Do Skunks like peanut butter? Oops caught with head in jar

Who doesn’t like peanut butter? It’s a wonderful thing and virtually everyone loves it, including animals such as skunks, rats, mice, cats etc… Perhaps a new twist for Reece’s “Hey, You Got Your skunk In My Peanut Butter”

Skunks like peanut butter and rides in wagons

Thanks to the Colorado wildlife officer who pried a peanut butter jar off a skunk’s head Saturday in Grand Junction, the little stinker will live to spray another day, job well done.

The officer got a call that the animal was disoriented in someone’s front yard, its head stuck in a jar of peanut butter.

The animal was freed after about 10 minutes of pulling and prying by placing his choker pole noose on the jar to hold it steady while the skunk worked its way free. The happy smeller ran away without releasing that wonderful stinky musk spray.
Hampton says it likely got trapped while rooting through someone’s trash.

Do skunks even like peanut butter? Many animals love peanut butter and can smell it from far away; I usually rinse empty cans and jars and place the lids back on them when possible before putting them into the waste to prevent odors attracting little critters.

Many trappers actually use peanut butter to attract them in rodent removal. Once the skunk is caught, some are set free in other areas and some euthanized, which I disagree with the latter.

Livetraps can be set at den entrances or areas frequented by skunks. The use of covered or concealed livetraps will reduce the chance of the skunk spraying its scent upon capture. The trap can be baited with cat food, bread and peanut butter, sardines, eggs or food scraps. Once the skunk is caught, a canvas or plastic tarp can be placed over the trap during transportation. Your local animal shelter or a licensed pest control business may be willing to dispose of the skunk for you.

For more information on Skunks Please visit Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

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