Skunk Removal Toronto Area

A: Skunks don't have a specific nesting spot but prefer warm shallow burrows when it's warm and deeper burrows during the colder months. Most animals, including skunks, also love living near humans.

Most species of skunks like the porch skunk loves living in burrows they dig with their sharp claws. Yard skunks on the other hand do not mind residing in any empty barrow they come across. You can also find skunks nesting in dry wood piles, inside concrete slabs, porches, hollow trees, under rock piles, or even inside dry culverts.

A: Skunk odor is terrible and can prompt you to dispose of your clothes, but don't do that. you can remove the pungent smell from your clothes by washing them using a mixture of hot water, laundry detergent, and baking soda. Dishwashing soap or carbolic soap can also work but most washing detergents are scented thus making them more effective.

After washing, air dry them in the sun and your clothes will be fresh as ever. Another alternative is giving your clothes a tomato juice bath.

A: Skunks need no introduction. These black and white mammals are a common nuisance animal in Ontario Canada, who plunder through properties looking for food, water, and shelter. Since these are usually large as medium-sized dogs, dealing with them offers some difficult challenges. It also includes the fact that they can spray foul-smelling odor when they feel threatened and transmit diseases through bites and scratches.

Apart from the foul odor, skunks also love digging holes around your house.

A: Skunks can be dangerous when they feel cornered or are startled. They release sulfurous chemicals from their anal glands as their defensive weapon. When this is sprayed on you or your pets, the scent can be difficult to remove and may cause skin irritation or temporary blindness.

If someone is scratched or bitten by a rabid skunk, it should be treated as an emergency. Without urgent medical care, the chances of survival are quite small. This is because skunks and other rodents are primary carriers of rabies.

For those living in skunk-infested locations, ensure that your pests, especially guard dogs are administered with rabies vaccine to protect them from succumbing to rabies.

A: Skunks are most active from February till early March, as it is the prime mating period. Typically, the litter is born between March and late May, and during the early fall, they start to venture out with their parents in search of food. During late fall, they can sense the temperature change and start looking for places to hibernate during the winter.

A: Very often, you will have smelled skunks in your home or yard. But, many times, the smell is not immediately apparent. You should look for burrows and damage around your home, yard, garage, and near garbage storage areas.

A: Although skunks can be attracted to pet food, having a dog can help keep animals out of your yard. Dogs are very sensitive animals and can smell skunks and other animals from afar. When dogs bark, the skunks won't come near.

It is also important to seal all potential entry points used to enter your home. Our team will seal all the crawl spaces and install one-way doors that cannot easily push in.

A one-way door system is a great wildlife control hack for all rodents, skunks, squirrels, and so on.