Skunks are in the Mephitdae family. They are so cute.
Thats cute, i really like skunks they often come to my house during the winter, have you ever seen one in person ?
I used to have a pet skunk. Although the most common color is black and white, mine was grey.
I only really ever see the black and white ones, i did not know they could be grey, do you have any other pets ?
Skunk species vary in size from about long and in weight from about (spotted skunks) to (hog-nosed skunks). They have moderately elongated bodies with relatively short, well-muscled legs and long front claws for digging.
Although the most common fur color is black and white, some skunks are brown or grey and a few are cream-colored. All skunks are striped, even from birth. They may have a single thick stripe across back and tail, two thinner stripes, or a series
effort. There are, however, relocation options if a pet skunk does not work out, including skunk shelters.
Rabies.
Skunks and other mammals can contract rabies by being bitten by an infected animal or eating the carcass of an infected animal. Although it is quite rare for domesticated skunks to get rabies, there have been many unfortunate cases in which an uninfected pet skunk bit a person, and then was euthanized by animal control personnel so that its brain cells could be tested for rabies.
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