Diet

=Diet=

If you look at a skunk they look like a herbivore. When you reserch the skunk you will find out that it will eat anything. They like to eat insects, mice, strew, ground squirrels , bird eggs and also young rabbits.... What happens when the skunk does not eat right ?When the skunk does not eat right it loses its hair and they get fat. Also some skunks turn yellow when they do not eat right.The skunks need to have a lot of calcium in there diet so they won`t lose hair or get fat. skunks also need 500 mg a day of turina for there diet.. The skunks other part of his diet is fruits, nuts ,leaves ,grasses and dead animals. The thing that skunks can not eat is pet food. So it is a good idea not to leave it outside.. It is also not a good idea to feed a skunk becouse they will want to have human food and will come to you. = Baby Skunks Diet =

The baby skunks diet is very simple all it dreanks is milk. In the wild the baby skunk feeds of the mothers milk for the first four weeks when they are born. After that thay can eat choped up corn, baens, squash, mushrooms and a few fruit. Thay have to eat 4 times a day tha is as much as they can handle. 4 to 8 weeks is a time of groth so they need a lot of nutrients. At 3 months the skunk needs to be feed 3 times a day like a human they need to eat breakfest, lunch and dinner. they still need a lot of fruit in it. At this stage now they can eat meat but not to much of it. After 3 moths there diet should only be to meals and only have 15 calories per pound of body weight. After that they are very interested in food and now they can eat what older skunks eat. =What Type of Eater is the Skunk=

The skunk is a very werd eater it will eat any thing. It's mosty a meat eater, it will eat things that are dead or alive.Skunks will eat squirrells,rabbits,shrew,mice,and even rats! Skunks are scavgers they mostly hunt at night because all the animals and insects. Their a herbivore too they eat all differnit kinds of fruit, grass and nuts.During the spring and summer the skunks eat on insects that they find.During winter and fall the skunk eats more protein and animal matter. An analysis showed skunks have 41.3% insects, 22.1% fruit, 14.1% mammals ( mostly mice),12.9% grains,5.4% carrin,2% birds and 2.2% unidentifeid.