Skunk

Overview: Skunks are found primarily in North America. They are omnivores, which means that they eat both veggies and meat. Skunks in the wild have a very varied diet. They are what most like to call opportunistic eaters. This means they will eat anything that they can get, at anytime. Skunks tend to be nocturnal foragers as well. Having a skunk as a pet seems like it could be a lot of work because they eat such a variety of foods, as well as always being hungry.

Diet: There is not much known about a skunks diet. This is because their diet in the wild seems to be so varied. However there has been a few different sites that seem to have about the same diet instructions for a pet skunk. This is a suggestion from one site:

For an Adult Skunk:

Morning:

1/4-1/2 cup of thawed frozen veggies

1 tablespoon of cooked poultry

2 teaspoons of cereal or cooked grains

Evening:

1/2-3/4 cup of raw or cooked veggies

1- tablespoons of cooked poultry

1-2 teaspoons of cooked grains, nuts, or bread

1 teaspoon of yogurt.

When I did an analysis of this diet I used broccoli (cooked), chicken (stewed), yogurt, and brown rice. With this I got a nutrient analysis which read:

I believe that if I had varied the diet a little more the analysis would of this diet would have read a little better. However I do not know if I would give an okay or not just yet on this diet. This is because there is not much research done just yet on pet skunks. Most of the information that I found was given to me by people who had these pets on skunks and the diets seem to be working well for them. I believe if you were to vary the diet,and not feed them the same thing over and over it would be a beneficial diet.