The Cutest Pet Animal You Could Get: Lily The Skunk

[@dsiepiela6449]

Stayed at a friend’s house in the 70’s. In the middle of the night, something nibbled on my toes. It was their albino skunk. Slept in a cabinet during the day.

[@TheDrexxus]

I had a skunk when I was a kid. He was very playful and loved playing with me, very fun. He was also very sassy and would frequently make fake charges at me and stuff like that. He was a fun lil guy.

[@southside1975]

I had a squirrel for 14 years did every thing with me. Had him before his eye's & ears opened so I was all Pete knew.

[@malibu_jones]

thats just plain wonderful

[@huwhitecavebeast1972]

Squirrels make awesome pets. So do opossums, but the poor dears have a very short life span.

[@Jarsia]

I had a squirrel as a kid. Named him Stuart after Stuart Little. Only kept him domestic for about a year though, then he built a nest in the roof of the pool shed. Still came in the house pretty often. I miss the little guy.

[@RobertPiszczek-p5z]

This is the only way I would own an exotic pet! Eyes closed and all she knows! 😂

[@CLOWTISMS]

THEY CAN LIVE THAT LONG??

[@ElisabethsEartherex]

Lilly is beautiful! What a gem!!

[@TarossBlackburn]

I used to have a pet skunk named Byron and he was an enormous cuddlebug too. He'd paw at my leg when I am sitting at my desk and wanted uppies and then he'd snug in under my t-shirt, wiggled until comfortable and he'd let out this tiny content sigh before sleeping. He was a brown and white hooded skunk.

[@wenthulk8439]

Awwww

[@westoneaston4775]

She actually would probably never have sprayed you if she still had her glands. I've had several Skunks that still had their scent glands over the years, and never had an incident. They "threaten" to spray as part of their play. As with all animals, play is typically a rehearsal for vital life skills that they need to survive.

[@francisconti9085]

Yup..tucking head cozies..thats a skunk! My wild buddy Flower climbed onto me sleeping on my lounge chair, first physical contact was snuggling into my shoulder & waking me up..I started petting her thinking was neighborhood cat! Elevated my heart rate!😂Then we were gooood🥰❤️🦨

[@angelmartin7310]

I have to hear more. You are the 2nd person I've seen say a wild skunk climbed up on them to sleep outside, lol. This is fascinating.

[@francisconti9085]

@@angelmartin7310 Skunks are really high-strung as their active, they have a high metabolism..then, just like ferrets, Kapoof...nightie-nite.. they just drop sleep. Skunks are really easy going, so if they are acclimated to your presence, scent, and routine and deem you non-threatening..there's a benefit to cuddling up to who is WARM and DETERS PREDATORS! So, it makes sense. I know one person who came home nights, who pet the "cat" one night to suddenly get surprised by the realization.."🥰...🦨...😬" Lol..

[@VintageVet-64]

We had a skunk when I was a kid back in the late 50's and 60's. I would play with her all the time. If you've never given her an egg, you are missing out. She will roll the egg over to a wall or chair leg, stand over it and hike it like a center against the wall to break it open. I used to slip Penny a hard boiled egg now and then just for fun. She would go nuts with them trying to break them open as though they were raw eggs. Everybody who came over with sandals on or bare footed had to be warned about the friend or foe skunk test. She would nip a toe then quickly back away to check their reaction. I'd tell them, "Don't react to her nip, she will never break skin, and she's waiting for a kick or a yelp to decide if she want's to have anything to do with you. A passive response will get you her attention and make a good friend." She never nipped a known toe twice, but never forgot the reaction, and ignored anyone whose reaction to her test did not please her. I would catch sand crabs on the beach and bring them up for Penny to play with and eat. They looked like an egg to her and she'd hike them up against a wall. That would light them up and they'd start running across the floor and she'd chase them down and hike 'em across the floor for fun (I guess) before settling down for a nosh at the crab's expense. She was, as is Lilly, a hoot and a very affectionate and clean little animal and very attached to all the members of our family. Now skunks as pets are illegal here---sadly. After all these years I still think of her quite fondly.

