Saturday, June 16, 2007

Skunk!

For months, Gramma and Papa have been setting a cat trap in their yard in hopes of catching the stinky skunk that terrorizes their neighborhood in the night. It's a mad dash several times a week to shut all the windows when the scent has entered the yard.

Hannah has been waiting for Gramma and Papa to catch something, she's even helped Papa set the trap a time or two. A few weeks ago, they caught a momma possum with two 2 day old babies in her pouch. Unfortunately we were already half way to Disneyland, so we were unable to go over and see the little critter. But this morning, we got the call...they had finally caught Pepe Le Peu. We were out the door within minutes and on our way over to see the little critter, it's one animal we didn't see at any of our recent zoo trips. LOL.

Being careful not to get too close...
thank goodness for a great zoom on the camera!
Animal Control covered the cage with a sheet to calm the skunk down to avoid upsetting him and having him spray.
Mr. Animal Control let us check out the skunk before he whisked him away to relocate him to the foothills of the nearby hill.A possum AND a skunk...I'd say that trap was well worth it's money. Heck, I might even offer to rent it in hopes of catching some of the wondering cats in the neighborhood. LOL.

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