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Skunk Under the Deck? Read This Before You Do Anything

The wrong move here ends with a spray, a lingering smell, or orphaned kits.

Do not seal it yet

From March through July there are very likely kits under there. Sealing the entrance traps them and produces a dead-animal odor problem far worse than the skunk.

Confirm occupancy first

Loose fill of leaves or crumpled paper at the opening, checked after 48 to 72 hours of dry weather, tells you whether the den is active.

Removal, then a barrier

After the animals are removed, the permanent fix is galvanized barrier screen trenched 10 to 12 inches down and bent outward in an L-footer so the next skunk digs into steel.

Odor treatment

Residual musk in soil and lattice responds to oxidizing and enzyme treatments, not tomato juice.

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