WHERE DO SKUNKS HIDE?
If you have family pets, then you'll absolutely want to keep your cats and dogs away from skunks to avoid severe allergic reactions from the animals’ spray or the dangers of being bitten. Most skunks will look for places to hide on your property, such as in a crawl space or underneath a building. Some skunks will scurry underneath a building’s deck to hide from the sun or rain. Or occasionally, a smaller skunk will enter a downspout or rain gutters, and if there's a hole in a building’s rooftop, then the skunk can enter the walls or attic.
WHY DO YOU NEED PROFESSIONAL WILDLIFE TECHNICIANS?
In some geographic regions, skunks are protected by local laws, so you can’t poison or shoot the animals. Fortunately, there are expert skunk trappers available at All Star Animal Trapping in Los Angeles. With our professional skunk trapping services, you won’t need to worry about being sprayed or bitten by this invasive critter. One of our skunk trappers will find where the animals are hiding so that he can use one of our humane skunk trapping methods to capture and relocate the furry invaders for good.
HOW ARE SKUNKS CAPTURED?
In some cases, a technician can capture a skunk with a specialized net, but in many cases, trapping skunks with steel traps is a better plan. With this type of wildlife removal, steel traps are placed at the animal’s exit locations. Bait is often used to encourage the invasive wildlife to enter a steel trap, and the door of the trap will close as the skunk enters the device.
All Star Animal Trapping has skunk trappers who know how to capture the skunks that are living underneath outbuildings, such as pool houses or gardening sheds. In addition to capturing one or more these animals, we can clean the area where the skunks have been living to eliminate their pheromones.
This involves removing the skunks’ droppings and spraying strong chemicals. By doing this, additional skunks aren’t attracted to the same area as before. We can also install wire mesh over downspouts or the entry holes on the side of a building to keep the skunks from entering these areas.
How to Get Rid of Skunks from Your Property
Skunks are one of the most unique nuisance animals in the United States. Their ability to spray their powerful, pungent odor makes them fearsome to many other animals and even people who have been sprayed. Beyond this unique ability, skunks can cause a serious amount of damage to your property. When you notice the pungent aroma of a skunk, or you have seen one in your yard, it is high time to do something about it. Continue reading to learn more about how you can get rid of skunks from your property.
What Damage Do Skunks Cause to Properties?
While skunks might seem interesting to watch, they can be menaces. The largest problems caused by skunks are their destructive tendencies. Skunks love to root around in yards, flower beds, vegetable gardens, and literally anywhere else there may be grubs. This can ruin gardens, make yards look messy, and can ruin your yard’s insect population. In addition, the burrowing habits of skunks can lead to serious problems, as they often like to dig their dens right next to sturdy structures. This can eventually cause a weakening of the foundation, leading to the potential failure of your home, garage, or deck’s substructure. Finally, skunks can harm and kill any fruits, vegetables, flowers, or even small fowl or other animals on your property.
In addition to the damage they cause, skunks can also spread many different diseases to humans. Rabies, leptospirosis, and many other serious and harmful diseases can be transmitted through direct bites or scratches by skunks. In addition, skunks often leave feces that are loaded with all kinds of pathogens. In order to keep you, your family, and your pets safe, it is vital to remove these critters quickly.
How Can I Prevent Skunks from Getting onto My Property?
The prevention of skunks from getting onto your property can be as difficult or as easy as you decide to make it. The most surefire way to keep skunks out is to put up a fence that goes slightly underground to prevent burrowing underneath. In addition to fencing, there are a few other things you can do to reduce your yard’s appeal to skunks. Be sure to lock up any pet food or left out garbage. Always pick up fallen fruit from fruit trees. And finally, clean up any and all debris around your yard. This includes tall grass and weeds, woodpiles, and any other fallen plant matter.
How Can I Get Rid of Skunks on My Property?
When you have skunks on your property, you may be tempted to try removing them on your own. For many reasons, it is actually recommended that you hire a professional wildlife removal service to take care of your skunk problem. One of the biggest reasons is that there can be serious legal ramifications to removing certain animals from your property on your own. In addition, virtually all nuisance animals carry dozens of harmful diseases that could infect you, your family, or your pets if you try to remove skunks by yourself. Finally, providing a humane removal experience for animals can be a difficult task for homeowners, as they often do not have the experience to safely care for a nuisance animal. To learn more about skunk removal, visit skunkpestcontrol.com.
If you are going to try to remove skunks from your property on your own, you will more than likely want to purchase a cage trap. Cage traps are completely humane and do not harm the animal at all. To use a cage trap, simply bait the back of it and leave it set for the skunks. This removal technique works whether the skunks somehow got into your home, or if they are simply wandering around your property. When you try to remove the skunks, be sure to exercise caution, as all wild animals can bite, scratch, and spread their diseases easily.
Why Hire All Star Animal Trapping?
Here at All Star Animal Trapping, we are proud to provide excellent wildlife removal services to our clients. For many years, our experts have been removing skunks with the most humane techniques available. Throughout the entire removal process, All Star Animal Trapping is focused on the client’s safety and well-being. In addition to removing wildlife, we also provide many other services, including wildlife exclusion, attic restoration, and attic cleanup. If you have a pest control problem, be sure to contact us here at All Star Animal Trapping today!