Ok I need help guys. There is a skunk in thus guys basement/crawlspace he tried trapping it and it just ate his bàit. Now it ate mine (I'm thinking mice are eating bait)

Anyway it sprays about every 4 days So I reset with a apple and marshmallows as bait. Any suggestions would be great

Need to know what kind of trap you are using. That would help.

I put a small single door cage trap inside a black aluminum box I made. It is black on the inside white on the outside Is will send a pic

Ok these are it

Thx in advance

The smallest cage that I use for adults ( Which is all you will catch this time of year ) is 24x7x8. Some times they will force

themselves in smaller cages but not often. P.S. I wrote the first sentence before you posted the pictures. I counted 7x7x20 something.

You should be good. What are you using for bait?

Just to let you know winkie, I caught two juveniles this week out here.

California ain't Michigan. ( And I'm betting those juveniles were probably delinquents )

First I use tuna. Now I have apple and marshmallow. I can not even smell skunk in the house. But homeowner says it sprays at night and stinks up whole house. About every four days or so. There were tracks around house that led to a hole (the owner has closed it off). Not sure if skunk as the snow had melted a little

Yep 7X7X24

Zip tie the tuna down, or tie it suspending where the rat can't get it

Make sure the trigger is real loose and the bate is as far back as you can get it. If the homeowner closed the hole, is the skunk still inside or just passing through once in a while. If the skunk sprayed out side the hole, wind direction would make a difference in what the home owner smells.

I know it's different demos Paul, just throwing it out there. And yes, they were delinquents, after there mother died they turned to the sstreets. Trespassing, burgarly, home invasions. Sad really

I use those cloth bags with the draw string on the top. You can find them at your local farm co-op. They are used on fruit trees. I put the bait in the bag and then tie a knot in the bag and make a loop and used a paper clip and hook the strings on the clip and hang at the back of the trap. I make them ahead of time when at home. They work great. I would use Jack Macrail (spelling?) Run some of the juice from the front of the trap to the back. JMO

Unblock hole and make a positive set. That will tell you if he's there or not. Skunk smell will linger for weeks my guess is he sprayed once and some days are just worse than others with the odor.

Right on. Even after the skunk is removed or known to be gone, the homeowner will still say it sprays every so often... for 6 months to a year. If it sprayed inside (make sure its not outside and drifting in with air flow) you'll need to find the area and remove the dirt (if crawl space) and/or treat the area with an effective deodorizing product.

Any update?

No. The customer does not return calls. I have twice told them they need to call me every morning and let me know the status ( trap is in house so I have no access). They don't call. When they do I will go and so the positive set discussed earlier. Thx

I hate setting in a house for that very reason. I'll do everything I can to avoid it.

Yep won't do that again without charging a premium If I could do beavers and coyotes all day I think I would be happy. But I know that's not realistic yet. But never been one to not dream