Gestation 210-230 days, including delayed implantation. Embryos implant 28-31 days prior to birth. Young weaned at about 8 wk., and young accompany female on foraging trips into autumn. Males and females mature sexually at 1 yr. Domestic dogs, great horned owls, are humans appear to be the primary predators.
Spotted skunks consume large numbers of insects and small mammals.
An important carrier of rabies. May compete for food and space with long-tailed weasels, minks, ringtails, raccoons, and gray foxes. A field guide to the mammals. Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, MA. 289pp. Crabb, W. D. 1948.