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Offline Kirk-o

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SKUNKS
« on: October 01, 2007, 06:57:57 pm »
I have been haveing trouble with Skunks and Ants.I put some Boraic acid out mixed in Grape Jelly in a Jar and it looked like the Skunk took it and licked it clean.About 8 oz or so . do you think that Skunk got the Hershey's?

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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2007, 07:17:01 pm »
Carpet tack strips will deter those skunks.
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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2007, 07:30:17 pm »
Add some aspirin and you'll be in business.
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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2007, 07:43:33 pm »
What does aspirin do?
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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2007, 07:58:49 pm »
Quote from: Michael Bush on October 01, 2007, 07:30:17 pm
Add some aspirin and you'll be in business.

To the boraic acid or the tack strips?

Aspirin thins the blood so they bleed out
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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2007, 11:25:59 pm »
ExLax has been known to cause skunks to move to another part of the county.  Guess you could mix in some aspirin.
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« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2007, 03:22:44 am »
Good thing i have my dogs to scare the skunks away
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« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2007, 07:41:08 am »
Quote from: crazyness on October 02, 2007, 03:22:44 am
Good thing i have my dogs to scare the skunks away
Skunks ain't scared of dogs.

A dog/skunk encounter will result in your dog smelling pretty bad for a good long while.  Skunks are carriers of rabies, be sure your dogs are vacinated.
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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2007, 07:41:54 am »
Usually the aspirin is crushed and mixed with a raw egg.  It kills the skunk.  It won't hurt dogs and cats usually aren't that interested in the egg.

But I prefer just to use top entrances and they leave my hives alone.

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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2007, 11:14:25 am »
My mother's dog got in a fight with a skunk and got rabies. The vet said if you see a skunk in the day time it is a sure bet they have rabies.
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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2007, 09:54:03 am »
 speaking of skunks.I saw a big hole dug in my yard the other day and upon inspection I found that a yellow jacket nest had been dug up and made supper probably by a skunk. there was comb and dead yellow jackets laying all over.
The tack strips work well for coons also.
How many aspirins do you mix with the raw eggs ? We are infested with skunks around here and they multiply like crazy. If I can get rid of some without trapping them so much the better.
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« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2007, 02:03:00 am »
Jerry, that is horrible.  What happened to your mother's dog?  I hate to ask this, but was it lethal?  I don't know if I want the answer, but I must ask.  This is sad.

I think that if one sees a skunk in the daytime, there is indeed something wrong with this creature, they are nocturnal.  They don't wander during daytime.  Please tell me what happened to her dog.  I wish her well.

Have a wonderful day, Cindi.
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« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2007, 05:49:02 am »
Cindy calm down. It is just a dog. An animal just like the skunk. Why have such emotion for one animal and not the other?

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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2007, 07:06:30 am »
i never tried this but i bet some habenaros mixed with some raw egg will deter a skunk. it would keep me away.
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Offline Cindi

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« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2007, 10:53:03 am »
Jerry, ha.  I see quite a big difference between a dog and a skunk, I kind of like this species of animal called dog.  They are kind of cute, most are friendly, and I really don't have to worry about a big stink!!!!  Have a wonderful day, great life.  Cindi
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Re: SKUNKS
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2007, 01:05:09 pm »
Randy,
Dont try it. They might like it and just keep coming back for more! :shock:
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« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2007, 01:22:02 pm »
Quote from: CBEE on October 04, 2007, 01:05:09 pm
Randy,
Dont try it. They might like it and just keep coming back for more! :shock:
ha! maybe they will like it and then their stink bomb will not only smell bad but be like pepper spray.
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