Should You Remove Skunks Yourself Or Hire A Professional?

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Skunks can generally be a pain in the neck. They feed off your vegetables and wreck your garden; they kill your poultry birds and eat eggs; they dig holes in the most ridiculous places such as under your buildings, on golf courses, lawns and gardens, all in the search for grubs. As though that were not enough, you could get ‘skunked’ with their foul-smelling, long-lasting odor that they spray as a defensive tactic.



While dealing with an opossum problem on your property, you have the choice of going it by yourself or inviting a wildlife removal expert to do the job. Both of these alternatives certainly have their pros and cons; and it is up to the home owner to decide the best approach for them to take. This decision of course, will be guided by a number of factors.

Getting rid of skunks by yourself will save you a lot of cost unlike when you hire a pro. You can remove skunks naturally using efficient as well as cost-effective skunk control products. A DIY removal appears to be the cheaper option, although this is not an absolute as has been proven by folks who buy tons of repellents and DIY equipment and still end up hiring a professional when the problem outlasts these store-bought solutions.

This is not to say you should not try though. Non-severe pest situations can be effectively managed at home with the right information and proper guidance. Here’s what you need to do:

  • Remove all attractants.
  • Conduct an informed and thorough inspection of your property to ascertain the type of damage, location of damage, as well as the extent of it.
  • Decide on the control method that suits you – there’s live trapping, electronic repellents, fencing, and others.
  • Purchase the required materials and supplies
  • Use them, following professional guides like what you have on this website
Hiring A Pro
The advantages of hiring an expert to tackle your skunk invasion are numerous. Wildlife control professionals have been extensively trained to manage and control nuisance animals.
  1. They will handle the entire process for you and even recommend repairs and precautions to ensure that the animals do not return. A non-professional is likely to stop after the sighted skunk has been removed.
  2. A pro will evaluate the extent of the infestation and damage, and customize an effective trapping and removal plan for your peculiar situation.
  3. A pro is trained to remove all animals and be careful not to leave any young behind.
  4. Pros are also trained in carrying out a thorough decontamination and deodorization of your structures after removing the nuisance.
  5. A pro’s experience on the job comes to bear on every step of the removal process and after.


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