Blog

So it has been 20 days since I first picked up Flower and he surprised me with his size. At 24 lbs I was not sure I would be able to manage getting him back to a healthier weight, especially when it became obvious that his size was impeding his ability to walk

As a Skunk Haven Rep I am committed to taking in Skunks in need of a home. Once taken in we work with those skunks to either re-home them to people looking to own a skunk or in some rare cases, we keep them. This Saturday I went and picked up Flower from his owner.  Flower's entire situation really spoke to my heart.   One half of a married couple passed away, and while the skunk's owner tried to do his best dealing with grief and with the care of Flower, Flower had always been more of the partner's pet. It eventually became clear to him that he was not providing Flower with the attention and time that he needed due to long work hours.  To top it off, with the loss of his primary caregiver, Flower was depressed. 

I haven't been blogging for a while because all of my free time has been spent on my super secret project.  What was that project you ask?   Going mobile.  I've prepared for launch and now Skunk Guru is not only a website, but it has an app as well. 

My skunks tend to hide inside with me during the summer months in Florida.  It's too hot outside to want to spend hours of your time baking in the sun.  I grew up in Florida, I've had sunburns that have rendered me unable to walk with their severity (I know, I was an idiot) and I am in no mood to ever repeat that over exposure.   Until of course, Pokemon Go appeared. 

When this time of year comes around all of my skunk owning friends start posting pictures as their skunks have babies, as they bring home their new acquisitions, as they rescue wild litters and work towards releasing them, etc.  It's a time where I have to clamp firmly onto my wallet and my tendency to impulse buy and just keep saying "No no no no no."  It's a hard word to say when faced with a million skunky babies.  They're cuter than should be legal.

It's happened. I finally gave in.  We're having a super bowl party.  Well, sort of.   Deborah from Skunk Haven has finally been allowed to announce that her skunk, Tank, will be playing the part of "Stanley the referee" in this year's Animal Planet Puppy Bowl. So I called Verizon, got my channel package updated to include Animal Planet (how did I not have that already) and we're ready to go.  We'll be cheering for you, Tank.

Having lived past the time in my life where I enjoy the morning clean up of having tons of people over to my house downing alcohol like fish, I had a much lazier new years eve than I used to.  Ken and I spent the evening together watching the ball drop on TV and playing Hearthstone arenas online.   I spent a fair bit of that time with Newt lying in my lap snuggling me.   She sleeps like a log when she's comfortable and has taken to having long naps with me while I watch TV after work. Gingy popped out for a bit to say hello and Stunky spent the evening hidden in the bathroom cabinet since it's now cleaned out. Newt is really the only skunk who deigns to spend excessive hours of her time with me (probably because she spent so much time spurned by the other skunks.