Skunk smell in the house is unmistakable. Undeniable. There’s something about that stench that makes every homeowner know right away there’s a skunk nearby.
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If that terrible smell has made its way into your home, you might just dismiss it as a dead skunk on a nearby road. Though this could be a possibility, but you shouldn’t dismiss the possibility that you have a skunk problem. You may have a skunk, or a whole family of skunks, living on your property. This is likely the case if there’s a skunk smell in the house often throughout the year.
Is It Strong or Faint?
To determine whether or not you truly have skunk problem on your hands, first ask yourself if the skunk smell in the house is exceptionally strong or if it’s faint. With a strong smell, you’ll barely be able to stand being in the house. With a slight stench, you’ll definitely be able to identify the smell as that of a spraying skunk, but you ultimately won’t be too bothered by it.
A strong smell indicates a skunk that’s sprayed nearby—on your property or potentially in your home. However, skunks can spray up to 16 feet away, and the stench can waft through the neighbourhood for up to 2.5 kilometers down wind. If the smell is light, it’s possible the stench is coming from up the road or from a neighbour’s home.
Where Is It Strongest?
When a skunk sprays, it can seem like your entire home is filled with the smell. It can seem like it’s coming from everywhere. But if you really pay attention to the scent, you’ll realize it’s actually strongest in one area—the location in which the skunk has sprayed.
Follow your nose and search for that location. If it’s coming from inside your home, you likely had a skunk come in through an open door or a doggy door. Skunks aren’t good climbers, so they likely didn’t get into your attic through your roof, and they don’t tend to seek out homes, either. But sometimes, it happens.
Or, it’s possible the skunk sprayed one of your pets. If this is the case, get your pet outdoors immediately for a good wash. You’ll then need to clean up every area the pet touched indoors as it made its way through your home. Fair warning: it’s difficult to remove skunk smell in the house. It’s going to take several products and several passes.
Not Inside the Home? Go Outdoors
If you can’t find a point in the home where the smell is the strongest, make sure to go outdoors and check your property, again following your nose.
Skunks are more likely to take up shelter under porches and decks and in sheds than they are to get inside. This is still a problem. If a family of skunks has found refuge on your property, you’re doing to be dealing with the stench of their spray quite often. And your pets may be at risk of injury and disease if they get too close to the skunk’s den and harass the animals.
Contact a Wildlife Removal Company
If there’s a skunk in your home, a den on your property, or you suspect you have a skunk problem but you just can’t locate the den, contact a wildlife removal company for skunk removal services.
Skunks are persistent creatures. You can try to kick them off your property, but they’ll keep coming back again and again. A wildlife removal company’s technicians have the knowledge and expertise required to ensure the creatures get out—and stay out.
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