Something different. Meet my new baby Skunk

[Gretchen]

Growing up one of my best friends Dad had all manner of animals about the house. I thought nothing of a sleepover with a Fox at the end of the bed and more in enclosures that came and went from the house. A Kinkajou in an outside enclosure, snakes, lizards, Sugar Gliders, Hedgehogs, Fancy Rats and Mice and other mammals. I always wanted a Skunk.

Last week that dream was fulfilled after I found one locally for sale and took my boyfriend to see her...

Meet Maude. Born Spring 2019. Litter trained, loves to snuggle and just the sweetest nature. Maude was born outside of the U.K. and has had her scent glands removed. A practice now illegal here. She loves her food, in particular Carrots, Chicken, Beef, Red Peppers, Almonds and natural dog food and treats. My cats (haven’t met her yet) have kindly donated lots of their toys which she enjoys playing with, chasing balls and digging for treats in the tunnels.

Maude will hopefully take to walking on a harness so she can enjoy trips to the park to forage for grubs and such. And I also plan to take her in to work (care home) to meet the residents (elderly/dementia) as a therapy pet.

[hairy v]

She is beautiful! Please give us updates.

[moorx]

Seriously cute

[Sheets Tabuer]

Hopefully you don't own a female black cat.

Lovely, how the hell do you ge them?

[The Rotrex Kid]

Well I think you win the ‘oddest pet award’ on PH this week. What a beauty!

[Kes Arevo]

Bookmarked!!

[UTH]

I remember many years ago seeing something on TV about someone with a pet skunk and it looked like one of the cutest pets I'd ever seen!

I assume it's possible to toilet train? Does it use a litter tray? Or wait until it can go outside?

[TwigtheWonderkid]

When you take her out walking, don't let on about the removed scent glands. That way you might get space to do your own thing.

[RVVUNM]

When I saw the first photo I thought you had been conned and bought a Badger.

[Petrus1983]

That’s adorable!

Don’t know why but reminded me of this -

[Sammo123]

Petrus1983 said:

That’s adorable!

Don’t know why but reminded me of this -

That made me laugh much more than it should have

[condor]

Lovely - What a great pet to have

[irocfan]

Fantastic - I (dimly) recall reading somewhere that skunks actually can make good pets (as do sloths).

As for your friend's dad, you sure he wasn't Dr Dolittle?

[Gretchen]

UTH said:

I remember many years ago seeing something on TV about someone with a pet skunk and it looked like one of the cutest pets I'd ever seen!

I assume it's possible to toilet train? Does it use a litter tray? Or wait until it can go outside?

She so soft, her tail course similar to dogs, uses a litter box like a cat would. If she’s let out it needs to be in a secure space as she doesn’t have recall and her ‘wild’ instinct would result in her wandering and getting lost. She will most likely be microchipped as a precaution in the event this happened. Due to her being de-scented she’d also lack a homing skill.

Oh she now appears to have inherited the name ‘Tinks’ due to her inquisitive and tinkering nature.

[Sheets Tabuer]

And it's also short for Stinks.

[Taita]

Does have a lovely boopy nose too

[TwigtheWonderkid]

I would have called her Pongo. Although she looks like........a Nancy

[steveo3002]

looks like a pepe...after pepe le pew

[Gretchen]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

I would have called her Pongo. Although she looks like........a Nancy

Haha. We had this discussion. Nancy is a spider! (He’s just got a Jumping Spider so maybe on the cards?)

[Kes Arevo]

So... Any smelly incidents?