Something different. Meet my new baby Skunk

[Gretchen]

Kes Arevo said:

So... Any smelly incidents?

She doesn’t have scent glands. So other than her stool which she’s does in the litter tray and to be honest doesn’t smell half as bad as a cat, no.

[RizzoTheRat]

Gretchen said:

That's some serious claws (and a very cute face), do they need to dig a lot to keep them ground down?

[anonymous-user]

RizzoTheRat said:

Gretchen said:

That's some serious claws (and a very cute face), do they need to dig a lot to keep them ground down?

I thought they looked a bit sharp too!

Still cool story

“What happened to your face Gretchen”
“Oh just got attacked by my skunk”



It looks fantastic, can you train it to do stuff or does it just walk around your house and sleep etc.

[Kes Arevo]

Gretchen said:

She doesn’t have scent glands. So other than her stool which she’s does in the litter tray and to be honest doesn’t smell half as bad as a cat, no.

Phew! Had to ask!

[Turn7]

I never knew yo could actually own one, let alone want to!

Very cute all the same....

[Mr E]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Hopefully you don't own a female black cat.

What you did there. I sees it.

[ali_kat]

[lemansky]

Gretchen said:

Gorgeous!

[fttm]

Full of character , hope everything workouts especially the care pet bit . We had one living in an old grain bin for a few years which we fenced off from the dogs , never gave us any bother just came and went as it pleased . Best avoided in the wild , they really are very pungent .

[Flat6er]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

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

This didn't get the credit it deserved.

Gretchen. She looks amazingly cute but I'd be concerned about those claws if she felt cornered.

[shedweller]

Sooo jealous!

We have kept house ferrets for years (ferrets loose in the house)
And as such we are considered weirdos by muggles who do not understand the nature of this type of animal.

We have often lusted after a skunk as a house pet but always seem to have a ferret or two in the house at the time they come on the market.
Although with those claws... scratching at doors could be an issue but they train very easily and quickly if anything like ferrets in that regard!

Does she crap into a corner like a ferret does? Always funny watching them reverse in!

[Gretchen]

Her claws are for foraging. I guess if she ever had the time to get bored she might start digging at carpets. But so far so good. They are nowhere near as sharp as cat claws. One of my cats scratches like a hypodermic needle almost every time he jumps up for cuddles!

Yep she backs in to the corner of the litter tray to defecate. Much like a ferret/hamster. My other half has had house Ferrets before and says she’s similar.

Little video of her snaffling her favourite bits from her food bowl.

[Kes Arevo]

Brilliant!

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Told my wife about this and her reply cracked me up........

"A skunk......ffs why, had the shop run out of honey badgers?"

[LosingGrip]

She looks very cute!

[LotusMartin]

Reminds me of this from Christmas...
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[Gretchen]

Tinks first time with Locusts. She’s quick on these so hard to get a photo.

[condor]

Are they live locusts? slightly sedated? or dead?

[Saleen836]

condor said:

Are they live locusts? slightly sedated? or dead?

Looking at the container they will be live, I used to buy live crickets for my Tarantula in the same type of container

[condor]

I was interested to know, rather than being judgemental
What is the likelihood of a locust escaping and causing a plague of biblical proportions ?