Skunks typically keep to themselves, however, when provoked by another animal or house pet, the skunk will defend itself and unleash its infamous spray on anything it feels threatened by. The reason we are seeing more and more skunks in our neighborhoods is because we keep building homes and moving skunks out of their habitat.

Skunks are scavengers and will eat almost anything so it’s a good idea to make sure that your trash is secure and that you properly clean up your yard after a family gathering and or BBQ. Most often times skunks will find their way under a porch, deck, shed, garage, and sometimes end up in your basement.