most people use the ferret harnesses figure of 8 ones

pros are you can put them down, cons are they are great at slipping them

you will need to make sure your skunk is vaccinated against parvo and distemper if your planning on taking it out where dogs and cats have been too

 

i have seen a lizard harness in my local pet shop. i think they areless likely to escape with a harness.

 

if they want out of a harness they will find away :lol2:

 

thanks for the quick replies . does anyone now a vet near ilkeston to have its jabs ?

 

Try Buckley House Vets in Hucknall, I heard there is a good good herp vet but I haven't tried it myself. I like to travel and travel for an hour to Loughborough Chinese House Vet. :blush: And that's def a very good herp vet there and he is specialised in tortoises, birds and rabbits but he has also treated a few skunks there, mine included. :2thumb:

 

where is that ?

sorry im not too good with geography :blush:

 

there is a list of vets that treat skunks in the link in my signature

i dont have time to copy and paste them all across it wont let me copy them all at the same time grrrrr lol

 

ops soz half way between nottingham and derby

 

You are about 10 - 15 mins driving from me. :whistling2:

 

thanks very much to you all for your replays can't wait to git my skunk on wednesday night just want to make sure all is in place for it . anything else i should now ?

 

Back to the original question, we were recently given 2 harnesses which are brilliant. They are kind of oblong pieces of leather, with 2 holes for legs and a draw-string. You kind of put in on the skunks like a backward waistcoat and pull it tight over their backs with the drawstring. They've never got out of them because you can make each side of it as tight as it needs to be, so weeny over their little chests, and huge over their big fat bums!! I think they're for iguanas.

 

The T-rex comfort leash like this?

 

thanks i will give it a try

 

mandy your skunks fully loaded isnt he ?

I would make sure you get him as bomb proof as possible if your thinking about taking him out in public

as unless you have been full on sprayed and know what its like............you dont want to put public at risk of it happening to them as you are likely to be sued................

being sprayed full on in the face can cause temp loss of sight for up to 20 seconds or more also stays on the skin a while too for anyone that has sensitive skin it can mildly burn too not to mention if the spray hits clothing then it would have to be thrown away

just thought i would warn you about this

 

yer only wanted it for the garden anyway hun and at the workshop as he comes to work with us

 

tis okies just thought i would warn you

as i have bee sprayed myself many atimes by different aged and sized skunks

its not fun and for someone who has never experienced it before not pleasant either :lol2::lol2::lol2:

Alot of people think its disgusting but im slightly wierd and dont mind the smell of skunk spray :blush::lol2: its the other stuff that comes with the spray thats annoying like the cleaning it off and such LOL

 

:lol2: i bet hun .

 

thanks

 

: victory: can you tell me the size that you use on your skunk my skunk is 18 months old for the harness

 

depends how big he is mate mine is only 6 months , and what harness you want to use .

 

The T-rex comfort leash type used other types she allways gets out of them
:whistling2:

 

large i would say as they can be altered ebay is the cheepest place i have found for them

 

Keep in mind the neck/chest is adjustable, but due to the design it's not as flexible, so you're best off using the smallest size possible without making the leg holes uncomfortable from gripping around the legs. : victory: