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Nathanlarson32767 07:20, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC) Thanks, Nathanlarson32767 04:37, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC) I think that If a person would like a skunk as a pet they should be able to get one,after going through somekind of course to learn how to take proper care of them,NO MATTER WHAT STATE THERE IN. I myself like skunks and would like to own one,but where I live they are not leagel, thats not fair.
There seems to be plenty of information in this article, but I'm not convinced it is the kind of information I would expect to find in an encyclopedia. Apart from the huge list of legal statuses (disproportionately US-centric), this seems to be (at a glance) more of a "guide to skunk-keeping" than anything else, and as such I would suggest belongs on Wikibooks more than here. I don't mean to discourage the effort that has clearly been put into it so far, but Wikipedia is not an entire reference library; Wikibooks, essentially, is. - IMSoP 22:53, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Nathanlarson32767 00:48, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Nathanlarson32767 03:11, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
The section about worms is fictional, and needs to be updated, changed, or removed. Almafeta 05:16, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
The main carriers of Baylisascaris are raccoons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.46.221.112 ( talk) 00:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
"Domestic skunk" is the more formal name. -- Nathanlarson32767 06:55, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I wonder if the "Legality in North America" section could be "lightened up" a bit. I notice there is now information about Canada, but this still leaves the rest of the world missing, and I worry that if as much detail were given for every country as is given about the US, the section would go on and on for far too long. Now, my initial thought was that the entire list could contain the same information in much less space, by being summarised along the lines of
I see, however, that some effort has been put into tracking down the applicable laws in each state, including those where it is illegal, and it seems a shame to just delete that information. But then, other than as a source for the information, is anyone going to want to read laws which are flat bans? If not, perhaps "we" [it would be unjust for me to claim a significant part in this article] can do numbered links [6] for those that allow some, and leave the rest summarised? - IMSoP 23:22, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Have you guys considered using a table? This is what they were designed for, after all. - Ta bu shi da yu 00:59, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I'm posting here rather than editing as I'm not an expert; however, I do work with the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition (CWAPC), which closely tracks legislation regarding the legality of keeping wild animals as pets (and by any reasonable standard of "domestic", skunks are still "wild"); the article currently states this:
"In the 20th century, most U.S. states outlawed the keeping of wild animals as part of their efforts to stem the spread of rabies. Only about one-third of states continued to allow domestic skunks."
As a point of fact, "most" U.S. states by no measure outlaw the keeping of wild animals; some, certainly not most, have outlawed the keeping of "dangerous" wild animals; in most states, all that is needed, if anything, is an easily obtainable USDA permit to keep anything from monkeys to lions. By the CWAPC count, only 13 states prohibit the keeping of wild animals; 9 other have only a partial prohibition (which generally means prohibiting things like lions, tigers and crocodiles, but not skunks); 15 other states have no laws whatsoever on keeping animals like skunk, mountain lions, and alligators as pets, and the rest only require a nominal payment to a government agency. That means that only 25% of the states outlaw keeping pet skunks, and that's assuming that skunks are implicitly or explicitly covered by the state anti-wild-pet law. I'm not saying the CWAPC necessarily has it right, but you can see the list here: http://cwapc.org/legislation/state.html and if the "most U.S. states" line is right, it should at least include a reference to the relevant legislation. Cmerrick 09:15, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
I have trimmed the skunk care overview, so that it is about 1/3 the total article size. I have mainly tried to keep stuff that gives an overall impression of skunk care, and also the Diet and Roundworms sections, because they were controversial and it is hard to find NPOV info elsewhere on the internet. Should the skunk care overview be trimmed further, and if so what parts? Nathanlarson32767 23:54, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
There was a part of the "Handling skunks" section reading "pet skunks are not for everyone," which Neutrality deleted a moment ago. That is a good change, in my opinion, since it makes the style more encyclopaedic.
That language had originally been added to satisfy certain users who were adding warnings throughout the article (e.g. some skunks can't be housebroken) in order to deter would-be skunk owners, and also inserting numerous pitches for their organization. It was headed toward an edit war, so I added the General Considerations section, that other language, and a paragraph about their organization as a compromise.
