Skunks; they can be an ideal indoor species, as well as be kept successfully outside.

We keep Skunks ourselves, and they are not for 'everyone', but can be 'just right' for someone.

To many they appear to be a simple animal to keep and maintain - and to a certain degree this is correct ...... yet they do have a number of unique quirks which require some adjustment to your lifestyle and your way of thinking.

Are you prepared for these changes?

Skunk Screening form
First name  *
Last name  *
E-mail  *
Contact Telephone number  *
Date of Birth DD/MM/YYYY  *
Country  *
Are you a full time resident of the UK  *
Are you a first time Exotics Keeper? If no state what species you maintain below  *
Please state your experience with exotic species here, indicating what experience you may have with the species you are looking to purchase?  *
Please state what advertisement you are responding to with the price that is advertised?  *
Please outline here what research you have undertaken for the species you are looking to purchase  *
Should a situation arise for your species, do you have a veternarian that you can call out to deal with problems?  *
Please explain where you are proposing to keep your Skunk/s, and what space you have allocated for them. (As in House Skunk or Outdoor Skunk)  *
The following questions are for those who wish to keep their skunks outdoors.- Please outline what facilities you have included within your enclosure for your Skunks in way of nesting facilities, growth, development. Should you be looking to house them ou  *
Please explain what size, in height, width and length your outside enclosure will be. Also outline what flooring you will be providing and what substrate you may be using.  *
Also please outline what construction materials you will using for your outdoor enclosure. And what precautions you will have in place for animals safety and security.  *
Please outline, what measures you have undertaken for the provision of ventilation, heating, temperature control, lighting for your animals. How have you made your enclosure secure from draughts, cold and damp?  *
Please outline measures undertaken for shelter for your skunks within the external section of their enclosure? How is outside access achieved for your skunks from the indoor enclosure?  *
Please outline, what types of heating [In the case of young unacclimatised animals] and lighting you are using and how you are preventing your skunks from harm/injury.  *
Please outline what security measures have been taken to ensure that your skunk/s are safe from threat, harm, injury, stress or theft.  *
The following questions are for those who wish to keep House Skunks - For House Skunk 'to be' owners what facilities do you have on board for your animals nesting and resting times?  *
If you do plan to keep [a]House Skunk/s, how do you plan to keep them exercised and stimulated to encourage their psychological and physiological development and growth?  *
If your plans are to have a House Skunk, what precautions have you undertaken to safeguard your animals' health and the contents of your house?  *
Please outline below what considerations you have in respect to the feeding of your skunks, please highlight your understanding of their diet, by displaying what you will be feeding, How much and at what frequency.  *
Please explain how you have taken into consideration the importance of formulating their diet to take into account, health, condition, development and growth.  *
Outdoor Kept animals question: Please explain how you will be supplying water and also how you intend to keep it free from contamination from wild birds and rodents.  *
Please explain the preparations made to ensure that the removal of all uneaten perishable foods and their disposal and the cleaning of all associated vessels.  *
Please explain below what measures/considerations you have taken into account for your skunks and their enclosures with reference to their needs for stimulation, interaction, enjoyment, development, exercise, natural inclinations  *
Would you be able to recognise abnormal skunk behaviour? If so how and also what you would do to best remedy possible symptoms?  *
What are the prime factors that can lead to abnormal behaviour in skunks?  *
What additional nutrients and vitamins would you add to your skunks' diet to increase and better the health? What deficiencies do skunks suffer from?  *
Please explain what measures you would/do undertake to ensure that your skunks are healthy?  *
How frequent are you in assessing your skunks health in the way of checks?  *
Please display to us your knowledge or understanding on what makes for a healthy skunk?  *
* Required fields

Please note: since the passing of the act in 2007, it is illegal to descent a skunk. Therefore unless the advertisement is displaying a 'descented animal' all animals for sale are in fact 'entire' this means they have the ability to spray if alarmed or startled.

Thankyou for your time and patience in completing our client screening questionnaire.