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Trueveggie14
February 1st, 2006, 10:16 PM
This morning there was the cutest little skunk I'd ever seen curled up under someone's desk in the meter reading department at my job. How he got in the building no one knows. He had the most perfect small brown eyes. :hug: I just wanted to pick him up and hold him.

Basically we had to call animal control. They just left a cage with cat food in it to lore him. They made everyone leave the room and a few hours later he was inside the cage eating the cat food. They returned and released him into the local national park.

The entire time he was there he never sprayed anyone. He looked kind of little, so maybe their scent gland is not developed until adulthood. I read what Wikipedia had to say... which wasn't too in depth. It did say that it IS legal to have a skunk as a pet in certain US states. Then it didn't list them. If my state was listed, I probably would have taken him home. He was so adorable. :nigel: :smitten:

This isn't "him" but to give you an idea: http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/striped_skunk.htm

Do you know anyone who keeps a skunk as a companion?

goettling
February 2nd, 2006, 12:09 AM
I think Skunks are adorable also. I have heard that they can make great companions. Not sure what states are legal also.

misq17
February 2nd, 2006, 12:18 AM
I've read that skunks make wonderful pets, but you have to have their scent glands removed (I can't imagine this is great for the animal)

jenni-anti-fur
February 2nd, 2006, 04:46 AM
i have read/heard that they make wonderful pets-- and companions--but am not sure where that would be legal--and i dont know anyone that has one as a pet--but that would be intresting if they did.

peace and love

jenn

VeggieBiker
February 2nd, 2006, 10:57 AM
Skunks are adorable! One of the people that lives down the street from me had a mother skunk (wild) give birth to a litter of skunk babies so there were 4-5 little skunks in their yard tottering about last summer. So adorable!

I'm glad that animal control trapped and released the skunk, the little guy should have a good life in the woods. :)

Trueveggie14
February 2nd, 2006, 02:26 PM
Yeah, I worried about what they were going to do. This skunk looked really gentle. I'm pretty positive he didn't have rabies. There are tons of national parks in this area.