"Like most 'exotics', pet skunks aren't for everyone, and skunk owners are likely the first to say this. Unlike dogs or cats, s bred in captivity are not particularly suited to the constraints and expectations of human family life. Baby skunks are often sold as young as four to six weeks by licensed breeders to individuals and to s in states like Indiana, Ohio and Florida, where it is legal to do so. Pet stores must have federal permits to sell the animals, and peak sale time is in June, shortly after the kits have been born. Many pet skunks live as members of the household, alongside other s, though for obvious reasons they would pose a danger to small rodents. According to some, skunks can be 'corner-trained', meaning that owners can place a box of unscented cat litter in the spot where a skunk chooses to relieve himself. But skunks have minds of their own and are likely to do what they want wherever they see fit. Pet owners who understand their active charges appreciate that skunks are determined and headstrong. Despite 'domestication', pet skunks retain the needs and desires of their wild counterparts, like digging, clawing and biting. Most pet skunks are de-scented as kits, since a fully loaded pet skunk is not for the faint-hearted."