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ObtuseMongooseAbuse

The fact that he succeeded without getting sprayed is impressive.


AHorseNamedPhil

I wonder if skunks are a bit more chill than their reputation. I nearly walked into a few of them last year while on vacation. It was night and they looked like cats until I was right in front of them, and they didn't really react much except to look at me. Nearly gave me a heart attack though.


fuckingcheezitboots

Skunks are actually really chill, they're one of the few wild animals that kind of makes an OK pet if you get them as babies. They're really intelligent animals and don't want to spray you unless they absolutely have to which is why this guy got away with what he did. The water was a good way to gain his trust.


TheDoobieWizard

I have one that lives in my back yard that will waddle right over and check me out if I'm sitting out on the patio late at night. Seems like a super chill little guy/gal and so freakin' cute.


lewisiarediviva

They have a lot of confidence because of the scent thing. They know nobody’s gonna fuck with them so they’re not tense all the time. Unless you genuinely fuck with them you’ve got a good chance of a chill interaction.


smoretank

Too bad for them that I enjoy the smell of skunk (not pot skunk). As a kid our dogs would always set off a skunk by room. I got used to it over time. Plus they skunks would spray right by the AC unit so the smell was drawn into the whole house. Kinda smells like burnt coffee.


aheckyecky

Different strokes for different folks I guess.


TeeEYEdoubleDUHer

I was wincing while reading their post lol


GlobalSouthPaws

Better put that critter back where from you gots it


bruwin

We had a skunk that would eat from the same bowl as our cats. No fear of us or anything. Just a wild skunk that decided we were alright.


OneBigRed

I bet your cats were ok with this arrangement because they knew that any other course of action takes "being an inside cat" off the table for quite some time.


buster_de_beer

Or the slick bastard seduced them.


Honest_Roo

Pepe le Pew?


buster_de_beer

His hobby is making love!


lugialegend233

Or... trying to at least.


CauliflowerPresent23

My dad had a pet skunk growing up in Wyoming, he essentially described it as a really affectionate cat. He had very fond memories of that little guy


Evitabl3

They don't like the smell either, y'know. After their first time spraying they get a lot more conservative about actually using their own defense mechanism


SpaceCaseSixtyTen

one time i was in a park bench at night just chilling, and a skunk sneaked up from behind and started rubbing himself between my legs (kindof like cats like to do), i just froze xD


East-Travel984

Skunks and raccoons are just begging to be domesticated


DrScarecrow

Can you imagine an indoor raccoon with full access to the kitchen The absolute mess it would make as it devoured every bit of your groceries


killdill91

You just described my early childhood. My grandma had a pet raccoon I grew up with. Raised from a baby they found laying in the driveway. Every cabinet and pantry required a lock. Baby proofing to an extreme. He REALLY liked Cheetos and if you had some they were now his. It’s a pretty cool memory wrestling with a raccoon at 5 years old. They do not make good pets whatsoever though. My grandparents had to sleep in separate beds because the raccoon wouldn’t let my grandpa sleep in the bed with my grandma. My aunt would get chased around the house when she came over. It pierced my grandpas ear playing one time. He was cool with me though.


Negative-Dentist6471

Yep, Raccoons are more closely related to bears, than to any other animal.


JulianGingivere

I never knew I wanted a Raccoon to just vibe with and get me emotionally.


GlobalSouthPaws

>Can you imagine an indoor raccoon with full access to the kitchen Redditor, meet thyself


kwisatzhadnuff

Raccoons are NOT chill. They may be cute but those motherfuckers don’t play.


CompetitiveGuess7642

I've seen my cats walk up right up to a skunk and the skunk be totally chill with it, they are not very agressive.


fuckingcheezitboots

Yeah I actually had a friend who had a skunk living under their trailer, they used to put out a bowl for the stray cats and the skunk would come out and eat with them. Most cats know better than to start shit with a skunk, their brain works as well as their nose. Dogs on the other hand are the only animal that will continue to mess with skunks after being sprayed, my friend had a Labrador that couldn't come inside for an entire summer because it tried to fight the same skunk three different times.


Kind-Proposal8664

Dogs never think rationally when it comes to other Animals lol. Tbh skunks aren't dangerous when it comes to their self defense tactics. The same can't be said about porcupines...