[@jeank8061]

Such cute animals! I'm envious that you get to cuddle with that fluffy, sweet creature

[@neshifuturo]

human eat and pet everything weird

[@SoBayK80]

The inhuman has critique of humans? Go away, poseur

[@markivy3451]

When i was a kid we went to the smoky mountains sleeping in an rv park/tent park so on in a pop up camper. Sitting outside roasting the mellows and about 12 of them just showed up all at once. We gave them some of what we had at the time,they were straight begging. Adults said go ahead we dont want them angry at us,lol. But,even after we didnt have anything to give them. They stayed around some of them just to be petted and just kept coming back and standing by the chair to be pet. Not all of them prob 4 or 5. Even after that a few just stayed laying on the ground near awhile,it was wild.

[@catscratch52]

_I'd love to have a skunk! I've always thought they were cute. Had no idea they were so nice & not mean. Lily's adorable & her Daddy is, too!_ 🦨🤍🖤🦨🖤🤍🦨

[@TygerKaye]

We had two pet skunks when I was a kid. Both were rescues. Unfortunately we lost one soon after getting her. We didn’t have them at the same time. The male is the one that we had the longest. Highly intelligent! We had a baby gate that you actually had to pinch the mechanism, lift up and then swing it out. He figured out that if he bit it and jumped back, he could open that gate. He absolutely loved to swim, but would scream if you tried to give him a bath. We lived on the lake and he was constantly trying to run for the water. If you went to put shampoo on him, he would scream as if you were murdering him. He liked to sleep under the vanity in the bathroom. Anytime us kids had somebody stay the night you could hear them scream because he would pop his little nose out from underneath the vanity and go climb into their pants down around their ankles cuddle up. He never messed with Froot Loops, but boy did he love sugar cookies! There was not a sugar cookie safe in the house. This was years and years ago and we would take him to the drive-in with us and put him on the dashboard while we watched the movie. He would just run back-and-forth trying to steal sugar cookies. We would kind of wrestle with him now and then, and it never hurt when he bit us. He loved when we rolled him over across the floor, though. I have big dogs now, so it would not be a good idea to get another skunk, but I have been thinking for the past several years about getting another one or two some day. People really don’t understand just how good of pets they can be.

[@Steve-u5g]

❤

[@rohitrevankar7674]

What the hell are sugar cookies? Are they also known as Death pills?

[@rohitrevankar7674]

@@miraak8523 I know lmao... my point is cookies are already sweet... sugar cookies just sound worse!

[@manp1039]

i heard that with animals .. like dogs.. (and maybe this is true for skunks too). the running water in a bathtub bathroom is very intense auditorily. Also, the blow dryer used is too.. so people devised a way to make the environment much less noisy. like doing the bath in a place that does not have all the surfaces that bounce sound.. and also don't use the loud running water faucet. I think they just put some water in some other container that they can use to rinse off the animal.

[@wenthulk8439]

Oh I'm sure they are.

[@MediumMonitor]

"Don't make me bring Lily in here!" lol next level threat.

[@catherinetimmerman9107]

She is absolutely darling!!!!! 🥰🥰

[@PUAlum]

Thanks for posting & sharing your journey. Adorable! Both of you.

[@4evaavfc]

I'm impressed. What a nice pet.

[@myleerose31866]

We had a wild baby skunk brought to us at about 5 weeks she lived just over 8 yrs. Ours was never descended and she never sprayed. We got the mock spray where she would turn and look over her shoulder and fluff up her tail. Skunks look before shooting. Ours loved sweet potato and carrots so much her white turned pinkish orange. They also stomp their feet too. I miss my Bella.

[@rds2821]

Lily is awesome. Such a sweetheart.

[@Robin-xt7yo]

Now I want a skunk. Lily is adorable.

