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Help! Armadillo Disaster!

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  • 01-11-2013, 08:07 PM
    GoFride
    Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    I seriously need help getting rid of an armadillo. My back yard looks like bombs have been going off back there. I don't even know how many holes this little gray monster has dug - they're everywhere! :O It's gotten to the point where I can't let my dog off leash because I'm afraid he'll step in a hole and break his leg if he tries to run. Any suggestions? :please:
  • 01-11-2013, 08:12 PM
    HarrisonGust
    Re: Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    Do you have a .22? I would assume that would kill it
  • 01-11-2013, 08:14 PM
    liv
    There are animal removal companies that will humanely trap and release :)
  • 01-11-2013, 08:18 PM
    DNACurtusK
    We have some Patterdale terriers that would LOVE to come take care of that problem for ya :)
  • 01-11-2013, 08:33 PM
    Raptor
    Re: Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by liv View Post
    There are animal removal companies that will humanely trap and release :)

    Trap and release isn't always that great. It can introduce illnesses into an unprepared population. Not to mention, the animals won't know where any of the hibernation areas are.
  • 01-11-2013, 08:42 PM
    Andrew21
    Find a trail, set a double door cage trap on said trail. Lol The only other way is to shoot it. .22 is fine.
  • 01-11-2013, 08:52 PM
    GoFride
    Re: Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    Thanks, everybody! No, I don't have a .22 (or any neighbors with Patterdales). I've been told that to trap this thing, I need to know where its burrow is and put the trap there. I'm guesstimating that there are pretty close to 70 holes so far. About 20 or 25 of these holes look like burrows to me. They just go down into the ground - not sure how deep they are.
  • 01-11-2013, 08:56 PM
    Mike41793
    If you kill it, don't eat the meat. Armadillo meat can give you leprosy.
  • 01-11-2013, 09:01 PM
    GoFride
    Re: Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    I've also been told that if this thing digs its way under the house, it can actually cause damage to the foundation. :rage:
  • 01-11-2013, 09:14 PM
    HarrisonGust
    Re: Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    Any bullet would be fine if you had a different gun!
  • 01-20-2013, 07:13 PM
    GoFride
    Re: Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    Update; I think (I hope) that my dog has finally managed to run off the ninja armadillo. I never did see the little gray terror, but I just finished patching up my backyard (93 holes!!!!)
  • 01-20-2013, 07:54 PM
    OsirisRa32
    Whatever you do don't come into direct contact with the armadillo...they are the only known carriers and reservoirs other than humans of leprosy (Hansen's Disease).
  • 01-20-2013, 08:24 PM
    Mike41793
    Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by OsirisRa32 View Post
    Whatever you do don't come into direct contact with the armadillo...they are the only known carriers and reservoirs other than humans of leprosy (Hansen's Disease).

    As i said^, i think you have to eat it to get it. Not positive though.
  • 01-20-2013, 08:33 PM
    Aes_Sidhe
    http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Gamo_W...ro_Piston/1509 .22

    plus

    http://www.pyramydair.com/s/p/Predat...nted_200ct/343

    will do the job besides.... will take care of other vermin's and feral cats on your property...

    and most important no permit necessary :gj:
  • 01-20-2013, 09:43 PM
    BigJayPiercer
    Re: Help! Armadillo Disaster!
    Little known facts about Armadillos:

    Armadillos are native to Mexico and have been spreading further North for the past 100 years.

    Armadillos generally do not survive encounters with vehicles due to an instinctive threat response that causes them to jump straight up into the air when startled.

    Armadillos always have litters of Identical Quintuplets.

    Armadillos do not Hibernate.

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