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a skunk died under our house--in an area where the crawl space was only 12" high. It was difficult and DISGUSTING to remove the corpse (rotting animal + skunk = nightmare smell). Fortunately, we left for a week's vacation the next day, and the smell dissipated while we were gone.
So whatever it is, make sure it's gone before you block the holes!
I didn't think of a fisher. (They used to be called fishercats but they are not cats). They are nasty creatures. They are as bad as coyotes in terms of killing pets. In my state about 100 years ago or so, they brought in a bunch of porcupines to take care of the fisher population.
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Why on earth would they bring in porcupines to "take care of" the fishers? Fishers are one of the few predators that seek out and kill porcupines!
OP, if you're really worried about whatever the critter is, why don't you just call a professional trapping service and have it removed? I live in the mid-Atlantic region as well and the cost is generally $400-$500 for 5 days of trapping. The company will take care of removal and extermination of the critter. Done and done!
If both holes are blocked how quickly could an animal -- any animal dig their way out some other way??
OR....would they not be able to and die in the ground?
I know the guy who advised about trapping my groundhog said he always leaves one hole open (blocks the other one off) until the critter is trapped, otherwise it can end up dying inside. Then he closes the other hole.
Why on earth would they bring in porcupines to "take care of" the fishers? Fishers are one of the few predators that seek out and kill porcupines!
OP, if you're really worried about whatever the critter is, why don't you just call a professional trapping service and have it removed? I live in the mid-Atlantic region as well and the cost is generally $400-$500 for 5 days of trapping. The company will take care of removal and extermination of the critter. Done and done!
Do NOT let it die under there if you can avoid it unless you don't mind the smell. It will smell to high heaven and will be hard to remove.
I was very dedicated with the skunk living under my house. I know they are nocturnal so I put powder down in the afternoon near the entrances. Then around bed time I check and saw exit tracks in the powder. I had to look carefully to make sure they were indeed exiting and not entering tracks. Once I was sure they were exit tracks, and I saw no additional entrance tracks, I sealed up the entrance/exit points. No more skunk!
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