i posted this photo on my thread for Elder. But thought I’d put it here too. While watching Elder come out & eat yesterday - this little spotted skunk came out of the hide to steal Mazuri. 
I put a towel over the trap to carry it to the woods , and when I lifted the door he scurried out without looking back. Lol.
I was amazed and at first briefly mystified by what I was looking at. It had blotches of white rather than stripes but after it darted out a few times I recognized him as a spotted skunk. Took a short video of the little bugger but would have to convert the file to upload here.
. So off to the woods he went. 
Greg has or had a pet skunk. I always heard they make good pets.I was amazed and at first briefly mystified by what I was looking at. It had blotches of white rather than stripes but after it darted out a few times I recognized him as a spotted skunk. Took a short video of the little bugger but would have to convert the file to upload here.
Years ago had a friend with a domesticated skunk ( de-scented) & it crossed my mind what a nice pet he was. Much like a cat really. But it’s not okay to keep a wild caught skunk in Florida , besides , I already have quite the zoo
His coat was indeed beautiful. Amazing to see one since they are normally nocturnal.
Yes. They do seem unconcerned about other animals Apparently their defense mechanism gives them assurance. When I was on a camping -fishing trip in Alaska we woke on morning to some noise outside the tents & discovered a huge porcupine rummaging in the burned out campfire. He musta smelled remnants of dinner. We got up , made breakfast & he hung around as we tossed him bread & scraps. Totally unconcerned about our presence. It was interesting. I sure wouldn’t want any of his long quills in me !When I worked at a rural hospital a few years back, the Maintenance crew were the ones assigned the duties of removing unwanted animals that showed up. Usually this was raccoons or the occasional coyote. But they apparently had been given specific orders to leave any skunks alone and NOT try to remove them!!!!!! There was one largish skunk who apparently lived not far from the hospital or maybe even on-grounds somewhere. Whenever he came around, he toddled quite casually with all the confidence of someone who belongs there!!! Everyone avoided him and all was well. Fun!
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And I wonder if ADULT skunks are dangerous to torts?Yes. They do seem unconcerned about other animals Apparently their defense mechanism gives them assurance. When I was on a camping -fishing trip in Alaska we woke on morning to some noise outside the tents & discovered a huge porcupine rummaging in the burned out campfire. He musta smelled remnants of dinner. We got up , made breakfast & he hung around as we tossed him bread & scraps. Totally unconcerned about our presence. It was interesting. I sure wouldn’t want any of his long quills in me !
I considered leaving the skunk alone to share Elders hide , but I have cats & dogs also. Really don’t want one of them squirted in skunky stink.
He may yet come back , since I only took him a short distance away for release. He probably posed no threat to my tortoise. They seemed quite content to share the Mazuri.
. . . and box turtle eggs. They dig little inverted pyramid-type holes all over my box turtle yard looking for eggs.
