Jeronimo liked the litter pan in the downstairs bathroom at the cabin. If someone locked him out, he would bang down the door.
This title was Lacey’s first long sentence, she’s beginning to talk now. Been so busy I didn’t get to the story until now.
There are never enough litter boxes in a skunk household. The more skunks you have the more litter pans you might want.
We have two girl skunks now. They are not like the boys. The girls prefer a clean litter pan. We can have a pan in every room – for their convenience – but it is not enough.
After dinner the other day Blossom had to go pooey. She headed for the one closest to her den. Lacey was just finishing up. Blossom sighed exasperatedly. Lacey climbed out, saying, “The one in the office is clean.” And off Blossom galloped to the other end of the house for the clean box.
I can be in the office working and one will come in to poo. I have the box right by my feet so that when I am working I can deter them from using it. Otherwise I would have to stop what I am doing and clean the box. Geez, I think they could use the other ones more than once.
Really, if one pees in a litter pan, they will avoid it until it is changed. We would be standing by with a towel and wipes if they had it their way.
SKUNK FACT: they prefer corners. In the wild they back up to logs and tree stumps. They also will use the other end of their den because the poo smells like skunk spray and deters other animals. Best to warn a wolf with a pile of poo than surprise them with a spray in the face. What skunk wants to wake up and bother with all that.
SKUNK TIP: All animals are highly sensitive to essential oils. These should never be used directly on your pet or around them too close. Be careful of oils in shampoos too. The best shampoos are fragrance free and do not contain potentially harmful ingredients like PEG, meaning very bad propolyne glycol (there are about 100 synonyms for this alone) lauryl sulfates, DEA and harsh chemicals. I keep my life simple and just shampoo my skunks in the mildest human shampoo and conditioner that also has no harsh chemicals—- which I believe is by Neways. I like the Ultimate shampoo for my girls, but if you really want to take them to the salon try Keratonics. With these for shampooing, I just know they will always be okay. Email me from my website ESSA Natural with questions.
Oh you’re so darn cute! Hubby and I can’t wait until we can have a skunk. Not permitted here in Colorado, but we are planning on moving to Florida, within a year or two. First on our list!
Comment by Rachel — August 11, 2009 @ 1:00 PM |
Yes, the litter pans. They are cute aren’t they. The one under my desk that I will not let them use but keep there just in case when I am gone from the office, well that one keeps rubbing my cable connector and then I lose the net. I know some homes with litter something in every corner of every room, skunks c an be that way, they prefer a corner or to back up to a log in the wild. We are fortunate, if they do a poo outside the pan, I verbally scold and they will both quit for months before trying or forgetting.
Comment by essaadams — October 7, 2009 @ 8:08 AM |