glassdriller

Keep in mind that skunks come out at night and do not like their bedding area to be wet.

mimiof4

Call your insurance company, after the pest are caught, you may have to have things professionally cleaned, new paint carpet etc.

hopetoquilt

Planting mint in a pot to prevent it spreading like a weed is an idea to consider.

Halo

Most animals do not like lavender either. Before I found this out, I used the moth balls to rid us of the skunks. Haven't had anymore problems for several years now. We not only put them under the house, but also around our property line. The other animals never bothered them at all.

miriam

I will testify that the radio works for racoons. We had one in the chimney. DH put talk radio real loud right next to where he saw the coon. After the coon left he put a topper on the chimney. It is one thing to evict the critter and another thing to let the critter come back. SIL saw a skunk in the chicken house last spring and went after it with a board - well the skunk was too quick - but SIL did get the skunk... SIL's coat went in the burn pile...

toverly

Reminds me of a funny story, my mom had a plumber under her house and he knew she had cats. While he was on his back under the crawl space, a baby skunk came up and sniffed him. He just talked to it. It wasn't until he turned his headlight on him that he realized it was a skunk. He didn't get sprayed but he did finish the job and get out of there. Her's would parade past the window at dusk and walk down the sidewalk. But they never sprayed. Eventually, they moved on and we fixed the broken vent that allowed them in.

Piper

I saw in one of your early posts that you said you were going to give the radio a try. I hope you did and I hope it worked. Skunks are very shy and solitary animals and noise will almost certainly send them on their way.

I would discourage the use of moth balls. Even if they work, they are poison to the soil, a danger to kids and your pets and not pleasant to breathe in either.

If you or your animals do get sprayed, the best treatment is tomato juice. Very safe and super effective.

OrangeSherbet

Make mint tea.

ladydukes

How do you get rid of Rock Chucks and Woodpeckers???

miriam

get an owl?