The Cutest Pet Animal You Could Get: Lily The Skunk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2023
- Meet Gary and Lily, his cutest pet. While skunks were wandering around in his garage a lot, Gary began to fall in love with them. He adopted Lily and began learning all of this fascinating information about skunks. Watch the video to learn more about how cute these animals are.
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I had a skunk when I was a kid. He was very playful and loved playing with me, very fun. He was also very sassy and would frequently make fake charges at me and stuff like that.
He was a fun lil guy.
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Stayed at a friend’s house in the 70’s. In the middle of the night, something nibbled on my toes. It was their albino skunk. Slept in a cabinet during the day.
I had a squirrel for 14 years did every thing with me. Had him before his eye's & ears opened so I was all Pete knew.
thats just plain wonderful
Squirrels make awesome pets. So do opossums, but the poor dears have a very short life span.
I had a squirrel as a kid. Named him Stuart after Stuart Little. Only kept him domestic for about a year though, then he built a nest in the roof of the pool shed. Still came in the house pretty often. I miss the little guy.
Lilly is beautiful! What a gem!!
Thanks for posting & sharing your journey. Adorable! Both of you.
WHY DO I WANT TO HAVE A SKUNK NOW
I used to have a pet skunk named Byron and he was an enormous cuddlebug too. He'd paw at my leg when I am sitting at my desk and wanted uppies and then he'd snug in under my t-shirt, wiggled until comfortable and he'd let out this tiny content sigh before sleeping. He was a brown and white hooded skunk.
Can we conclude from this that Skunk People are special people?
I love skunks so much they are so cute
We had a skunk when I was a kid back in the late 50's and 60's. I would play with her all the time. If you've never given her an egg, you are missing out. She will roll the egg over to a wall or chair leg, stand over it and hike it like a center against the wall to break it open. I used to slip Penny a hard boiled egg now and then just for fun. She would go nuts with them trying to break them open as though they were raw eggs. Everybody who came over with sandals on or bare footed had to be warned about the friend or foe skunk test. She would nip a toe then quickly back away to check their reaction. I'd tell them, "Don't react to her nip, she will never break skin, and she's waiting for a kick or a yelp to decide if she want's to have anything to do with you. A passive response will get you her attention and make a good friend." She never nipped a known toe twice, but never forgot the reaction, and ignored anyone whose reaction to her test did not please her. I would catch sand crabs on the beach and bring them up for Penny to play with and eat. They looked like an egg to her and she'd hike them up against a wall. That would light them up and they'd start running across the floor and she'd chase them down and hike 'em across the floor for fun (I guess) before settling down for a nosh at the crab's expense. She was, as is Lilly, a hoot and a very affectionate and clean little animal and very attached to all the members of our family. Now skunks as pets are illegal here---sadly. After all these years I still think of her quite fondly.
We had two pet skunks when I was a kid. Both were rescues. Unfortunately we lost one soon after getting her. We didn’t have them at the same time. The male is the one that we had the longest. Highly intelligent! We had a baby gate that you actually had to pinch the mechanism, lift up and then swing it out. He figured out that if he bit it and jumped back, he could open that gate. He absolutely loved to swim, but would scream if you tried to give him a bath. We lived on the lake and he was constantly trying to run for the water. If you went to put shampoo on him, he would scream as if you were murdering him. He liked to sleep under the vanity in the bathroom. Anytime us kids had somebody stay the night you could hear them scream because he would pop his little nose out from underneath the vanity and go climb into their pants down around their ankles cuddle up. He never messed with Froot Loops, but boy did he love sugar cookies! There was not a sugar cookie safe in the house. This was years and years ago and we would take him to the drive-in with us and put him on the dashboard while we watched the movie. He would just run back-and-forth trying to steal sugar cookies. We would kind of wrestle with him now and then, and it never hurt when he bit us. He loved when we rolled him over across the floor, though. I have big dogs now, so it would not be a good idea to get another skunk, but I have been thinking for the past several years about getting another one or two some day. People really don’t understand just how good of pets they can be.
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What the hell are sugar cookies? Are they also known as Death pills?
@@miraak8523 I know lmao... my point is cookies are already sweet... sugar cookies just sound worse!
i heard that with animals .. like dogs.. (and maybe this is true for skunks too). the running water in a bathtub bathroom is very intense auditorily. Also, the blow dryer used is too.. so people devised a way to make the environment much less noisy. like doing the bath in a place that does not have all the surfaces that bounce sound.. and also don't use the loud running water faucet. I think they just put some water in some other container that they can use to rinse off the animal.