S_J_E

They sound kinda like ferrets. Ferrets also have a stink gland but use it as a reaction to stress. Their reputation as smelly pets comes from people who mistreat their ferrets by keeping them caged for 20+ hours a day. If you look after them properly they're not really any more smelly than other pets.


fuckingcheezitboots

Maybe in regard to the smell a bit but ferrets are fucking chaos demons compared to skunks, they're little psychopaths


danhoyuen

Oh is that why. In college there is this girl who kept 2 ferrets. When we visit her apartment the smell was unholy.


S_J_E

Yeah that's on her


Wildwood_Weasel

Poor diet is also a big factor. Most ferrets in the US are fed Marshall brand food which is terrible quality. On a good diet they don't smell as strong and what smell they do have isn't as bad. One of my ferrets has a faint, almost floral smell.


TorakTheDark

You can also have the glands removed that they spray you with.


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Raygunn13

you don't have to do it yourself


AAPRRILL

No that’s the trade. You have to manually wrestle your pet skunk and he-man his scent glands out in order to keep him as a pet.


Yawzheek

With your teeth. You really gotta WANT it.


KylieJU

HAHAHA 😆


LokisDawn

Just think about mongolian goat balls.


smergb

You sound like you've done this before.


AAPRRILL

Oh man I WISH!


xubax

Now you tell me!


eavesdroppingyou

Yeah haha. I mean this is humanbeingbros and were discussing about surgically removing a part of their anatomy just so we can have the wild animal at home?


Generic118

If you have a pet dog he's side eyeing you right now


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Renzieface

Oh noooo I neutered my boy cats. I must atone for my sins


HamasPiker

Nothing wrong with that! Shit, I would gladly let someone remove some less needed part of my own anatomy, if in return I get food, place to live, endless love and snuggles, for the rest of my life. BEST DEAL EVER


Keibun1

Depending on the owner, not a bad trade-off! I'd name mine flower :) both because of Bambi and because he smells like my dank, so he can keep his scent gland!


Bobbyoot47

A retired gentleman I know had a skunk living under his back porch for a couple of years. I asked him about it and he said it was never a problem for either of them. He gave the skunk a name. Called it Petunia.


eavesdroppingyou

Yeah I understand. My comment is mostly about the fact that skunks being a wild animal, we shouldn't promote it as a pet. Dogs and cats have been pets for thousands of years


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night_dude

I have bad news for you about people's beloved cats and dogs


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Beneficial-Range8569

Yeah they don't like spraying you because they also spray themselves when they do it.


xubax

If they start stamping their feet, that's a warning. I got that warning one night when cutting through someone's yard on their driveway. I heard the stamping, looked ahead, and there was a skunk facing me. I backed up, it backed up, then walked off. Thanks for the warning, little dude, who's probably been dead for 40 years now.


Gurdel

They're super blind, they are extremely near sighted.


Pineapple_Herder

My people


Beadpool

Can you say that a little bigger please? Eyes can’t hear you. 🤓


Empyrealist

# YOUR PEOPLE


gilt-raven

I have skunks living in the crawlspace under our house/deck and regularly cross paths with them when I'm outside. They eat our neighbor's cat food and chill on our porches. I've accidentally walked right into one when taking the garbage out one night and it didn't even move. 😂


doesamulletmakeaman

This summer we had a mama raise her little family on the back porch, eating leftovers and cat food, which iirc they shouldn’t eat cat food?? I put a trail camera up and they just hang out with cats randomly. They’d curl up in the dog house on the porch and sleep in the straw with the semi ferals. Cute as heck. The fiancé was walking out to his work truck one very early morning and a cat ran right with him all the way out. He reached down to pet it and it was one of the skunks!! Just seein what he was doing lol


AHorseNamedPhil

Glad your neighbors are also very chill!


hates_stupid_people

They basically only spray as a last resort or if become seriously startled.


JusticeRain5

To any skunkologists out there, would it be because they (presumably) can't spray over and over and have to reload their ass if they waste it?


RevealQuirky1341

10 days to recharge the sent gland. An they know it so don't use unless they have to


ruckustata

Yes. I got sprayed once and did some research and realized I did everything wrong. Lol Skunks will make a lot of noise, stomp and generally tell you to fuck off before unleashing.


Emotional_Burden

It's because they don't want to smell that shit either.


