Posted: 6/8/2013 9:20:15 PM EDT
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Didn't really know exactly where to post this, except to steer clear of GD...
At one of our farms I saw what I thought was a big skunk right where you pull in. When I got closer I noticed was that it was dead It looks like it was shot with a .223 or something similar. I grabbed a shovel to throw it off in the weeds and saw 3 or 4 little babies run underneath a small nearby building. This little bugger came back out to investigate. 
Don't really know what to do with them, they're still small and don't have their eyes open yet. It would be one thing if a predator got the mother, but it was probably some douche looking for stuff to shoot at night, so I feel a little obligated to do something about them. I also wouldn't like to be sprayed. 
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Baby skunks and coons are cute, but they grow up. Many of these critters get shot for raiding chicken houses , bee hives etc, often leaving orphans. I tried to nurture some Juv coons, and damn near got my hand ripped off for my trouble. They are wild animals. Many areas have animal rehab organizations, check to see if your area has one and will take the skunks. In most states it is illegal to possess wilds animals, you might want to check. In Oregon, I could not get permission to raise the coons, I let em go into the swamp. By the way the incidence of rabies in these breeds is pretty high, be careful.
BTW, skunk juice ( green in color) is quite possibly the worst thing you can get on you. Don't ask me how I know this..... |
| Skunks, ferrets, weasels are all in he same family. If they can eat solid food, moist cat food will work, may even try marshmellows for treats. At least this is what I feed ours. I've only raised babies with mothers and have no experience working with orphs. Good luck! |
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I'm not looking to keep them, just to help them out. I think putting them in a box and calling a wildlife rehabilitator to take them is what I'll end up doing. They can end up being pests, I know, but I'm a very fair person, and I say they should get to live. Good for you. The good Lord put them here for a reason, unless they are actively raiding chickens etc, I would do the same as you. |
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I'm not looking to keep them, just to help them out. I think putting them in a box and calling a wildlife rehabilitator to take them is what I'll end up doing. They can end up being pests, I know, but I'm a very fair person, and I say they should get to live. what I would do. I called one up about baby possums. I have no use for them around here but I wasnt going to Kill those two tiny babies with their ugly ass huge sad eyes FWIW people de-gland skunks and keep them as pets and from what I hear they make pretty good pets... I wanted one growing up on the other hand Racoons when kept as pets grow up to be really bad pets lol |