[@neshifuturo]

🤣 and smell nice when stressed

[@tomfortson5147]

We love skunks! We had them hang out in our yard when we lived in Santa Cruz, CA, and they were never a problem for us. We learned that Great Horned Owls will eat skunks... so keep Lily safe!!

[@KarmaKittyFubarZen]

So cute! I love that you whispered, so she wouldn’t hear you call her fat!😂

[@erinaltstadt4234]

I love skunks so much they are so cute

[@anthonyginther6883]

My mother told me she had a pet shunk in Massachusetts when she was girl in the 1920s......Later she had coat trimmed with skunk fur, which was apparently a very chic thing at one time.

[@22RosesGrow]

She looks like a cuddly little sweetheart. Oh so threatening. She and your cat are good homies...cute stuff.

[@dianawigod3223]

He takes such nice care of her -- so attentive. They're relationship is very sweet.

[@NIKKISNOODLE]

She’s ADORABLE ❣️❣️❣️ I really enjoyed your “presentation “. Factual and funny. Thank you for sharing.

[@mortanos8938]

What a great guy. So good that there are people who show the worth of the infamous creatures.

[@Saturnsonic95]

A skunk befriended me last year when I was homeless. He got so comfortable with me that he let me pet him while he would eat some of my cats food. He would visit me around midnight so if I was asleep he would bump my feet with his head. It was so cute. After about a week he brought his family to visit. I absolutely love skunks. I find that they are very docile and they won't spray if you are quiet and move slowly. Noise is the quickest way to get sprayed. They don't actually want to just spray you for no reason. It's sad that they are feared so much, imo it's unfair. They are very friendly once they get to know and trust you. 🥰❤️

[@fumyeah5867]

Ive raised a opossum before and I have to say youre spot on about them being super easy like skunks. I did one time come across a baby skunk but I decided to leave it be in case the mother returned. Those experiences really opened up my eyes to how beautiful nature is.

[@nathaliebouchard2796]

I am so jealous. What a beautiful little girl! 😍 ❤

[@richardbenitez1282]

Good job explaining this creature.

[@Tygerlady99]

Thanks for all of the info! She is so darn adorable!! I would love to have a skunk.

[@twhartonable]

Lily is too adorable!!! God bless her and her family!

[@N8wesley]

As a kid growing up in Florida we had all kinds of different pets my parents kept similar licenses to the local zoo so we could have just about anything but we never had a skunk and always wanted one

[@uchibauki2515]

I love skunks they come to my porch every day at night to eat. The love cat food so much 😂

[@22RosesGrow]

I would have a pet Skunk if I could.

[@Saturnsonic95]

That's how a skunk found me when I was homeless last year, he was eating my cats food and I woke up. Startled me at first but skunks are very docile. Just be quiet and they won't spray at least that's been my experience. 😂 I miss that little guy

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Sounds like a cat with a white stripe! thats a good thing :D

[@staceyroberts3468]

I thoroughly enjoyed his video. He gave such interesting information and kept me entertained ❤️

[@SbG7773]

Lilly is so beautiful. 🦨❤

[@engespress]

Thank you for informing us about skunks as pets.

[@wenthulk8439]

Oh I'm not surprised how smart skunks can be.

[@RobertPiszczek-p5z]

This was a great video! Exactly what i was looking for! And you did it so well! ❤ your funny and she adorable! Thanks for sharing!

[@sjr7822]

Enjoyed this video so much I fed skunks the first day I moved to the rural area. I like them around because they keep people away. I worked 7 days a week, away from home, so skunks were my solution. People are more afraid of a skunk than most dogs. They do get fat, I had one as broad as she was long. I make microwave bread for them. But, they also eat up the garden. I believe my compost piles also draw them to my place. I scuff my feet and they run away, except for one little fellow, he started to run away, gave it a second thought and came back at me. Thank goodness I was in the kitchen door, so slammed it shut and saved myself. He was no bigger than my fist, he is 2yearss old now and still feisty, others never had his disposition. He'll probably get me one day ,as I'm 8I and can't move that fast.