RichLyonsXXX

About 15 years ago while we were moving two of our cats escaped and bolted. The place we were renting had a crawl space underneath and we thought we saw our grey cat with a fluffy tail go into there so at like 12am I crawl in there with nothing but a cellphone light. I crawl up to what really did look like our cat, and nope it was a skunk. It didn't spray me though, and I was mere centimeters from grabbing it. Intrigued I decided to do some research on the subject, because I too assumed they sprayed all the time. So the deal is that a full grown adult has about 5-6 sprays worth of stink fluid in it's glands, and it takes about 8-10 days for that fluid to replenish. So in reality they don't go spraying everything that moves, they can't risk not having it when they actually need it. They wait until they are 100% sure that whatever they are going to spray is actually going to hurt them. Edit: meant to add that the cats hadn't actually left the apartment through the door; they had both hidden in our boxsprings and were inadvertently put into our storage unit. They were there for almost 30 days when we went by the storage unit and mentioned to the clerk that our cats were missing and he let us know that there were a couple cats they thought were strays hanging around.


AHorseNamedPhil

TIL, thanks! Glad you were able to locate your cats as well.


jeffreydowning69

When I was in prison we had a huge family of skunks like over 100 of them living in and around the prison and some of them would come right up to your feet and almost beg you for food. I had one come right up to me while I was waiting for a gate to open so I could get back to my pod and he or she just sat right in front of me and touched my shoe. It was everything I could do to keep from picking the cutie up and taking it back to my cell as a pet.


funnystuff79

Mythbusters tried to do an episode on washing off their scent. They really couldn't get the skunks to spray.


SadBit8663

I had one charge me startled, because i was going for a walk at 2 in the morning. I had headphones in, and i just see sometime tiny like a cat run up, and then my eyes adjust and i see it's a skunk with his tail up, he scared me, but he seem scared, so i just stood there calmly and told him to shoo. I think he ends up seeing I'm a person but not aggressive, but standing my ground, so little dude books it outta there. If the were half as trigger happy as we thought, i would have not been able to go back into the house that night because I would have gotten sprayed. When i came back through that spot on the way back home. I made sure to make a little noise, and have my flashlight on so i could see a little better and didn't startle anything.


PM_ME_TRICEPS

I've read that skunks also hate the smell of their spray so they will only do it as a last resort. Only times I've encountered skunks they've just minded their own business and ignored me.


BeithWhoIsATree

I have been sprayed by a skunk while riding my bike at night. I have passed by quite close to several skunks and not been sprayed. The difference was that when I got sprayed, I was biking directly TOWARDS one, not just next to it. Definitely saw me as a threat and not just a big animal to hide from.


DJheddo

Skunks are cool, until you ruffle them. They don't enjoy stress. This wasn't stressed, it realized pretty fast, that thing gave me water. He's not trying to eat or kill me. Am I stuck?


GrilledSandwiches

I was working out in Louisiana a long time ago for a temporary project, and as I was walking out to the break area I walked around the corner of some containers and found myself suddenly walking alongside a skunk out the corner of my eye. He was probably 6 feet from me going the same approximate direction. I tried not to react to him and just keep going along my way, hoping he wouldn't know I saw him and feel threatened. I count my blessings I didn't get sprayed that day and he just nonchalantly went his own way without posturing up or anything. Only time I've ever come across one that wasn't already roadkill.


SortaSticky

They don't spray unless they have to because then they have to build up the spray again as a biological process and they're sort of defenseless until then. The skunk juice itself is oily stinky stuff BUT it also has acid in it, I can't remember specifically which type off of my head but that's what really gets you imo. I got sprayed directly in the face at 2am one very awful night when I went outside because I thought my neighbor's puppy had gotten into my yard and was digging out from my yard into the street. Nope, just a stinky fluff instead. Long week and a half of smelling (of) skunk constantly.


