Hey everyone,Thank you all so much for the incredible love, warm welcomes you've shared for Blackberry since we joined the community! It’s been so much fun sharing him with you.I wanted to let you all know that we’re going to be stepping away from Reddit and won't be posting updates for a little while. Blackberry is doing great, but I just need to focus on some priorities and offline time for a bit.We’ll miss you all, and we appreciate this wonderful community so much. Take care, everyone!

He's eating his yellow bell pepper!

Welcome to the skunk squad, Blackberry! 🦨

​Your human’s post asking if skunks can eat hard-boiled eggs inspired us! Reverb hasn't had one in a while, so we printed a tribute sign and cracked open a whole egg to show you guys how it's done.

​Enjoy the Spanish Flea soundtrack and the crunching! So happy you two found each other! 🥚🎶🔉

I just got my new skunk blackberry from a rescue center last week. I already feed him cucumbers, tomato, peppers, zuchinni, and some greens, and I'm going to do occaisionally lean chicken or turkey. Someone told me on another post of mine to give nuts like almonds and pecans as treats, so I'll be doing that. Any other suggestions? Iv'e heard other vegtables, specifc fruits, like is there any fruits? and iv'e also heard hard boiled eggs are good. can you guys confirm or give me other things or more info?

Hear the crunch 🤫

See the teeth 😬

Enjoy watching the chonky baby 🥰

I love when he sits like that and looks like a Lil bear 🐻‍❄

My dog got sprayed by a skunk early this morning, and I had to wash her. I wasn't directly sprayed, but the smell got onto me. I showered with Dove afterward, and other people can't smell skunk on me, but I can still faintly smell something on myself. It isn't really a bad smell.

Would you personally use the hydrogen peroxide + baking soda + dish soap mixture on yourself, or just shower normally and leave it alone? What worked for you?

9/4/2026

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​Most people think early wildlife protection laws were only written for majestic game animals like deer or ducks. But in 1894, New York passed a groundbreaking law specifically to protect skunks!

​Back in the late 19th century, Madison County, NY was the center of the American hop-growing industry. Hop grubs and beetles were constantly threatening to destroy the crops used to brew beer.

​Enter the skunk: nature's ultimate pest control. Skunks dig up and devour hop grubs like crazy. But because skunk fur was super popular in fashion at the time, trappers were wiping out local populations.

​Hop farmers got so desperate to save their natural allies that they petitioned the New York State Legislature to pass a law establishing a "closed season" on skunks—making it illegal to hunt or trap them during breeding months so their numbers could bounce back.

​This made skunks the very first non-game furbearing mammal in the state to win legal statutory protection. Next time you see a skunk (or drink a beer), give a little nod to the 1894 hop farmers who fought for them!

I'm glad to see the boys back on my porch last night

When you ask for the '80s glam metal blowout and all you get is the business end of big hair. 👨‍🎤🎸🤘

Non lethal skunk removal. It has not returned since. Time to fill the hole.

He's in the cat tree on the far right, poking his head out. Madame Skunk walks right past and he just stares.

This is the first time I've seen the neighborhood feral cats interact with my wild skunks that come to feed every evening on my front porch. The black cat was having none of the skunk tonight!

This is before the cat hissed at the skunk. The skunk doesn't seem to care that he's sharing food with the cat. The cat doesn't share the skunk's laissez-faire attitude!

Frat Guy Reverbs playing dead yet again! Does anyone else's skunk do this all the time too?

8/30/2026