Anyway, I don't know if they'll be making more edits, but I'm sure we can work something out. Here was one of the emails received Dec. 8, 2004 in reference to that matter. — Nathanlarson32767 (Talk) 07:32, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Someone asked if all the links in the References section are actually used in the article, or if some are really External Links. Yup, all the References correspond to a footnote. The footnotes are in this type of format: [7]. That links them to a web site, but doesn't link them to a reference in the References section. Superscript footnotes look nicer, and solve the problem of linking the footnotes to items in the Reference section, but I'm not sure it's possible to auto-number them. So, it would be laborious to insert or delete a footnote in the middle, because all the others following it would have to be incremented or decremented.
It could probably be done with some type of macro, though. — Nathanlarson32767 (Talk) 16:49, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
"Most wild skunks only spray when struck by cars or attacked." What a hoot. And this was plastered on the front page. I'm sure skunks spray just before being crushed to death by a car. I mean, just in case. Or *maybe* the glands rupture when the skunk is turned into roadkill, eh?
What a hoot.
Nathan, since you're the primary author of pet skunk, I'm going to put this comment here on your talk page instead of talk:pet skunk (although you could very well move this there). I scheduled the article go on the main page on the 9th, and neutrality raised two objections - that (a) it uses a mixture of superscripts and inline references (I have fixed this) and (b) that the copyright status of the picture is a bit uncertain. The latter is a valid concern. I'd appreciate it if you take a look at the Copyright Faq that Jamesday and I wrote, and (since most of the pictures are not yours) you could contact the person(s) from whom you got them and be a bit clearer what license they are available under. →Raul654 00:53, Jan 7, 2005 (UTC)
I'm not really sure why this subject has its own page. Why not incorporate it into the Skunk page? This is what is done with other domestic animals, such as Domestic cat and Domestic Dog—they redirect to their corresponding pages ( Cat and Dog, respectively), which have sections about having these animals as pets. Besides, the title 'Pet Skunk' is quite amusing; when I saw it featured on the Main Page, I wondered what was going on... Coolsi 18:24, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
As soft as a cat's? Kent Wang 11:29, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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Can we find support for the statement that skunks don't carry any contagious diseases? It sounds doubtful. A reference would be helpful. 24.75.98.89 01:18, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
This article should be converted to the <ref> and </ref> format. Kilo-Lima Vous pouvez parler 20:53, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
The Tennessee citation is incorrect. At the moment, it is citing to a local town's code, not state code. The correct state code citation is TCA § 70-4-208, which speficially prohibits selling skunks or any private ownership of skunks. I would correct the citation, but I can't find a good website to link to for TCA that isn't java or requires a paid account. Thehedgehog 05:13, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
How many pet skunks are there roughly in the United States? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.206.165.1 ( talk) 04:04, 27 January 2007 (UTC).
I have a chihuahua and a cat, my chihuahua is more active but my cat is more agile. My chihuhua can jump about 22 inches high, my cat can easily jump up 25 inches, how high would an adult skunk be able to jump? How active are skunks compared to chihuahuas and cats? Dionyseus 18:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Alright, so if you look at the state legality list on the main entry for pet skunks, you'll see for Georgia it says that they're illegal, except for the black and white ones. It referred me to Georgia's Department of Natural Resources which has a list of animals that aren't allowed to be pets, Skunk being one of them, which contradicts what the list on the Wikipedia entry says. Thanks. Sdws17 20:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
All skunks are prohibited as pets in Georgia. The information that stated they were legal except black & whites was incorrect information and has apparently been corrected by the GA DNR. I contacted them a couple of years ago and also a few weeks ago and both times they stated all skunks are prohibited as pets in Georgia. They also stated they are trying to figure out how to deal with the issue of the pet skunks currently in GA. RFoxx ( talk) 02:13, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
The section reads like a brochure. It is very slanted for skunks as pets. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.113.245.194 ( talk) 17:41, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
I agree that the Temperament section needs significant work. The rest of the article is fairly informational, but this section is way too folksy. "You" should never be used in an informational article, for example. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.19.143.2 ( talk) 17:21, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
It's a myth that eating sugar leads to diabetes in humans (check the Canadian Diabetes site for verification) and I suspect that it is a myth that it does in skunks, so the several references here need citations for clinical evidence of such a link if it does exist.
That said, I'm inclined to buy the argument that sugar in any form isn't a natural food for too many animals.
