Animal Care Services

Wildlife Repellent Recipes

Skunk, Opossum, Cat and Coyote Repellent

Ingredients:

• 8 oz of Castor Oil
• 8 oz of any liquid dish soap

Directions:

Mix well together then add to one gallon of water. spray your entire area. 

Skunk and Mammal Repellent

Ingredients:

• 1 whole Spanish onion
• 1 jalapeno pepper
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

• Chop up the onion and the pepper.
• Mix together and boil in 2 quarts of water for about 20 min.
• Let cool, and strain the water through a cheesecloth.

Using a garden sprayer, spray any area outside where wild animals or even neighborhood pets are being a nuisance. This probably will not work for birds (birds do not have a sense of smell.)

This process may have to be carried out for a period of 2 weeks to ensure success.
This mixture is non-toxic and it will not harm any animal, but will succeed in keeping them away.

Skunk Spray Neutralizer

Ingredients:

• One quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide
• 1/4 cup of baking soda
• one teaspoon of liquid soap

Directions:

Apply it to the sprayed areas. Wash off with tap water. The solution must be mixed as needed. It can't be contained in a bottle.