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abaddon248 · 10-24-2008, 12:36 PM

15 lbs! thats bigger than my sheltie! is he a happy pet all around? do you need to anything especially special for her ? is it true about touching their feet all the time ?

bettyeanne · 10-24-2008, 12:44 PM

Fifi is beautiful ... her fur looks the texture of mink!! I know she must be so much fun!

Our neighborhood borders undeveloped land and there is a 4 ft. stucco wall that runs the entire length of the property. I can peek over the top and there's wildlife over there. Last winter we had deer prints on our patio in the snow! I would love to see them. There's also a skunk that lives out there .... I peek out there all the time just hoping to see it. I know when it is out there because I can smell it!

The weekend of the air show, the Blue Angels were here and flew really low over the rooftops. Patrick was across the street at a neighbors and came running in to close a window ... he said he guessed the planes got so low, they scared the skunk!! Yep ... it was mad!!

xxmxaxrxyxx · 10-24-2008, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessbell

You have a pet Skunk?! I've never seen a Skunk as a pet before, had no idea you could actually do that! How cool is that?! She's so pretty!

Gosh, how incredible!

Jess

same here! hehe

JesBred · 10-24-2008, 12:57 PM

Im SO jealous! I have always wanted a pet skunk. When I was a kid they had skunk races at the fair which prompted my want of one as a pet! This is so cool

bellasmomok · 10-24-2008, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LilDaysha

I've always wanted a skunk. Pita, and Fifi looks so cute together.

Me TOOOOO!!! I used to tell my girlfriends if neither of us ever gets married, we should live together in an old house and have pet skunks that we could walk down the street....that way we could at least be eccentric old ladies together!!

(Maybe I'll get married someday, though, and maybe my husband will let me have one anyway

.)

stedmansmommy · 10-24-2008, 01:08 PM

Oh my gosh! What a cute picture of the two of them but I can honestly say that I had NO idea that people had skunks as pets LOL!! I didn't even know you COULD??

Geez, ya learn something new everyday!

Your babies are absolutely precious and that is so great that they get along so well like that!!

abaddon248 · 10-24-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by stedmansmommy

Oh my gosh! What a cute picture of the two of them but I can honestly say that I had NO idea that people had skunks as pets LOL!! I didn't even know you COULD??

Geez, ya learn something new everyday!

Your babies are absolutely precious and that is so great that they get along so well like that!!

you would be surprized in what kind of pets you can actually have other than dog and cats and birds.

I wanted a fennec fox a year ago..and still thinking of a miniture deer! lol

Smarty Bones · 10-24-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JesBred

When I was a kid they had skunk races at the fair which prompted my want of one as a pet! This is so cool

I have lived a very sheltered life methinks....This thread has really got me googling a ton of skunk-related stuff....

Fifi and the cheese theory cracks me up? Another ignorant question -- do you have to worry about her biting or clawing like a cat?

PrestigeousYT · 10-24-2008, 02:20 PM

We were out at the golf course when my son was 3 and he saw a skunk and went running to it he thought it was a cat LOL
thank god it didnt spray him.
Yours is adorable!

Carsons Mommy · 10-24-2008, 02:31 PM

Okay well I TOTALLY want a pet skunk now!!! How COOL!!!!!!!!!

How much are they? How long do they live? Lets see more pics!

taje · 10-24-2008, 02:37 PM

Fifi is VERY happy! She's in my room with me now going thro my purse. She doesn't chew cords or anything, she could do damage with her claws but she doesn't. She sleeps and eats mostly. She will play rough with my hands but I put a sock or a puppet on so she can play with me like that.

She is a bit overweight. She loves to eat so much and so it's really hard not to overfeed her. I am hoping that she loses some around springtime. In the wild they would be bulking up for winter when food is scarce. She also will get more lethargic as the time goes on through winter. (so I'm told) I live in Florida but Fifi's inherited genes don't know that.

I love having her. She is different from a dog or a cat but very cool.

My husband didn't realize she would have to live inside when he bought her as a surprise for me for my birthday. I've always wanted a skunk. He is good about her as long as I don't let her steal his socks. She will collect things and take them into her bed so that it is more snuggly.

Yes ,having a skunk is great!!

BubblPopElectrc · 10-24-2008, 05:23 PM

That is so cute! What a pair.

She doesn't try to escape over the gate when you put her away when you aren't home? Does she respond to her name like a dog would?

taje · 10-24-2008, 05:46 PM

She really can't climb that well, skunks front feet are very developed like bears, her back feet, not so much. She is very bottom heavy and thank god she can't climb the gate. She can go upstairs and things but she has trouble getting onto the couch herself.

She does come when I call her, although today she didn't want to come out from under the bed so i waved a cold piece of pizza under there and POOF
a skunk appeared! I gave her only a bite of it as a reward.

I take her for walks outside or really i follow her around while she snuffles everything. I tried a dog harness on her but with her odd shape it really doesn't work very well so I put just a collar firmly behind her front legs and that works quite well, she doesn't feel confined and she can't get out of it as her but is so much bigger than her middle.

