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LAKEPOINT BECOMING 'ANIMAL KINGDOM'
Posted on Nov 29th, 2011
Skunks have been the latest topic of discussion on the website's message board. At least two, if not more, Lakepoint dogs have come in contact with the wrong end of a skunk. Neighbors are reporting them in large numbers.
Skunks are nocturnal, if you see one during daylight hours when they were not flushed out by rain, another animal or unusual circumstances, it is safest to assume they are rabid or have distemper. Take necessary precautions and call a wildlife professional to trap them.
February marks the start of the adult skunk breeding season. March and April is breeding season for yearling females. With a gestation period of 7-10 weeks, adults have their young during the first part of May, and yearlings during the first part of June. Typically, they only have one litter a year, with an average size litter of four to six kittens.
Skunks are nocturnal, if you see one during daylight hours when they were not flushed out by rain, another animal or unusual circumstances, it is safest to assume they are rabid or have distemper. Take necessary precautions and call a wildlife professional to trap them.
February marks the start of the adult skunk breeding season. March and April is breeding season for yearling females. With a gestation period of 7-10 weeks, adults have their young during the first part of May, and yearlings during the first part of June. Typically, they only have one litter a year, with an average size litter of four to six kittens.
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