Please drop a line to Cheryl Royer for more information, or just comments of any sort. Frequently Asked Questions 1. As a general rule, this answer depends on the child. With a calm, reasonably quiet child who is willing to listen and learn about them, skunks generally do extremely well with kids. However, a grabby, aggressive, chasing child or a child too young to follow instructions could, in fact, be bitten.
Skunks look more like a stuffed toy than a living, breathing, feeling creature to a child.
With the proper diet and veterinary care, skunk ownership is a long term commitment. We know of one pet skunk in Alabama that was 22 and one in Georgia that lived to be nearly 23. 5. No, not as a general rule. The rare skunk with a poor diet may chew wallpaper or the sheetrock behind it. The veterinary explanation for this is a trace mineral deficiency.