[@johnh1001]

I have 14 yr old cat , a tuxedo . She does a lot of the same things that your skunk does . Similar foods etc . I taught her sit on my shoulder when she was young . She also walks on a leach . More over so when she knows she is walking home . She also goes swimming in the hottest part of the summer . She will swim almost 20 meters and sometimes sits in the water afterword to stay cool during the hottest part of the summer .

[@kathyrobertson4493]

Lily is adorable.😊

[@Tubesmaney]

You and your family are good people! It's awesome to see people who love animals and are willing to take the time and energy to care for them properly and love them! We have wild Skunks in the back yard which we feed and they're so cute - especially the babies! Thanks for showing us how it's done!

[@mrmark8603]

Very informative. Thanks.

[@IceBerg2k]

I live in the Netherlands and we don't have wild Skunks or racoons, i'm jealous, those animals are awesome

[@florabamabelle6413]

I attended a skunk show few years ago - was shocked at all the different colors. Most people had them in baby pens.

[@maxpower1337]

Amazing cool skunk 🦨

[@clay2889]

aww. This video changed my perception of skunks! Lily is so cute and you seem like a great owner.

[@robiny.4395]

I’ve always wanted a pet skunk, I’ve had possums and they were potty trained in a kitty litter box. My possums loved crunching on yucky snails.

[@suwayhamblaylock7357]

Oh my goodness! Sooo cute! Last week, we realized there was a huge skunk living under our wood pile and today I saw her bring out her babies! Didn’t get close enough to be able to count, but they are sooo cuteee!!!

[@wdwnutjm]

we met someone with a pet skunk back about 40 years ago. we've been big fans since then!!! thanks for sharing her story

[@Mr3Machine]

Haha the booty scoots, great vid

[@scottnunnemaker5209]

I love skunks. My aunt had a rescue skunk when I was a kid and it was super cute, friendly, and super soft.

[@gospyro]

My parents had friends who had a pet skunk, back in the 50's. They said it was super cute, and like you have said, SUPER smart and SUPER curious. As often or not they would come home to find every cupboard in the kitchen open with all the pots and pans out on the floor!

[@rushgush]

u would be a true warrior if your skunk didn’t have the surgery and u just endured the spray lol

[@bertrandmcdonald1428]

thanks for sharing very informative

[@deborahgoslin5858]

Your so lucky ! You are also a good dad to her !

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

She's so sweet!

[@torgo_]

This guy is a famous speedrunner, on twitch, he goes by Palmer. I had no idea he had a pet skunk. :O

[@LouisCarvel-b6g]

My cat tries to put his butt in my face every chance he gets. 😂

[@melwyz3370]

Lmao I hear you there 😂

[@rogerbonneau6470]

I have one , he from the wild ,not operated going on 3 yrs ,best pet ever now I want more , he a lot of fun and free to go anywhere in the house he got is own bed and love to play

[@TheWolfsnack]

I had a buddy who had a pet skunk years ago,,,very cool pet, who had the runof the house....one day his dad is workign in the basement when this skunk comes up to him....he went to push it aside with his foot and send it back upstairs...when he found out that it was NOT his kid's descented pet skunk.

[@creeper8647]

My brother had a skunk. After several months I asked him what the sunk was like. "Well," he replied, "he ain't much for brains but he's hell for cute."

[@rlunger1]

Beautiful creature! I had 1 under my back porch and we met up in the kitchen by the cat dish! She didn't spray.....Ohhhh Boy!

[@nesmartinez-rno11-7pstm-f8]

absolutely cackling at the skunky kitty duo!! What a great owner.

