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NC Minnesota
Rick,
That skunk on the right in the picture has a very unique, white skirted tail. That's really quite rare in nature. Most look like the other three pictured.
A buddy of mine in Sd. had a pet skunk, called her Abby. She died about two weeks ago, at 8.5 years of age. She had her scent glands removed at a real young age, but would still act like she was going to spray when one of his dogs messed with her. Jerry used to take her for rides in his truck and everything, said people just freaked out when they saw her at the gas station and in public.
That skunk on the right in the picture has a very unique, white skirted tail. That's really quite rare in nature. Most look like the other three pictured.
A buddy of mine in Sd. had a pet skunk, called her Abby. She died about two weeks ago, at 8.5 years of age. She had her scent glands removed at a real young age, but would still act like she was going to spray when one of his dogs messed with her. Jerry used to take her for rides in his truck and everything, said people just freaked out when they saw her at the gas station and in public.
Rally
NC Minnesota
Ian,
I'm not sure about that, because with a permit, you can have coyotes for urine collection. Last I heard in Texas, both skunks and coyotes weren't classified as "game Animals' , but classified as nuisance animals, so you may be able to get a permit to retain a skunk as a pet. There must be some classification to include some furbearing animals, as there are also people with captive bobcats in Texas also. There are pretty stringent regs in most states to the care and holding facilities, but you may want to do some digging to find out for sure if you really want a skunk.
Rick,
I've heard other people say the same thing, and my understanding, is the way the operation is done, or if just the pods are removed without removing all the production glands, results in the smell later. I've held two skunks in my life that didn't stink, but handled a bunch that did! LOL
I'm not sure about that, because with a permit, you can have coyotes for urine collection. Last I heard in Texas, both skunks and coyotes weren't classified as "game Animals' , but classified as nuisance animals, so you may be able to get a permit to retain a skunk as a pet. There must be some classification to include some furbearing animals, as there are also people with captive bobcats in Texas also. There are pretty stringent regs in most states to the care and holding facilities, but you may want to do some digging to find out for sure if you really want a skunk.
Rick,
I've heard other people say the same thing, and my understanding, is the way the operation is done, or if just the pods are removed without removing all the production glands, results in the smell later. I've held two skunks in my life that didn't stink, but handled a bunch that did! LOL
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