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Skunk Removal and Pest Control Services

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Serving the Denver Metro Area from Castle Rock to Boulder

Signs You Have a Skunk

Smell:

Strong, pungent, sulphurous
Strongest in the morning
Check several days in a row to see if it lives in your yard or just passing through

Tracks:

Look like little dog or bear prints
Front paws 1 inch by 1 inch, back paws about 2.5 inches by 1.5
Often lead from places burrowed under fences or other barriers

Foraging:

Digging in the lawn
Eaten fruit and greenery in the garden

Droppings:

About the size of a cat’s
Contain refuse, including insect skeletons, fruit seeds, or animal hair

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If you think you have a skunk problem, please call or contact Animal & Pest Control Specialist, Inc, serving homes across the Front Range, including Denver, Evergreen, and Castle Rock.

Skunk Nuisance Concern:

They typically dwell beneath houses, buildings, decks and sheds
They like warm, dark, dry defensible places
They are common carriers of rabies and fleas

Skunk Removal:

Skunks cannot be relocated under state law
We recommend trapping (most effective) or strobe lights if possible
After they are trapped we euthanize and dispose of them

General Information about Skunks:

They will feed on almost anything
They are nocturnal animals
One litter a year consisting of 2-10 babies
Birthing months are typically in the spring
They can spray their noxious odor up to 23 ft, accurately to 10 ft

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