Such cute animals! I'm envious that you get to cuddle with that fluffy, sweet creature
human eat and pet everything weird
The inhuman has critique of humans?
Go away, poseur
Now I want a skunk. Lily is adorable.
🤣 and smell nice when stressed
u would be a true warrior if your skunk didn’t have the surgery and u just endured the spray lol
Yup..tucking head cozies..thats a skunk! My wild buddy Flower climbed onto me sleeping on my lounge chair, first physical contact was snuggling into my shoulder & waking me up..I started petting her thinking was neighborhood cat!
Elevated my heart rate!😂Then we were gooood🥰❤️🦨
I have to hear more. You are the 2nd person I've seen say a wild skunk climbed up on them to sleep outside, lol. This is fascinating.
@@angelmartin7310 Skunks are really high-strung as their active, they have a high metabolism..then, just like ferrets, Kapoof...nightie-nite.. they just drop sleep.
Skunks are really easy going, so if they are acclimated to your presence, scent, and routine and deem you non-threatening..there's a benefit to cuddling up to who is WARM and DETERS PREDATORS!
So, it makes sense.
I know one person who came home nights, who pet the "cat" one night to suddenly get surprised by the realization.."🥰...🦨...😬"
Lol..
I found a baby skunk separated from its mother and brought it home. Its fur was softer than a kitten’s. In Texas you can’t have skunks as pets 😢. Was so disappointed. I fed it some turkey and released back into the wild after a few hours.
"She would pee, and poo, and eat, and everything in that same spot, wouldnt move" --> "Yeah I remember getting an Xbox360 and Halo 3..."
My cat tries to put his butt in my face every chance he gets. 😂
Lmao I hear you there 😂
We had a wild baby skunk brought to us at about 5 weeks she lived just over 8 yrs. Ours was never descended and she never sprayed. We got the mock spray where she would turn and look over her shoulder and fluff up her tail. Skunks look before shooting. Ours loved sweet potato and carrots so much her white turned pinkish orange. They also stomp their feet too. I miss my Bella.
"Don't make me bring Lily in here!"
lol next level threat.
She actually would probably never have sprayed you if she still had her glands. I've had several Skunks that still had their scent glands over the years, and never had an incident. They "threaten" to spray as part of their play. As with all animals, play is typically a rehearsal for vital life skills that they need to survive.
So cute! I love that you whispered, so she wouldn’t hear you call her fat!😂
Thank you
Awesome!
Enjoyed this video so much
I fed skunks the first day I moved to the rural area. I like them around because they keep people away. I worked 7 days a week, away from home, so skunks were my solution. People are more afraid of a skunk than most dogs.
They do get fat, I had one as broad as she was long. I make microwave bread for them. But, they also eat up the garden.
I believe my compost piles also draw them to my place.
I scuff my feet and they run away, except for one little fellow, he started to run away, gave it a second thought and came back at me.
Thank goodness I was in the kitchen door, so slammed it shut and saved myself.
He was no bigger than my fist, he is 2yearss old now and still feisty, others never had his disposition. He'll probably get me one day ,as I'm 8I and can't move that fast.
I live in the Netherlands and we don't have wild Skunks or racoons, i'm jealous, those animals are awesome
I had a buddy who had a pet skunk years ago,,,very cool pet, who had the runof the house....one day his dad is workign in the basement when this skunk comes up to him....he went to push it aside with his foot and send it back upstairs...when he found out that it was NOT his kid's descented pet skunk.
Sounds like a cat with a white stripe! thats a good thing :D
Friends parents had a family of skunks under their shed. Never bothered anyone, would watch them walk by on the way to forage in the forest as we were sitting there eating burgers.
Wow she is super cool. I saw my Mom catch a wild skunk one time like it was nothing. A skunk had strolled into our camp and my mom walked over and picked it up by the tail and held it out with it hanging straight down. They can't spray unless their tail is up. She walked it out of camp set it on the ground and strolled back to the fire. All of us kids were in shock like "Mom, that was a skunk. Are you crazy?". She said she had caught dozens of skunks and had them for pets when she was a kid. Not de-scented though so they lived outside. She did ask if we noticed that she was holding it out away from her. Which we did then she said that was a hard learned lesson early in her skunk catching days. I guess one got ahold of her and ripped her up.
smart as a dog, independent as a cat.
I have 14 yr old cat , a tuxedo . She does a lot of the same things that your skunk does . Similar foods etc . I taught her sit on my shoulder when she was young . She also walks on a leach . More over so when she knows she is walking home . She also goes swimming in the hottest part of the summer . She will swim almost 20 meters and sometimes sits in the water afterword to stay cool during the hottest part of the summer .
