Our team at Triad Wildlife Experts has extensive knowledge of the local ecosystem and its wildlife, and we want to preserve the balance between the ecosystem and our community’s residents. To do that, we offer a range of prompt, effective, and humane wildlife removal services to get wild animals out of your home and back into nature where they belong.
In this article, we will focus on our skunk control services, going over a few methods you can use to discourage skunks from approaching your home.
- Keep Your Yard Clean – One of the most effective skunk control methods is to keep your yard clean so that it will be less attractive to them. Keep your trash containers secure and weighted down to prevent skunks from foraging in your garbage. Furthermore, remove debris such as twigs and fallen leaves from your yard, and keep any wood piles stacked neatly away from the house. Skunks like to nest in these areas, so removing their nesting materials will help keep them away from your property.
- Use Natural Repellants – Another skunk control method involves using scents to discourage them from entering your property. Skunks hate strong smells, such as the scent of mothballs, cayenne pepper, and citrus peels, so you can use these odors to keep them away. For example, you can scatter mothballs or cedar chips under your porch or deck to keep skunks out of this area, and you can spread cayenne pepper around to deter skunks from entering your yard.
- Install Motion Lights – Our third tip for skunk control is to install motion-activated lights around your property. Skunks are active after dark, and they prefer dark, secluded areas to make their dens. If they see lights come on as they approach your yard, they will likely be startled away.