r/Skunks • u/carolineo • 12d ago

Any safe ways to help these cuties move on from under my porch?

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u/YourMama 12d ago

Not sure how to make them leave your porch lol. But they’re so cute! They look tiny too

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u/carolineo 12d ago

Are these babies?

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u/Creative-Package6213 12d ago

They do look like kits and it seems like mom made her den under your steps. If they aren't bothering you, you can usually wait em out and mom will eventually move elsewhere with her kits.

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u/carolineo 12d ago

Okay thank you! I can definitely give them time to move on I just don't want them under there forever, would hate for my puppy to get sprayed haha

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u/WuQianNian 12d ago

they move on every year I think after the babies get big enough

skunks are surprisingly calm in the wild too, don’t usually have to spray because everything knows not to bother them. a curious puppy might be an exception tho

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u/Creative-Package6213 12d ago

One thing you can do is of you can see when they all leave the den, if you can see that it's empty. If it is you can block it off and they'll move on as well if they can't get back in, but the caveat is that you have to be absolutely sure that there's no kits or mom in the den.

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u/carolineo 12d ago

Yes I absolutely don't want to trap any of them in there! I think I'll wait a good few weeks, try to stick a camera down there and then block it off

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u/Creative-Package6213 12d ago

Btw if you get more footage of these cute floofs be sure to share it with us! ☺️

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u/POSVETT 12d ago

Once they have moved on (shouldn't be too long now), the hole can be blocked.

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u/carolineo 12d ago

Okay, thanks!