When I completed cleaning up my porch and reset the trap in an attempt to bring Dusty back, I got an odd result. A couple weeks ago, my neighbor said she had seen a skunk but I was skeptical. I thought skunks avoided people in general even though everybody Atari, a famous domesticated skunk shown on TikTok; I watch some of the stuff Jennifer is viewing, I will never subscribe to a Chinese spy tool.
I’ve chosen to name the poor, trapped creature Zorrillo (ZOHR-ree-uh) which is the Spanish word for ‘skunk.’ No idea which gender it is. The stink gland was heavily used up when Zor freaked out in the cage. The towels I used to camouflage the trap…they’re going in the trash because it would be too much work to get the stank out.
Nobody really wants to help my skunk friend find a new home. Some voluntary animal control people my vet recommended said, “Oh just turn it lose.” No. Back to my neighbor’s complaints and the suburbs aren’t a good place for skunks. I was also surprised they said it’s an adult based on the raw video clip. I asked some friends I know with some woods way back in their vast yard. They politely refused and I’ll leave it at that. I’m keeping Zor around for a while, do some better research for a safe place like a forest far away from coyotes.
They do love wet cat food, much to Agamemnon’s annoyance, he’s not allowed to have any due to his digestive issues. There’s a clean, full water bowl. Shade to keep the sun from beating down on Zor. I put in a cat bed to should the skunk wants a place to sleep with nobody snooping. Hoping they share a cat’s desire to be “invisible” when they rest.