-- 174.7.25.37 ( talk) 06:29, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn’t this be located at something like “Skunk as pet”? The title “Pet skunk” seems to imply that this is a different thing than having a common skunk as a pet. — Frungi ( talk) 22:24, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Since this Talk page seems to have been inactive for years, I’ll just start an RM. — Frungi ( talk) 22:36, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Pet skunk → Skunks as pets – as per Frogs as pets, Chickens as pets, Crickets as pets, Wolves as pets and working animals… The current name doesn’t seem encyclopedic, and it seems to imply that a pet skunk is somehow different from a common skunk kept as a pet. Frungi ( talk) 22:39, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
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Skunk legality in my personal opinion should be updated on Louisiana. The reason of me stating this is as of 2019 I having checked Louisiana's parishes can say as a fact that it is directly stated that skunks can be owned as a pet in New Orleans as according to the bottom of Sec. 18-1. – Definitions of the section designated to animals, located in the City of New Orleans Code of Ordinances ( <ref> https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances? nodeId=PTIICO_CH18AN_ARTIINGE). It id in here that it is directly stated that skunks can be owned legally as shown from this excerpt
Wild or exotic animals means: (1) Any live monkey (nonhuman primate), raccoon, skunk, wolf, squirrel, coyote, fox, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx, serval cat, or any other warm-blooded animal not otherwise defined; (2) Any venomous or constricting snake (such as Boidae family) that will grow to an adult size greater than three feet; (3) Any tarantula which can normally be found in the wild state; (4) Any member of crocodilian including, but not limited to, alligators, crocodiles, caimans and gharials; (5) Any exotic animal hybrid; or (6) Any rooster, cockerel, cock, or chanticleer.
{Ferrets, nonvenomous snakes (other than constricting snakes that will grow to an adult size larger than three feet), rabbits, box or aquatic turtles, laboratory rats and <SKUNKS which have been bred and raised in captivity which have never known the wild>, and pocket pets or pet rodents including, but not limited to, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, chinchillas, sugar gliders or hedgehogs shall be excluded from this definition.}
As on might now this is considered to be illegal for one to own any exotic animal in New Orleans but Skunks, along with rodents, ferrets, sugar gliders, rabbits, and most reptiles are excluded from the definition of exotic. And while the argument could be made that Louisiana as a state is still said to be against owning skunks local laws cannot go against state laws meaning that this law in theory was okay with the Louisiana government or at the least to minimal to warrant any real attention.
Because of these reasons I believe that the Wikipedia article stating that it is illegal to own skunks in the state should be updated and changed.
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Nathanlarson32767 07:20, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC) Thanks, Nathanlarson32767 04:37, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC) I think that If a person would like a skunk as a pet they should be able to get one,after going through somekind of course to learn how to take proper care of them,NO MATTER WHAT STATE THERE IN. I myself like skunks and would like to own one,but where I live they are not leagel, thats not fair.
There seems to be plenty of information in this article, but I'm not convinced it is the kind of information I would expect to find in an encyclopedia. Apart from the huge list of legal statuses (disproportionately US-centric), this seems to be (at a glance) more of a "guide to skunk-keeping" than anything else, and as such I would suggest belongs on Wikibooks more than here. I don't mean to discourage the effort that has clearly been put into it so far, but Wikipedia is not an entire reference library; Wikibooks, essentially, is. - IMSoP 22:53, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Nathanlarson32767 00:48, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Nathanlarson32767 03:11, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
The section about worms is fictional, and needs to be updated, changed, or removed. Almafeta 05:16, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
The main carriers of Baylisascaris are raccoons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.46.221.112 ( talk) 00:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
"Domestic skunk" is the more formal name. -- Nathanlarson32767 06:55, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I wonder if the "Legality in North America" section could be "lightened up" a bit. I notice there is now information about Canada, but this still leaves the rest of the world missing, and I worry that if as much detail were given for every country as is given about the US, the section would go on and on for far too long. Now, my initial thought was that the entire list could contain the same information in much less space, by being summarised along the lines of
I see, however, that some effort has been put into tracking down the applicable laws in each state, including those where it is illegal, and it seems a shame to just delete that information. But then, other than as a source for the information, is anyone going to want to read laws which are flat bans? If not, perhaps "we" [it would be unjust for me to claim a significant part in this article] can do numbered links [6] for those that allow some, and leave the rest summarised? - IMSoP 23:22, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Have you guys considered using a table? This is what they were designed for, after all. - Ta bu shi da yu 00:59, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I'm posting here rather than editing as I'm not an expert; however, I do work with the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition (CWAPC), which closely tracks legislation regarding the legality of keeping wild animals as pets (and by any reasonable standard of "domestic", skunks are still "wild"); the article currently states this:
"In the 20th century, most U.S. states outlawed the keeping of wild animals as part of their efforts to stem the spread of rabies. Only about one-third of states continued to allow domestic skunks."
