With the blunt forceps, force the adhering muscles down off the sac, and cut the sac off one fourth inch from the vent.
If the operation is done according to instructions, there will be no loss whatever.
Animals do not require disarming unless they are going to be shipped. If skunks are raised solely for fur, it is just as well to leave them armed.
Express companies refuse to ship them unless scent sacks are removed.
22.—How to Ship Skunk.
Secure them when ready for market, by using a box-trap. Never try to handle them.
To ship them, put each in a small soap-box lined with tin.
Cut a hole three inches square in the side and cover it with wire of one inch mesh.
Fasten a tin in one corner of the box three inches from the bottom for water. Above this make a hole to pour water through.
Mark it “water here”. Make a lid in the box for convenience in feeding.