How To Get Skunks Out Of Basment Window Well
Skunks are wild animals protected under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of Ontario. This act protects animals like skunks from being harmed or killed by a human. This law is enforced not to stop you from enjoying your backyard but to protect animals native to Canada from being hunted to extinction. For this reason, the only way to deal with a skunk that is living somewhere on your property is to trap it. Trapping is not just for licensed trappers ad furriers. You can do it without speaking to anyone. You are required to use a domestically purchased humane capture trap which needs to be bated to work. You can set it up near, but not too near, to where the animal is. If you catch it you can relocate it to a park less than one kilometre away and that is all completely legal. There is nothing wrong with getting a problematic animal off your property. Especially if it’s sleeping in your window well.
One of the big questions you should ask yourself is why is the skunk on my property in the first place. They do not go to properties that do not interest them and they may have been drawn to your property from a distance. If you have open garbage on your property if there is food waste or general detritus. If your lawn is suffering from a lot of grubs and insects or if your property is very well shaded from the sun. This and more are the reasons a skunk will come to your property. So seal off your garbage and clean your BBQ. Make sure to put away everything right away and if food falls on the ground pick it up! This and getting rid of any and all sources of water and food including animal feeders like birdseed will do a lot to end the rain of terror created by the skunk on your property. While trapping is effective it can take a very long time to actually catch the animal. There is another way. One you may not have thought of.
If the skunk is living under something you can get rid of it with something called trenching. This must involve a skunk that has burrowed under your deck, shed or other structure and is very difficult and time-consuming. However, it is a permanent solution to the issue and no other animals will be able to live under that structure anymore. This process is involved and requires digging a small ditch around the structure and then excluding it by burring steel mesh into the ground after attaching it to the base of the structure. This is a process but if you hire a professional it will go faster, look better and be more effective. So call Skunk City and watch as your fears disintegrate. We can deal with skunks in any situation, big or small, smelly or, well, smelly. So don’t delay, call now for a quote!