As a point of fact, "most" U.S. states by no measure outlaw the keeping of wild animals; some, certainly not most, have outlawed the keeping of "dangerous" wild animals; in most states, all that is needed, if anything, is an easily obtainable USDA permit to keep anything from monkeys to lions. By the CWAPC count, only 13 states prohibit the keeping of wild animals; 9 other have only a partial prohibition (which generally means prohibiting things like lions, tigers and crocodiles, but not skunks); 15 other states have no laws whatsoever on keeping animals like skunk, mountain lions, and alligators as pets, and the rest only require a nominal payment to a government agency. That means that only 25% of the states outlaw keeping pet skunks, and that's assuming that skunks are implicitly or explicitly covered by the state anti-wild-pet law. I'm not saying the CWAPC necessarily has it right, but you can see the list here: http://cwapc.org/legislation/state.html and if the "most U.S. states" line is right, it should at least include a reference to the relevant legislation. Cmerrick 09:15, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
I have trimmed the skunk care overview, so that it is about 1/3 the total article size. I have mainly tried to keep stuff that gives an overall impression of skunk care, and also the Diet and Roundworms sections, because they were controversial and it is hard to find NPOV info elsewhere on the internet. Should the skunk care overview be trimmed further, and if so what parts? Nathanlarson32767 23:54, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
There was a part of the "Handling skunks" section reading "pet skunks are not for everyone," which Neutrality deleted a moment ago. That is a good change, in my opinion, since it makes the style more encyclopaedic.
That language had originally been added to satisfy certain users who were adding warnings throughout the article (e.g. some skunks can't be housebroken) in order to deter would-be skunk owners, and also inserting numerous pitches for their organization. It was headed toward an edit war, so I added the General Considerations section, that other language, and a paragraph about their organization as a compromise.
Anyway, I don't know if they'll be making more edits, but I'm sure we can work something out. Here was one of the emails received Dec. 8, 2004 in reference to that matter. — Nathanlarson32767 (Talk) 07:32, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Someone asked if all the links in the References section are actually used in the article, or if some are really External Links. Yup, all the References correspond to a footnote. The footnotes are in this type of format: [7]. That links them to a web site, but doesn't link them to a reference in the References section. Superscript footnotes look nicer, and solve the problem of linking the footnotes to items in the Reference section, but I'm not sure it's possible to auto-number them. So, it would be laborious to insert or delete a footnote in the middle, because all the others following it would have to be incremented or decremented.
It could probably be done with some type of macro, though. — Nathanlarson32767 (Talk) 16:49, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
"Most wild skunks only spray when struck by cars or attacked." What a hoot. And this was plastered on the front page. I'm sure skunks spray just before being crushed to death by a car. I mean, just in case. Or *maybe* the glands rupture when the skunk is turned into roadkill, eh?
What a hoot.
Nathan, since you're the primary author of pet skunk, I'm going to put this comment here on your talk page instead of talk:pet skunk (although you could very well move this there). I scheduled the article go on the main page on the 9th, and neutrality raised two objections - that (a) it uses a mixture of superscripts and inline references (I have fixed this) and (b) that the copyright status of the picture is a bit uncertain. The latter is a valid concern. I'd appreciate it if you take a look at the Copyright Faq that Jamesday and I wrote, and (since most of the pictures are not yours) you could contact the person(s) from whom you got them and be a bit clearer what license they are available under. →Raul654 00:53, Jan 7, 2005 (UTC)
I'm not really sure why this subject has its own page. Why not incorporate it into the Skunk page? This is what is done with other domestic animals, such as Domestic cat and Domestic Dog—they redirect to their corresponding pages ( Cat and Dog, respectively), which have sections about having these animals as pets. Besides, the title 'Pet Skunk' is quite amusing; when I saw it featured on the Main Page, I wondered what was going on... Coolsi 18:24, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
As soft as a cat's? Kent Wang 11:29, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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Can we find support for the statement that skunks don't carry any contagious diseases? It sounds doubtful. A reference would be helpful. 24.75.98.89 01:18, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
This article should be converted to the <ref> and </ref> format. Kilo-Lima Vous pouvez parler 20:53, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
The Tennessee citation is incorrect. At the moment, it is citing to a local town's code, not state code. The correct state code citation is TCA § 70-4-208, which speficially prohibits selling skunks or any private ownership of skunks. I would correct the citation, but I can't find a good website to link to for TCA that isn't java or requires a paid account. Thehedgehog 05:13, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
How many pet skunks are there roughly in the United States? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.206.165.1 ( talk) 04:04, 27 January 2007 (UTC).
