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Citizen complaint of the day: Dead skunk in the middle of our backyard
By adamg on Sun, 02/26/2017 - 8:37pm
A grossed out Roslindale citizen asks the city to remove the dead skunk in the backyard.
Bad news: The city replies it doesn't remove dead animals from private property.
Sort of good news: If the homeowner can stomach the idea and somehow get the carcass to the street, "then we would pick it up."
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Thick Rubber Gloves + 2-3 Trashbags
Hold you nose, double-bag it, and tie a strong knot.
and use a shovel to move it.
and use a shovel to move it.
A couple more items...
A good shovel and sun glasses (things are less gross when you can't see them clearly.)
Maybe some Vapo-Rub
on your upper lip. If the stink is really strong, like eye-watering, wear swim goggles.
olfactory fatigue
Once you're by the thing for 10-15 seconds, you're not going to be smelling it anymore. That's one annoyance of having a skunk spray in or around your house: you'll smell it when you get home, but good luck pinpointing where it's coming from.
thick gloves + 2-3 trashbags then what????
I found a dead bloated possum carcass in one of the kids snow tubes that was blown under the tree in the corner of my yard last winter.i didn't realize it was there until spring cleanup and it was nasty to say the least. my question is this? when you do get it bagged and tied do you just throw it out with the weekly trash or do you call someone to come get him?
Throw It ,
In you neighbors yard . Crisis averted .
Bleach or peroxide/baking soda to decontaminate
Living things = peroxide/baking soda solution
Inanimate objects can get the bleach
We've always put carcasses in the trash - not unlike that package of ground round that hid in the back of the fridge for a bit too long.
If you are concerned about rabies or other sign of illness (dead raccoon with foamy mouth ...) call animal control to handle it.
And you've got your dead cat
And you've got your dead dog
On a moonlight night
You've got your dead toad frog
Got your dead rabbit
And your dead raccoon
The blood and the guts
They're gonna make you swoon
From "Dead Skunk" by Loudon Wainwright III
He forgot
He forgot about the bicyclists and pedestrians ...
What a world without men looks like
Nobody to carry away the dead skunks
Lol
Not in my house. I'm the ethnic redneck by birth, in charge of sanitary disposal.
Men of my father's generation couldn't even seem to get near a poopy baby diaper without collapsing with much dramatic retching - and they're gonna bag and tag a dead possum or skunk?
if you need a penis to move a dead skunk...
then you are probably doing it wrong.
dont "need" to
it just feels right
dead skunk
A long handled pool skimmer will keep you up to 10' away from the offending odor.
But then...
...you have a stinky long handled pool skimmer...
Ah, but the city WILL pick up
gross long handed pool skimmers. Win-win!
Bleach/water solution
Pool skimmers are chlorine resistant, right?
Just the skimmer head..
Just the skimmer head...replaceable.
Just wondering what killed a
Just wondering what killed a skunk in your back yard?
Sadly, we will never know, because ...
Suddenly, the animator suffered a fatal heart attack.
Many things could do it
They eat rodent poison, for starters.
Raptors don't seem to care about the skunk stink, either - I've seen a large hawk pick one up.
using a shovel will only help
using a shovel will only help if the corpse is relatively fresh... my mom came home from vacation a few years ago to find a dead skunk in her back yard. i sprayed lysol onto a bandana and put it over my face when i went to get rid of it. sadly, it was rotten, so it split in two when i put the shovel under it and maggots went everywhere.
needless to say, it was the worst smell i've ever encountered and was easily the grossest thing i've ever been a witness to.