[@tubol0]

Best description of a pet ever. 😊

[@THEVEETS]

Sometimes its the oddest things that bring one great joy . I use to think it was insanity but now realize its tranquility and trust

[@victoriakraft6055]

I am the exception to the rule when it comes to skunks 🦨. My dog once found a litter of baby skunks under a large piece of cardboard outside and I thought the baby skunks were adorable. They didn’t have an odor yet. We left them so the Mother would care for them. Lily is adorable 💕🌈🙏Thanks for sharing her story 🦨

[@amzarnacht6710]

I used to work at a prison where skunks were a pretty common sight. One day while walking back from the mess hall with a plate of food, along a narrow walkway between buildings, a mother and three kits came the other direction. I could hear the inmates in the buildings on either side looking out their windows and making bets on if I would run or get sprayed. I took an orange off my tray, squatted down (by now the skunks were aware I was there but not gone on the defensive or run away) and rolled the orange at them. The three kits pounced it and then retreated as if offended, and charged me while mom 'dealt' with the orange (pouncing, biting, getting offended, and leaving it behind). I held out a bit of sliced meat and the kits went utterly nuts over it, climbing all over my hand and (thankfully) gnawing on the meat rather than me. Mom scuttled up, grabbed the meat, and ran off with the kits in tow while I retrieved the orange and returned to my building. Inmates were absolutely aghast I didn't get sprayed or even freak out.

[@constitutionsupporter1972]

Wow she is super cool. I saw my Mom catch a wild skunk one time like it was nothing. A skunk had strolled into our camp and my mom walked over and picked it up by the tail and held it out with it hanging straight down. They can't spray unless their tail is up. She walked it out of camp set it on the ground and strolled back to the fire. All of us kids were in shock like "Mom, that was a skunk. Are you crazy?". She said she had caught dozens of skunks and had them for pets when she was a kid. Not de-scented though so they lived outside. She did ask if we noticed that she was holding it out away from her. Which we did then she said that was a hard learned lesson early in her skunk catching days. I guess one got ahold of her and ripped her up.

[@dianareichbind225]

I have always thought skunks were adorable, and wanted one as a pet. I know they’re smart and just the cutest things. Thank you for posting this. And I think I want to go with a skunk rescue if possible, though, instead of a breeder. They are wild animals, but if they can’t be in the wild, I would definitely love to have one!

[@ConsciousExpression]

Every domestic animal started as a wild animal. Skunks are in no danger of extinction or anything. I think it's fine. You want a pet skunk, pet possum, pet raccoon, as long as you know what you're getting into and you're OK with it, I see it as no different than a pet mouse or rat. They're all rodents except the raccoon, who may as well be a rodent. Raccoons are going to outlast us and survive the apocalypse. Skunks probably will too :)

[@SoBayK80]

A family member had one that got out and turned all the faucets on in the house when they were out w the kids. Super smart locks recommended 👌

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

​@@SoBayK80lmao amazing

[@davidlj53]

She’s beautiful!

[@ThomasBarone]

So beautiful! Envy you.

[@chapman1569]

I would call my skunk Chanel, but I will never get one. My neighbor helped a wild skunk that had stuck her head in a jar. She approached the skunk talking gently to her saying I will help you but dont spray me. At first the skunk went away, then she came close and let the lady held the jar and she pulled her head out. She didn't spray her benefactor, and got on her way. Thank you for your interesting presentation. Lily is very cute and amazing.

[@artekary5194]

I encountered a couple of short videos on KZbin with wild skunks in them (there are no skunks in my country) and I immediately noticed that they make an overall cat-like impression, and at that point I knew there would be videos about pet skunks and this is the first one I've watched. I finally have the last spot in my animals top-3 taken! It goes: 1) cats 2) foxes 3) skunks for know... maybe I'll grow even fonder of these little guys

[@FrankStein1]

Don't believe that bite part . We had a skunk 50 plus years ago when i was a kid . Baby loved to sleep with me and my dad came and picked her up . She didn't like it and bit through his thumb. He was just trying to give her breakfast.