She is very soft. I give her the occasional bath but she stays pretty clean and she doesn't shed very much which I was worried about!

ladyj · 10-25-2008, 03:01 AM

I would love to have a pet skunk! I have seen skunk shows on TV and the variety of colors is astonishing. I would love to have a totally white one.

10-24-2008, 12:44 PM	#17
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	Fifi is beautiful ... her fur looks the texture of mink!! I know she must be so much fun! Our neighborhood borders undeveloped land and there is a 4 ft. stucco wall that runs the entire length of the property. I can peek over the top and there's wildlife over there. Last winter we had deer prints on our patio in the snow! I would love to see them. There's also a skunk that lives out there .... I peek out there all the time just hoping to see it. I know when it is out there because I can smell it! The weekend of the air show, the Blue Angels were here and flew really low over the rooftops. Patrick was across the street at a neighbors and came running in to close a window ... he said he guessed the planes got so low, they scared the skunk!! Yep ... it was mad!! __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

10-24-2008, 12:57 PM	#19
JesBred YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 350	Im SO jealous! I have always wanted a pet skunk. When I was a kid they had skunk races at the fair which prompted my want of one as a pet! This is so cool __________________ Jess Mitzy

10-24-2008, 01:08 PM	#21
stedmansmommy I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :) Posts: 15,331 Blog Entries: 5	Oh my gosh! What a cute picture of the two of them but I can honestly say that I had NO idea that people had skunks as pets LOL!! I didn't even know you COULD?? Geez, ya learn something new everyday! Your babies are absolutely precious and that is so great that they get along so well like that!! __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws!

10-24-2008, 02:20 PM	#24
PrestigeousYT YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Somewhere Out there............ Posts: 1,742	We were out at the golf course when my son was 3 and he saw a skunk and went running to it he thought it was a cat LOL thank god it didnt spray him. Yours is adorable! __________________ Prestigeous Yorkies Breeder of Champions - Stateside and Abroad

10-24-2008, 02:31 PM	#25
Carsons Mommy Mom 2 Carson & Bailey Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ft. Mitchell, KY Posts: 1,122	Okay well I TOTALLY want a pet skunk now!!! How COOL!!!!!!!!! How much are they? How long do they live? Lets see more pics! __________________ Rachael, Carson and Bailey

10-24-2008, 12:36 PM	#16
abaddon248 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: rochester,ny Posts: 309	15 lbs! thats bigger than my sheltie! is he a happy pet all around? do you need to anything especially special for her ? is it true about touching their feet all the time ?

10-24-2008, 02:37 PM	#26
taje Pita Power!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 982	Fifi is VERY happy! She's in my room with me now going thro my purse. She doesn't chew cords or anything, she could do damage with her claws but she doesn't. She sleeps and eats mostly. She will play rough with my hands but I put a sock or a puppet on so she can play with me like that. She is a bit overweight. She loves to eat so much and so it's really hard not to overfeed her. I am hoping that she loses some around springtime. In the wild they would be bulking up for winter when food is scarce. She also will get more lethargic as the time goes on through winter. (so I'm told) I live in Florida but Fifi's inherited genes don't know that. I love having her. She is different from a dog or a cat but very cool. My husband didn't realize she would have to live inside when he bought her as a surprise for me for my birthday. I've always wanted a skunk. He is good about her as long as I don't let her steal his socks. She will collect things and take them into her bed so that it is more snuggly. Yes ,having a skunk is great!! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/pitadiva

10-24-2008, 05:23 PM	#27
BubblPopElectrc Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 6,929	That is so cute! What a pair. She doesn't try to escape over the gate when you put her away when you aren't home? Does she respond to her name like a dog would? __________________ Kyle (me), Britney, Brooklyn, and Coral Last edited by BubblPopElectrc; 10-24-2008 at 05:24 PM.

10-24-2008, 05:46 PM	#28
taje Pita Power!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 982	She really can't climb that well, skunks front feet are very developed like bears, her back feet, not so much. She is very bottom heavy and thank god she can't climb the gate. She can go upstairs and things but she has trouble getting onto the couch herself. She does come when I call her, although today she didn't want to come out from under the bed so i waved a cold piece of pizza under there and POOF a skunk appeared! I gave her only a bite of it as a reward. I take her for walks outside or really i follow her around while she snuffles everything. I tried a dog harness on her but with her odd shape it really doesn't work very well so I put just a collar firmly behind her front legs and that works quite well, she doesn't feel confined and she can't get out of it as her but is so much bigger than her middle. She is very soft. I give her the occasional bath but she stays pretty clean and she doesn't shed very much which I was worried about! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/pitadiva

10-25-2008, 03:01 AM	#29
ladyj No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oliver Springs, TN Posts: 683	I would love to have a pet skunk! I have seen skunk shows on TV and the variety of colors is astonishing. I would love to have a totally white one.