Skunk Control
Skunks are found throughout most of Massachusetts, except for the Elizabeth Islands and Nantucket.
They are highly adaptable and use a variety of habitats including fields, open woodlands, wetlands, beaches, salt marshes, and agricultural areas, as well as urban and suburban developments.
Preventing Conflicts with Skunks
Skunks, like many other wild animals, can thrive in suburban and urban areas. To avoid problems with skunks and to make your property less attractive to them, you should follow some basic rules.
- Remain calm when encountering a skunk- Should you encounter a skunk, speak softly and move away in order to give it room to leave. Once you back away, the skunk will no longer feel threatened and will move off.
- Secure your garbage- Skunks will raid open trash materials and compost piles. Secure your garbage in tough plastic containers with tight fitting lids and keep in secure buildings when possible. Take out trash the morning pick up is scheduled, not the previous night. Keep compost piles in containers designed to contain but vent the material.
- Feed pets indoors- Outdoor feeding attracts skunks and other types of wild animals to your door!
- Close off crawl spaces under porches and sheds- Skunks will use such areas for resting and raising young. Close shed and garage doors at night, and use chicken wire to keep skunks from digging under porches.
- Protect your pet from being sprayed- Always turn on a flood light and check your yard for skunks before letting your dog out at night.
- Keep bird feeder areas clean- Use feeders designed to keep seed off the ground as the seeds can attracts skunks. Remove feeders if skunks are seen regularly around your yard.
- Educate your neighbors- Pass this information along since your efforts could be futile if neighbors are purposely or unintentionally providing food or shelter for skunks.
Our Skunk Control and Removal Services
We treat each wildlife case individually. Only qualified professionals should attempt to remove, handle, or trap problem skunks. Our goal is to address the problem animal in question and implement a plan of action to prevent future conflict.
- Control Methods
- Trapping and Removal
- Exclusion Work
- Install Access Covers or Panels
- Install Custom Skunk-Proof Trash Enclosures & Containers
- Landscape Modification
- Hazardous Dropping Removal
- Restoration and Damage Repair
- Skunk Odor Control
- Emergency Service
Call today to speak to one of our Massachusetts Problem Animal Control Agents
Greater Boston Area: Allston/Brighton, Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, Brookline, Malden, Medford, Chelsea, Revere, Everett, Charlestown, Dorchester, Milton, Roxbury, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain and surrounding areas.
North Shore Area: Middleton, Lynn, Saugus, Peabody, Salem, Beverly, Gloucester and surrounding areas.
Metro North Area: Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, North Andover, Wilmington, Woburn, Burlington, Lexington and surrounding areas
South Shore Area: Quincy, Braintree, Hingham, Plymouth, Cape Cod and surrounding areas
Metro South Area: Canton, Brockton, Taunton, Norwood, Westwood, Fall River, New Bedford and surrounding areas
Metro West Area: Framingham, Needham, Natick, Marlborough, Westborough, Southborough, Worcester, Springfield, Western Ma and surrounding areas