should move this thread to the "pest control" section

**Hey, Moe!** · 09-09-2009, 03:32 PM

Having worked as a schoolteacher for 34 years, I`ve seen a few "two-legged" pests in my day......

**Hey, Moe!** · 09-09-2009, 03:35 PM

.....but now I get to wave at them as they go by in the school bus while I`m having my morning coffee (or tending to the car)!

(Ah, the smell of Griot`s Wheel Cleaner in the morning...)

**Accumulator** · 09-10-2009, 10:18 AM

Hey, Moe!- Heh heh, sounds like you`re settling into retirement just fine

**Hey, Moe!** · 09-10-2009, 11:28 PM

Accumulator--Yes, I`m doing just fine. Everyone asked me, "What will you do with your time?"

I have plenty to do. I can tend to the Focus and BMW at will, I still teach some tennis lessons leftover from my summer job, I keep current with my kids, I am playing more tennis now, and I am getting back into cooking mode, which I like to do.

Ah, the bell peppers (that I grew) on the sausage sandwiches I served at my local lodge during the Steeler game last night.

Sorry about no pics of the BMW. I don`t own a digital camera. When one of the kids stops over, I will take care of that. Maybe it is time to get a digital camera.

Thanks for asking!