How to deal with Aldo.
Mr. Skunkersons came back the very next day. We thought he would leave, but the stinker came back! How to make a skunk leave you ask?
The little guy was so cute. He had probably just left his mother and family, just found the swingingest bachlorpad ever, and it had cat food num-nums. The thing is after the first night we saw him, we thought we skunk proofed the garage, but then smelled him before saw him. Luckily he didn't see us or it would have been an even stinkier situation.
Just like Buffy and the Scoobie gang fighting monsters, I had to do research. I called Federal Fish & Wildlife and after a couple calls in between was told that I would have to find a licensed trapper that would most likely have to destroy the skunk. At this point we have started calling the skunk Aldo. I couldn't pay someone to kill Aldo!
I talked to Mom and gave her a number for our local State Fish & Wildlife. The woman who answered her call was so nice! She told us ways to deter Aldo Skunkersons McStinky. Ammonia! Skunks have stinky things they don't like just like us! Ammonia, rags, rope, and Wiffle Balls! Stuff rags into a wiffle ball, soak it in ammonia, tie rope to it and toss under the house (so you can get the ball back). Mom bought all the wiffle balls in town and now I have these retro looking wiffle ball boxes I must craft. But of course, the best news - we have not seen or smelled Aldo since! SUCCESS!
I was totally going to write this up sooner, but wasn't feeling too great for a few days. I am feeling good now, but its sooooo warm here. And its muggy. I hate muggy heat. Blah!
The little guy was so cute. He had probably just left his mother and family, just found the swingingest bachlorpad ever, and it had cat food num-nums. The thing is after the first night we saw him, we thought we skunk proofed the garage, but then smelled him before saw him. Luckily he didn't see us or it would have been an even stinkier situation.
Just like Buffy and the Scoobie gang fighting monsters, I had to do research. I called Federal Fish & Wildlife and after a couple calls in between was told that I would have to find a licensed trapper that would most likely have to destroy the skunk. At this point we have started calling the skunk Aldo. I couldn't pay someone to kill Aldo!
I talked to Mom and gave her a number for our local State Fish & Wildlife. The woman who answered her call was so nice! She told us ways to deter Aldo Skunkersons McStinky. Ammonia! Skunks have stinky things they don't like just like us! Ammonia, rags, rope, and Wiffle Balls! Stuff rags into a wiffle ball, soak it in ammonia, tie rope to it and toss under the house (so you can get the ball back). Mom bought all the wiffle balls in town and now I have these retro looking wiffle ball boxes I must craft. But of course, the best news - we have not seen or smelled Aldo since! SUCCESS!
I was totally going to write this up sooner, but wasn't feeling too great for a few days. I am feeling good now, but its sooooo warm here. And its muggy. I hate muggy heat. Blah!