When you are sitting around reading, or watching TV, you can keep an eye on him, let him roam around the house. Eventually you will let him have total access of most of the house. This is the nature of the skunk. Your Home Skunks can escape out of the smallest of places. I'm not sure how they do it, but they can flatten out to the depth of a carpet and scoot under many things, for example, doors.
Skunks have no homing instincts.
They have a strong since of curiosity and once out, they will sniff and investigate their selves right into being totally lost. Make sure there isn t any way for him to get outside. Check out dryer vents, heat vents, pet doors, there are numerous ways for a little skunk to get out. It is extremely rare that a lost skunk is ever found. Other things you need to do to skunk proof your home is to put child proof latches on all the cupboards that could contain dangerous materials or things you don't want the skunk to get into.