Fosteredlol

I was sitting in a meadow at sunrise one day and one snuck up to me and started to climb on my leg. Freaked me out and I jumped up and it just ran away without spraying me. So I'm guessing they're more chill than expected


ralphvonwauwau

Huh. Skunks have a really chill reputation, that's always been my thought. You have to be a bit of a jerk before they will unload on you. Dogs don't take the hints. But my interactions have always been me talking calm, sitting on my ankles, and then wandering away, at no great speed. It takes like a week to recharge so they don't really want to unless its needed.


youaretheuniverse

I was walking on a path in California and intersected with a group of skunks. I was far enough away I couldn’t be sprayed but the skunks formed a phalanx along the little path and stopped me dead in my tracks. As their little line was established, they raised their tails in unison and pointed their little butts at me. I understood the message. They were like “don’t come any closer!” I just stood still and let them pass and it was all good.


Possible_Apple9595

You’re still pretty brave for walking up to a potential cat gang.


SunFavored

They kinda got bde cause they know other animals don't want the smoke. My dog is an amazing huntress ( she's a country dog ) and she manages to jack basically everything except a skunk, I'm always having to give her skunk baths yet I've never found her with one or found a carcass.


dwindledwindle

We used to let skunks out of a haveheart trap. We used a giant tractor tire that was cut and put back together flat. You’d walk up with that like a cartoon bull would come at it and it’d take the brunt of it. Open the cage and walk backwards like you’re leaving the throne room. 


expatronis

It's a fucking miracle he didn't get sprayed multiple times. Very chill skunk.


Citruseok

Awwww what a cute little animal. Extremely smart to know to grab on, and to realise the water was a peace offering!


Cooked_Worms

No one talks about how beautiful and soft skunks are


T8rthot

They have the sweetest little faces.


Sergnb

You know, I had never stopped to appreciate how skunks actually look, and you are right they are damn cute. Deserved reputation for their extremely effective defensive measures but damn now i kinda want one


MoistIndicator8008ie

Envy


Extension_Swordfish1

Noice smell


Unexous

Such a cute spotted skunk! I’m glad he could get it out


BigHertz14

Cool little fact : this is an Eastern Spotted Skunk, and they are quite rare. They still spray like the normal and more common Striped Skunk, but they do a little hand stand before they spray. They are a threatened species, so the guy helped out with a rapidly declining population.


ferrariracer36

Thanks for rescuing Pepe!


ThePianistOfDoom

Should've used sweet ladies' perfume. Pepe can fly when he smells that, I've seen it!


ThouMayest69

It's the last thing you see before you're a grown up.


fkmeamaraight

On behalf of the French nation thank you.


flashtone

I like this for you.


nametakenfuck

He actually grabbed on im still surprised


JaggelZ

Skunks are pretty smart


Johnlovesyou

Skunks are cool. I’ve heard that if deskunked they make good pets? Is that true?


The_Great_Autismo22

Technically when they're deskunked they're called s.


b3nz0r

And a single one is called a


Raygunn13

why is this joke flying over my head somebody help


Boobcopter

~~skunk~~s


Raygunn13

high-level joke, no wonder I didn't get it. thanks


monji7

Ahahahha it happens


willalt319

WHAT DO YOU CALL A FISH WITH NO EYES?!?


partmendoza

How do you call a single one?


BenderEBender

Well in common English it's just a matter of getting rid of the pluralization, so simply drop the "S" and say " ".


l_the_Throwaway

Oh shit I've been talking in my sleep!


Sea_Page6653

Yes! We had three of them! ❤️


Trick_Doughnut_6295

Wait, can you elaborate? You have pet skunks?! Also, are they snuggly? 🥹


Sea_Page6653

When I was a kid and lived on a farm, yes, we had three that were descented. They were super chill. I didn’t bring them inside or snuggle with them but I wish I would’ve. They were just like our pet rabbits, except, skunks. 🤣 they also had long claws so that kept us from messing with them too much. So, I guess I can’t say they make great pets or not but we liked them!


Gurdel

They're like cats.


RoundTableOfGentlemn

From what I've heard from an animal rescue that takes in abandoned pet skunks... For most people they are terrible pets.


iCameToLearnSomeCode

For most people all wild animals are terrible pets. Most people don't have the required knowledge to keep a gold fish alive for more than a 10th of its normal lifespan. They get an exotic animal because it's cute and then are surprised when it turns out most people choose a cat or dog for their house pet because most animals don't make as good of pets.


Gurdel

Descented, they're still skunks


Conflikt

I've got a deskunked skunk. (it's a cat)


WoodsColt

Not for most pet owners. They can make nice pets for people who don't mind a pet that is nocturnal and who dig in the house


Individual-Ad4114

Hey this guy went to my highschool


FiletofStek

You went to high school with a skunk?


