Skunk in garage, need halp.

[RobPaulson]

a skunk snuck in my garage last night. need to get it out without pissing it off.

any ideas?

[Jesda]

Same way you get rid of spiders.

Gasoline + Match

[ADDirishboy]

Kill it with fire?

But seriously, can you just open the garage door and wait for it to leave?

[AppleBonker]

Do this ^ and put some sort of food or garbage outside to lure it out?

[RobPaulson]

nocturnal creatures FTMFL.

putting food and stuff outside the door is good idea though

[Dattebayo]

Wait- what? Nocturnal emissions?

Pump in large amounts of nitrous oxide, it will be too busy laughing it's as$ off to be worried about you.

[rc1honda]

Dont really hyave any ideas besides maybe try lureing it out with food. But I have first hand of skunk spray. I had a family of them living under my portch and one sprayed and it went into my front window which was open at the time.

The spray is unbelievably powerful. It will make you sick and give you headacehs and make your eyes water. You really have no idea how powerful it is until you get it first hand or it sprays into a closed area. It gets EVERYWHERE. I mean in the fridge and freezer, on the walls, in the curtains in the carpets. Everywhere.

I have a change jar that still reeks of skunk 4 years later. And the jar was on a different floor and differnt room then where the spray happened. It gets through everything. It really clings to metal. So just be carefull cuz if it sprays your garage will smell forever. Roadkill skunk that you smell while driving is literally 100 times weaker then what it really is.

[RobPaulson]

i have second hand experience via a dog of ours being sprayed. our property smelled for about a year... and the dog just walked in and out fo the house for about 45s

which is why i'm trying to get some ideas to resolve this without incident.

[AZhitman]

Close the house door, open the garage door, wait for nightfall.

I'm sure some loud noises wouldn't hurt... bang some pans, pound on the door, play some Ikon music full-blast...

Skunks won't spray unless they're cornered... basically, you just want him to wander off to someplace more inviting.

[Encryptshun]

Get black cat
Apply white stripes
Restrain outside garage door
Open garage door
Watch skunk turn french and bounce

[AZhitman]

[snwbrdr435]

If you have an automatic starter start your car up and give him some carbon monoxide

[AppleBonker]

Get black cat
Apply white stripes
Restrain outside garage door
Open garage door
Watch skunk turn french and bounce

For this excellent comment, I present you with the following:

[Dattebayo]

How about a nice rifle with a scope, nail him at a distance right in the head.

[dusred]

How about a nice rifle with a scope, nail him at a distance right in the head.

That would give him just enough time to blow his load before dying (did that sound dirty? sry).

[Dattebayo]

Not if you use a higher caliber. Instant skunk brains everywhere.

[RobPaulson]

risk rupturing the stink gland with firearms. its highly suggested to not do so via my google searching.

we got some dog food and peanut butter. gona leave the doors open. put some heavy music on in the garage. alrdy have big florescent lights too so he wont like it one bit in there.

[Bubba1]

Kill it with fire?

But seriously, can you just open the garage door and wait for it to leave?

That's pretty much it. open the door and turn on the light inside if possible. They'll eventually leave to look for food.

Wait- what? Nocturnal emissions?

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A sperm of the moment comment...?.

[AZhitman]

Not if you use a higher caliber. Instant skunk brains everywhere.

Bad idea. Speaking from experience (12-ga Mossberg at 15 feet... stink for DAYS).

[Dattebayo]

Well, you're probably right, but it would be weird if a shot aimed at the head somehow ended up in it's as$.

I was only suggesting a clean shot. Whatever...

[RobPaulson]

the last thing i want to do is rupture this things anus.

[Encryptshun]

the last thing i want to do is rupture this things anus.

So many dating strategies revolve around that one simple principle.

[AppleBonker]

the last thing i want to do is rupture this things anus.

So many ineffective dating strategies revolve around that one simple principle.

ftfy

[Jesda]

ftfy

I'm in a World Music class. Prof just finished talking about native Americans whose populations were decimated by smallpox, and you caused me to LOL.

Shame on you. I LIKE INDIANS!

[IBCoupe]

Try buying bobcat piss and spritzing it in your garage.

Of course, this might be counter-productive, given the reasons you want to be careful in getting rid of the skunk...

[Dattebayo]

Shame on you. I LIKE INDIANS!

It takes one to know one?

[Mr1der]

Not if you use a higher caliber. Instant skunk brains everywhere.

Bad idea. Speaking from experience (12-ga Mossberg at 15 feet... stink for DAYS).

fact. Skunk calls for a cat killer. anything more than a .22LR behind the ear is overkill.

BUT if you're not a hunter, then you wouldn't realize that when you kill something, a lot of times they lose control of bodily functions.

so yeah, open the door and leave some tasty snacks outside overnight, like some catfood.

Skunks really aren't bad animals, they're kinda like raccoons and stray cats though...dig through everything and make a mess, but still, wicked cute.

<---would think it'd be fun to have a descented skunk for a pet.

[Bubba1]

OP, how about an update? Is Pepe LePew still in your garage?

[RobPaulson]

so... we think its gone.

we put some catfood outside along with some peanut butter. turned on all the lights in the garage. and just let it be for a few hours. we went to check it out at around 11 and there was no sign of skunk. we were worried because it was under the stairs to the house, so we didnt know if keeping the lights on would keep it further from the garage door, or just force him out.

apparently it forced him out. everything is cool. except while we didnt know it was there, it tore the crap out of the insulation under the garage door and knocked some s*** over. which by me, is an acceptable outcome tot he situation.

no anal leakage. thank god.