Look what I just chased out of my yard

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Originally Posted by mimimomo

Oh no poor skunk must be sick.

There's lots of skunks here, I almost got sprayed by one! So I googled back then & ran into this site, it has very good info: Rabies - Walkin' Wild Skunk Rescue

Great article. This particular skunk didn't fit the description of any "healthy" skunk, but fit every description of a sick skunk. I don't know if you can tell by this pic below, just how sickly it does look.

Originally Posted by rubymoon2072

maybe it was someones pet. I hope it will be ok. cute lil thing even though the last thing you want is your babies sprayed or worse by it.

This is highly unlikely. This type of pet would be prohibited here unless you possess a special certificate which is rare. The majority of my neighbors are retired too. Not impossible it's a pet, but extremely unlikely.

As of right now, I don't know if AC ever found the skunk. My neighbor who had one in his garage, said this is not the same one. His is a baby or smaller. So my friends, I think we have a family. There is a large dirt pile left over from a house construction in an empty lot behind my house. I am betting there is a den dug into that dirt pile. I will alert AC of this and see if the city can come out and level that dirt. It really concerns me, because kids play on that dirt often.

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Here is a healthy one. (I go out in the country and take all kinds of pictures. LOL, including skunks)