[@gibsonraymonda]

My cousin’s Maine Coon cat recently bit his thumb down to the bone. Skunks do have some teeth for causing damage, but I’d say they’re no more likely to bite than a dog or a cat.

[@lynnemclaud8112]

Does ds fun e st Xi ll have a skunk odor in her fur

[@lynnemclaud8112]

Does her fur still smell like skunk

[@FrankStein1]

@@lynnemclaud8112 it depends on if they have the scent glands removed. If they remove them it can never be free. It will always be a pet than . Ours did not have gland removed. And only occasionally did we smell the scent. It usually meant we had to give it a bath .

[@user-ey4tw3xd6r]

Better dad than you right. lol 😉

[@barryklinedinst6233]

I had skunks 45 years ago. They are cool animals

[@moonface4698]

when I was a kid I was certain skunk was hibernating so I wasnt scared to fall face to face with one of them around my town. until right in the middle of a cold winter, two skunk passed me on the sidewalk like I wasnt there... ahah

[@luckycharm1]

This was very informative and interesting! Thanks bro.

[@kay-vo6cs]

She's ADORABLE!!!

[@denacrescini1990]

My Mother always wanted a pet skunk. Her parents and sisters thought she was nuts. I am so glad you dispelled so many myths around skunks and answered so many questions about their true nature.

[@dmreddragon6]

We put out cat food and fresh water, and it has attracted some interesting (non cat) visitors. Who knows what we've missed, but have had a raccoon, a big ol' squirrel and a skunk. The raccoon, and the squirrel seem to be a one time event, but the skunk has been pretty consistent. After watching a few videos on skunks, I bought some veggies (frozen mixed, and carrots, celery. Annnndd the skunk (or anyone else) will eat the veggies. Interesting that he mentions that fruit, and veggies are good for the white fur. That explains why this skunk is mostly black. White hair on the head, and mixed in on the tail.

[@haveaniceday3952]

WHY DO I WANT TO HAVE A SKUNK NOW

[@controlshift975]

I live in a state that wont allow skunks as pets and I would love one for sure

[@marcbergeron8690]

I have had skunks in my backyard and was never sprayed by them. They are very quiet animals but don't provoke them. The thing I wonder, how to find a vet that can (and accept to) perform the operation?

[@BG-yz7hh]

Used to have a skunk that would visit me in my backyard, she would come up and sit on my foot and that meant she wanted me to lift her up to my lap, never was sprayed but she did the stompy dance whenever she was mad I was out of treats for her

[@sneakyfishiix8014]

I kept rats and think one of the most common questions was do they carry diseases and yeah but they can't transmit them unless you eat them "They're very clean animals it's people who are dirty." Joeseph Carter The Minkman.

[@احمد-ف5ذ9م]

That's so cute man, how she eating 😂😂

[@compactc9]

I met some pet skunks before, YEARS ago. Very vat-like, so I found them really likable.

[@kuli858]

Lilly is just darling.

[@mitchk6993]

Friends parents had a family of skunks under their shed. Never bothered anyone, would watch them walk by on the way to forage in the forest as we were sitting there eating burgers.

[@user-ey4tw3xd6r]

She’s so cute. I live in Canada. It’s not legal to own a skunk as a pet here unfortunately. They’re the cutest little creatures.

[@cyrollan]

skunks are adorable.

[@VanBuren43]

great choice, she's beautiful

[@WaterfallFW]

I had a skunk growing up too. His name was Snoopy. He was just like a cat. Super smart and sweet.

[@RDnAC]

Love ❤️ skunks! I always wanted one for a pet and now I really do.

[@rebekahcortez]

You’re so beautiful Lily!!! ❤🎉❤

[@matz.sjodin]

She's just adorable🥰🥰🥰

[@JLMiller410]

I found a baby skunk separated from its mother and brought it home. Its fur was softer than a kitten’s. In Texas you can’t have skunks as pets 😢. Was so disappointed. I fed it some turkey and released back into the wild after a few hours.