Thank you for sharing! I want a skunk, but my partner says, "NO!".
I have always thought skunks were adorable, and wanted one as a pet. I know they’re smart and just the cutest things. Thank you for posting this. And I think I want to go with a skunk rescue if possible, though, instead of a breeder. They are wild animals, but if they can’t be in the wild, I would definitely love to have one!
Every domestic animal started as a wild animal. Skunks are in no danger of extinction or anything. I think it's fine. You want a pet skunk, pet possum, pet raccoon, as long as you know what you're getting into and you're OK with it, I see it as no different than a pet mouse or rat. They're all rodents except the raccoon, who may as well be a rodent. Raccoons are going to outlast us and survive the apocalypse. Skunks probably will too :)
A family member had one that got out and turned all the faucets on in the house when they were out w the kids.
Super smart locks recommended 👌
@@SoBayK80lmao amazing
She’s ADORABLE ❣️❣️❣️
I really enjoyed your “presentation “. Factual and funny. Thank you for sharing.
We love skunks! We had them hang out in our yard when we lived in Santa Cruz, CA, and they were never a problem for us. We learned that Great Horned Owls will eat skunks... so keep Lily safe!!
I am so jealous. What a beautiful little girl! 😍 ❤
Ive raised a opossum before and I have to say youre spot on about them being super easy like skunks. I did one time come across a baby skunk but I decided to leave it be in case the mother returned. Those experiences really opened up my eyes to how beautiful nature is.
The guy is pretty dang cute too
Very informative. Thanks.
_I'd love to have a skunk! I've always thought they were cute. Had no idea they were so nice & not mean. Lily's adorable & her Daddy is, too!_
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Lilly is so beautiful. 🦨❤
He takes such nice care of her -- so attentive. They're relationship is very sweet.
Thanks for all of the info! She is so darn adorable!! I would love to have a skunk.
I am the exception to the rule when it comes to skunks 🦨. My dog once found a litter of baby skunks under a large piece of cardboard outside and I thought the baby skunks were adorable. They didn’t have an odor yet. We left them so the Mother would care for them. Lily is adorable 💕🌈🙏Thanks for sharing her story 🦨
Lily is adorable.😊
I attended a skunk show few years ago - was shocked at all the different colors. Most people had them in baby pens.
Im convinced yall will make anything a pet .
My mother told me she had a pet shunk in Massachusetts when she was girl in the 1920s......Later she had coat trimmed with skunk fur, which was apparently a very chic thing at one time.
I thoroughly enjoyed his video. He gave such interesting information and kept me entertained ❤️
I live in a state that wont allow skunks as pets and I would love one for sure
I kept rats and think one of the most common questions was do they carry diseases and yeah but they can't transmit them unless you eat them "They're very clean animals it's people who are dirty." Joeseph Carter The Minkman.
That’s a pretty cute skunk ngl
Great video 😊
As a kid growing up in Florida we had all kinds of different pets my parents kept similar licenses to the local zoo so we could have just about anything but we never had a skunk and always wanted one
Like the vid wish you could have shown more while you talked
This guy is a famous speedrunner, on twitch, he goes by Palmer. I had no idea he had a pet skunk. :O
When i was a kid we went to the smoky mountains sleeping in an rv park/tent park so on in a pop up camper. Sitting outside roasting the mellows and about 12 of them just showed up all at once. We gave them some of what we had at the time,they were straight begging. Adults said go ahead we dont want them angry at us,lol. But,even after we didnt have anything to give them. They stayed around some of them just to be petted and just kept coming back and standing by the chair to be pet. Not all of them prob 4 or 5. Even after that a few just stayed laying on the ground near awhile,it was wild.
I’ve always wanted a pet skunk, I’ve had possums and they were potty trained in a kitty litter box. My possums loved crunching on yucky snails.
turns out it's legal to have a skunk in the UK although it's illegal to descent them, but i have no sense of smell, so all good 🤣🤣
Wait, he has kids old enough to TALK? He looks and sounds seventeen! 😮 I was expecting him to say something like he brought Lily into school for show and tell.
You and your family are good people! It's awesome to see people who love animals and are willing to take the time and energy to care for them properly and love them! We have wild Skunks in the back yard which we feed and they're so cute - especially the babies! Thanks for showing us how it's done!
She's ADORABLE! Sounds like a fun time with her - fascinating!
