Most of the people ask this question on a daily basis; why do Baltimore skunks spray? There are numbers of reasons that make skunks spray on humans or other animals. This is their biggest defense, and they use it to protect themselves from humans or predators such as wolves, coyotes, and badges. With this spray, they try to deter others from coming close. In case if skunks are living in the basement; they can also spray when someone in the house stomps on the floor. If a lady walks on the floor with high heels; the sound may also scare skunks, and they can spray.



Skunks are known to have two anal glands, and they are situated on both sides of their anus. These glands are capable enough to produce a sulfur-rich chemical, and the smell of this liquid is almost unbearable. Skunks use this liquid as a defense to protect them from any threat. This odorous spray can stop almost any animal attacking them. It is found to be effective enough against grizzly bears as well. Note that skunks usually give warnings before they spray the liquid on someone. They will stomp their front feet many times showing that they are finding you irritating. If the predator or human does not stop its action against skunks, they will turn around the point their anal gland towards the threat. Still, if the threat keeps on approaching them, they will immediately spray the odorous liquid to protect themselves.

Studies reveal that Maryland skunks can spray this odorous liquid up to the distance of 10 feet with ease, but reports show few instances where these creatures have sprayed even up to 20 feet with higher accuracy. Some people believe in the common myth that skunks can spray only once in a while, but the true fact is that they have enough liquid in their body that can be used for spray at multiple times. Experts say that they can spray for around 8 times, depending on how much liquid they are using at once. Skunks are intelligent enough to control the quantity of the spray depending upon the type of threat.

Many people also want to know how to remove the terrible smell of Baltimore skunk spray from the body. Some of you may try the old method such as lemon juice, tomato juice or household products to get rid of this smell. But in actual, these methods can just lessen the smell; they cannot remove it completely. There is only one effective solution that can provide you desired results for skunk smell removal. Get some amount of baking soda, dishwashing liquid, and peroxide and mix them all to create a chemical solution. You can spray this mixture on the body with the help of an atomizing unit. Note that this chemical is unstable so it must be used very carefully. Only licensed wildlife removal company know the right technique to use this chemical so you can take help from them.

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