I have a chihuahua and a cat, my chihuahua is more active but my cat is more agile. My chihuhua can jump about 22 inches high, my cat can easily jump up 25 inches, how high would an adult skunk be able to jump? How active are skunks compared to chihuahuas and cats? Dionyseus 18:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Alright, so if you look at the state legality list on the main entry for pet skunks, you'll see for Georgia it says that they're illegal, except for the black and white ones. It referred me to Georgia's Department of Natural Resources which has a list of animals that aren't allowed to be pets, Skunk being one of them, which contradicts what the list on the Wikipedia entry says. Thanks. Sdws17 20:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
All skunks are prohibited as pets in Georgia. The information that stated they were legal except black & whites was incorrect information and has apparently been corrected by the GA DNR. I contacted them a couple of years ago and also a few weeks ago and both times they stated all skunks are prohibited as pets in Georgia. They also stated they are trying to figure out how to deal with the issue of the pet skunks currently in GA. RFoxx ( talk) 02:13, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
The section reads like a brochure. It is very slanted for skunks as pets. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.113.245.194 ( talk) 17:41, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
I agree that the Temperament section needs significant work. The rest of the article is fairly informational, but this section is way too folksy. "You" should never be used in an informational article, for example. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.19.143.2 ( talk) 17:21, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
It's a myth that eating sugar leads to diabetes in humans (check the Canadian Diabetes site for verification) and I suspect that it is a myth that it does in skunks, so the several references here need citations for clinical evidence of such a link if it does exist.
That said, I'm inclined to buy the argument that sugar in any form isn't a natural food for too many animals.
-- 174.7.25.37 ( talk) 06:29, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn’t this be located at something like “Skunk as pet”? The title “Pet skunk” seems to imply that this is a different thing than having a common skunk as a pet. — Frungi ( talk) 22:24, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Since this Talk page seems to have been inactive for years, I’ll just start an RM. — Frungi ( talk) 22:36, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Pet skunk → Skunks as pets – as per Frogs as pets, Chickens as pets, Crickets as pets, Wolves as pets and working animals… The current name doesn’t seem encyclopedic, and it seems to imply that a pet skunk is somehow different from a common skunk kept as a pet. Frungi ( talk) 22:39, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
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Skunk legality in my personal opinion should be updated on Louisiana. The reason of me stating this is as of 2019 I having checked Louisiana's parishes can say as a fact that it is directly stated that skunks can be owned as a pet in New Orleans as according to the bottom of Sec. 18-1. – Definitions of the section designated to animals, located in the City of New Orleans Code of Ordinances ( <ref> https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances? nodeId=PTIICO_CH18AN_ARTIINGE). It id in here that it is directly stated that skunks can be owned legally as shown from this excerpt
Wild or exotic animals means: (1) Any live monkey (nonhuman primate), raccoon, skunk, wolf, squirrel, coyote, fox, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx, serval cat, or any other warm-blooded animal not otherwise defined; (2) Any venomous or constricting snake (such as Boidae family) that will grow to an adult size greater than three feet; (3) Any tarantula which can normally be found in the wild state; (4) Any member of crocodilian including, but not limited to, alligators, crocodiles, caimans and gharials; (5) Any exotic animal hybrid; or (6) Any rooster, cockerel, cock, or chanticleer.
{Ferrets, nonvenomous snakes (other than constricting snakes that will grow to an adult size larger than three feet), rabbits, box or aquatic turtles, laboratory rats and <SKUNKS which have been bred and raised in captivity which have never known the wild>, and pocket pets or pet rodents including, but not limited to, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, chinchillas, sugar gliders or hedgehogs shall be excluded from this definition.}
As on might now this is considered to be illegal for one to own any exotic animal in New Orleans but Skunks, along with rodents, ferrets, sugar gliders, rabbits, and most reptiles are excluded from the definition of exotic. And while the argument could be made that Louisiana as a state is still said to be against owning skunks local laws cannot go against state laws meaning that this law in theory was okay with the Louisiana government or at the least to minimal to warrant any real attention.
Because of these reasons I believe that the Wikipedia article stating that it is illegal to own skunks in the state should be updated and changed.