Cool video Brother :)
Thank you for informing us about skunks as pets.
skunks are cute!
Sometimes its the oddest things that bring one great joy . I use to think it was insanity but now realize its tranquility and trust
Appreciate this video so neat
Lily is too adorable!!! God bless her and her family!
What a great guy. So good that there are people who show the worth of the infamous creatures.
Careful about who you tell about the bites. Some states will come straight to you and take her, put her down and test her for rabies. I've heard some horror stories with people losing their pet skunk because a of a nip on the finger. Skunks have the highest mortality rate from rabies then any other animal.
So beautiful! Envy you.
She’s so cute. I live in Canada. It’s not legal to own a skunk as a pet here unfortunately. They’re the cutest little creatures.
very cute stink badger omg
aww. This video changed my perception of skunks! Lily is so cute and you seem like a great owner.
Neato !!
Haha the booty scoots, great vid
I had skunks 45 years ago. They are cool animals
"dont make me bring Lily in here!" ..... Actual Pet Detective :D
My parents had friends who had a pet skunk, back in the 50's. They said it was super cute, and like you have said, SUPER smart and SUPER curious. As often or not they would come home to find every cupboard in the kitchen open with all the pots and pans out on the floor!
They will dig up a yellow jacket's nest and eat the larvae.
I always wondered how they don't get stung in the face.
Beautiful creature! I had 1 under my back porch and we met up in the kitchen by the cat dish! She didn't spray.....Ohhhh Boy!
I love skunks. My aunt had a rescue skunk when I was a kid and it was super cute, friendly, and super soft.
Lilly is just darling.
Skunks have always been good to me.😊
God bless you amen
I have had skunks in my backyard and was never sprayed by them. They are very quiet animals but don't provoke them.
The thing I wonder, how to find a vet that can (and accept to) perform the operation?
Used to have a skunk that would visit me in my backyard, she would come up and sit on my foot and that meant she wanted me to lift her up to my lap, never was sprayed but she did the stompy dance whenever she was mad I was out of treats for her
Darling❤
She’s beautiful!
Awesome
I once held a pregnant Skunk. She was so sweet. ❤
I met some pet skunks before, YEARS ago. Very vat-like, so I found them really likable.
Don't believe that bite part . We had a skunk 50 plus years ago when i was a kid . Baby loved to sleep with me and my dad came and picked her up . She didn't like it and bit through his thumb. He was just trying to give her breakfast.
My cousin’s Maine Coon cat recently bit his thumb down to the bone. Skunks do have some teeth for causing damage, but I’d say they’re no more likely to bite than a dog or a cat.
Does ds fun e st Xi ll have a skunk odor in her fur
Does her fur still smell like skunk
@@lynnemclaud8112 it depends on if they have the scent glands removed. If they remove them it can never be free. It will always be a pet than . Ours did not have gland removed. And only occasionally did we smell the scent. It usually meant we had to give it a bath .
Better dad than you right. lol 😉
I have one , he from the wild ,not operated going on 3 yrs ,best pet ever now I want more , he a lot of fun and free to go anywhere in the house he got is own bed and love to play
when I was a kid I was certain skunk was hibernating so I wasnt scared to fall face to face with one of them around my town. until right in the middle of a cold winter, two skunk passed me on the sidewalk like I wasnt there... ahah
Best description of a pet ever. 😊
I used to work at a prison where skunks were a pretty common sight.
One day while walking back from the mess hall with a plate of food, along a narrow walkway between buildings, a mother and three kits came the other direction. I could hear the inmates in the buildings on either side looking out their windows and making bets on if I would run or get sprayed.
I took an orange off my tray, squatted down (by now the skunks were aware I was there but not gone on the defensive or run away) and rolled the orange at them. The three kits pounced it and then retreated as if offended, and charged me while mom 'dealt' with the orange (pouncing, biting, getting offended, and leaving it behind). I held out a bit of sliced meat and the kits went utterly nuts over it, climbing all over my hand and (thankfully) gnawing on the meat rather than me. Mom scuttled up, grabbed the meat, and ran off with the kits in tow while I retrieved the orange and returned to my building.
Inmates were absolutely aghast I didn't get sprayed or even freak out.
sadly we are not allowed to own skunks, racoons or bats as pets were i live. but i had the pleasure of having a baby skunk for a week till we could get him to a rehab center. he hated being alone and it broke my heart having to give him up but it was for the best. this was a couple of years ago and i still miss him alot.
absolutely cackling at the skunky kitty duo!! What a great owner.
skunks are adorable.