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Old 03-09-2023, 8:37pm   #1
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Default Anyone know how to get rid of armadillos?
without shooting or killing them? I know I can set a trap but is there something I can put on my lawn to keep them from destroying it?
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Old 03-09-2023, 8:39pm   #2
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PA doesn't have those critters.
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They're famous for not being able to hold their liquor in Texas:




I'd suggest leaving some open beers around. The problem will solve itself.
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Drill holes in them
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Get rid of the grubs in your lawn and you won’t have armadillos.
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Old 03-09-2023, 9:21pm   #7
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Challenge them to a pull up contest.
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Not much escapes Jovi.
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Old 03-09-2023, 10:39pm   #10
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Challenge them to a pull up contest.
You saying Flexie is armadillo looking...
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Old 03-09-2023, 11:03pm   #11
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You saying Flexie is armadillo looking...
He’s more on the moose side of the animal kingdom.
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without shooting or killing them? I know I can set a trap but is there something I can put on my lawn to keep them from destroying it?






Move out of Mississippi.
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without shooting or killing them? I know I can set a trap but is there something I can put on my lawn to keep them from destroying it?
lot's of loud music....

Or just trap and eat...taste like chicken
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Armadillo satay will grilled onions, peppers, mushrooms, a side of red potatoes, and a good red wine.
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My SIL that lived for 3 decades in the panhandle of Florida picked them off after dark with a shotgun....she claimed they were so nasty even buzzards wouldn't eat them. Poison and even gas bombs in their tunnels didn't eradicate them so she lit 'em up nightly with a 12 gauge.
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without shooting or killing them? I know I can set a trap but is there something I can put on my lawn to keep them from destroying it?

Catching and relocating them is your only option.
Grab by tail, toss in bed of truck, find new home.
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Catching and relocating them is your only option.
Grab by tail, toss in bed of truck, find new home.
How'd I know, you'd know the answer.....
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This'll be Zeek in a couple of days.
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Get rid of the grubs in your lawn and you won’t have armadillos.
A combination of Nematodes and diatomaceous earth powder is what I was considering for my garden. According to my research the beetles lay the eggs at night on moist leaves so only water in the mornings when the Sun is out, the powder dehydrates the beetles, and nematodes bore holes into the skin of whatever makes it through that gauntlet to hatch.

You could just use the American way and poison the environment but this will require regular reapplication as the chemicals seep down into the water table and/or break down over time. The other options should be more long lasting/self-sustaining in addition to being non-hazardous to you and other life forms of the non-insectoid forms of life such as fish and birds.
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