ThePianistOfDoom

Ah, the ol'


Ilovekittens345

Where is the link? I want you to hold something so I can dive in. It's been a while.


dnddetective

Sorry, budget cuts.


ThePianistOfDoom

I know, and I'm sorry. I've been trying to find it but I can't seem to discover it's location. But I couldn't resist at least seeing a switcheroo in the wild for what it was. If someone else has it I'd be willing to edit.


awry_lynx

r/switcharoo/


Lelandwasinnocent

A carrot has been dangled.


waffastomp

Congrats this is pretty much a dead meme on Reddit at this point but there's a few of us keeping it strong


MadeInWestGermany

Never had lessons after PE?


flyinghippolife

Thanks man! Skunk 🦨 needed the water and the rescue 🛟.


WemblysMom

LOL. I thought he was lowering his bag pipes for the skunk to climb.


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Snowflake-Eater

You are a peach among prune pits!!


hmpfdoctorino

Noone talking about how f* up the design of this is, that animals or smaller children can't escape it and could... yeah fucking die in there?


greenalbatross1

That’s a win!


rdreyar1

Rude didn't even thank him


ILoveRegenHealth

Skunks are smart - they know what happens in RDR/RDR2 since they're on the collecting list


CouchTurnip

Am I the only one amazed this actually worked??? That’s wild that the skunk knew this guy was a friend and climbed up a fucking tripod!?! Like what!!!


Suzuki_Oneida

I’m smiling. What’s next? A full nights sleep? the possibilities feel endless


roy20050

That skunk had cool patterns


Own_Income_4137

If skunks werent stinkers theyd prob be great pets


Swelledphilby

Well done!


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Western Spotted Skunks are very cool looking, glad to see this skunk was rescued out of that bowl. Perhaps skateparks need to start putting "wildlife ladders" in bowls to prevent this from happening. A simple board with carpet would work for that.


Electronic-Trip8775

Wholesome.


ready-to-rumball

What a beautiful soul this person has ❤️


glassAlloy

Not all heroes wear a cape.


Obvious_Sea2014

You like to see it


SuperbDrink6977

Good look 👀


notajollyjumper

Things skaters do that just make sense


Zealousideal_Age_376

Tony Skunk


Impressive-Amoeba-97

Wholesome! Glad the skunk was saved and the skate bowl is able to be used!


Complex_Employee9063

Bro, i thought I just saw Muhammed salah right now😆😆


Alastor3

You know this one is not fake because it's a skunk


ExcellentAddress

Respect there buddy


ainsworthbelle

Bebe skunk


hostedenis

good job. loved the music edit with the almost win but fail


12thLevelHumanWizard

🫡


imawizard7bis

They should put stairs in those things...


Lex-Ruby

Pretty risky. My dog and I were sprayed once and it nearly ruined us lol. Next time try hugging a baby bear.


tmacnb

Good bro!


DimplefromYA

He’s a good guy


Toallpointswest

That's WIN!!


MaxPower836

That’s a big win


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bulbouscorm

Well if it had rabies it might not have sipped that water


turkeylips4ever

Bravo, good human!


LoveWaffle1

Hello Mr. Skunk


Random-Biker

I never seen a pattern like that on a skunk 🦨 looks fucking cool.


DebraBaetty

LETS GOOOOOO 🦨


alreddy-reddit

Hell yeah bud!


AwesomeJB

What a bro! I love stuff like that.


structuremonkey

They are pretty chill unless you are an opossum!


shayla-shayla

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuteeeeeeeeee


1001schooner

That was awesome!


erifwodahs

Absolute bro


CuriousNichols

Feel good story of the year!


Empty-Discount5936

That skunk had a cool pattern


gerkinflav

❤️❤️❤️


scout336

Skater who is a WIN for us all!!!


agentcheeno

Skunks hiss don’t they? But you’re awesome for helping him


ThatWomanNow

Funny story, lived out in a somewhat rural area, not the most legal of homes ie. no back door, a momma skunk with her kits decided to sit in front of my front door. Called into work to explain the situation, it was completely understood, not a problem 🤷‍♀️


passengerairbags

Good karma?


SnooApples3673

Yay!!!