How to keep armadillos away

28 December 2015, 00:05

I am having a hell of a problem with armadillos at my house. I have set snares but they pull out of the snare. Any ideas?

28 December 2015, 00:20

Frostbit

Calibri subsonic .22lr ammo. Neighbors will never hear it.

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28 December 2015, 00:35

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I thought you had a crossbow.........
Target practice.

28 December 2015, 00:54

TommyII

quote:
Originally posted by pagosawingnut:
I thought you had a crossbow.........
Target practice.

This is what I did when I lived in Pensacola and the 'dillos kept digging up my ward.

28 December 2015, 00:57

Crazyhorseconsulting

I don't know if there is anyway of keeping armadillos away from anything.

28 December 2015, 04:37

larryshores

It is easy to kill them if I see them. There are 3 places where they dug underneath my foundation.

I have set snares. I got them in the snare each time. Unfortunately, the wire slipped off the hard shell.

28 December 2015, 04:58

p dog shooter

220 conibear

28 December 2015, 05:41

M16

If they are traveling along your foundation get about a 12' 2X6 along with a box type trap. Set the trap next to the foundation. Use the board as a guide. Like a V shape with the trap at the bottom of the V. Stake the board down and it will guide them right into the trap. No bait needed.

28 December 2015, 05:43

M16

Just found this.

http://www.wildlife-removal.com/armadillotrap.html

28 December 2015, 17:59

Bill/Oregon

Wow. I didn't realize they were such tough little toots to control.

28 December 2015, 22:09

Grenadier

I'd try the repellent first: http://www.liquidfence.com/Pro...dillo-Repellent.aspx

28 December 2015, 22:15

Norseman

Electric fence about 2 to 3 inches off the ground so they would have to crawl over it?

28 December 2015, 23:43

larrys

My wife is from Abilene and they used to bury a plastic trash can and let them fall in. They can not climb out because of the slick sides. I do not remember what they used for bait.

29 December 2015, 00:07

Ole Miss Guy

As hard as it may seem, we have these critters on Lookout Mt. in NE Ala. Why they would bother to climb up a mountain is beyond me. Being it was not born and raised here the locals were amazed at their presence and the destruction one by itself can do in a garden.
Those around here are not nocturnal which is another oddity.
I shot three up close with Min Mags and have not had any to return.

29 December 2015, 06:40

Live Oak

My Neighbor catches a lot of them with cat food. We live on the edge of town and people dump cats. They and the skunks get in to her cat food. She just baits a regular box trap with cat food, catches for dillos than cats!!!

29 December 2015, 10:18

Norseman

I've heard people eating them as well.

29 December 2015, 15:16

larryshores

quote:
Originally posted by Norseman:
I've heard people eating them as well.

I have eaten them. It was okay. Texture was a but odd but they tasted fine.

29 December 2015, 18:25

Bill/Oregon

Rather deal with 'dillo holes than aardvaark holes. Nearly lost my front teeth when our Landcruiser hit one in Namibia.

29 December 2015, 18:26

Grenadier

I have eaten quite a few. They have a greasy, chewy meat and the taste is commensurate with the aroma of wool socks burning on a campfire.

29 December 2015, 19:08

fla3006

I was served some at a wild game dinner. I thought it was chicken. I guess the leprosy was killed in the cooking process.

29 December 2015, 19:10

sharpsguy

I wouldn't eat anything that carries leprosy.

31 December 2015, 10:57

cal pappas

Put some food out for them and a dish of anti freeze to drink.
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01 January 2016, 06:46

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I'm a FL native and have been fighting these little boogers for 71 years now. Bait is useless! They eat mainly earthworms and grubs which is why you find all the holes in your yard. Trap them with a racoon/cat size trap and use a couple of 2x6 boards to funnel them into the trap. You don't need to make a hog proof funnel; I just use a couple pieces of rebar to hold the boards up. The armadillos just wander along the boards and right into the trap. Once you catch them do not release them back into the wild; they'll end up in someone else's yard or back in yours. A .22 Short is your friend!

01 January 2016, 06:50

A7drvr

BTW, in FL they are a non-native species and you can kill all of them!

01 January 2016, 21:03

TREE 'EM

quote:
Originally posted by A7drvr:
I'm a FL native and have been fighting these little boogers for 71 years now. Bait is useless! They eat mainly earthworms and grubs which is why you find all the holes in your yard. Trap them with a racoon/cat size trap and use a couple of 2x6 boards to funnel them into the trap. You don't need to make a hog proof funnel; I just use a couple pieces of rebar to hold the boards up. The armadillos just wander along the boards and right into the trap. Once you catch them do not release them back into the wild; they'll end up in someone else's yard or back in yours. A .22 Short is your friend!

A7drvr pretty much summed it up.

You can use tenax silt fence in place of boards. On big yards it is faster, easier and cheaper to use than boards for guide fence.

02 January 2016, 02:44

akriet

Long experience with them too. Agree with the baitless traps. They can carry leprosy. Handle with care.

02 January 2016, 06:34

larryshores

Thanks all.

The interesting thing is that I managed to get a snare on them every time. Unfortunately, the snare slips on the hard shell every single time.

I have packed the dirt in the holes. I placed chicken wire over the area then covered it with rocks. I then poured Clorox all over the are. Hopefully this keeps them away.

02 January 2016, 09:56

Boxhead

We use a simple 22 rimfire.

02 January 2016, 14:45

Rug

This may seem a bit extreme but my dad had a large dog that killed over 50 dillas , we used to keep track of the numbers on a board. The dog always bit them once across the shoulders and put them in the same spot in the yard. He was a legend around here. He would only eat them after aging the meat for 3-4days the smell was awful ,we tried to remove the carcasses before this time.He was a German Shepard and a great Dog.

03 January 2016, 09:51

MMM

Yes sir my armadillo control specialist is a black Lab named Tennessee. He is a cold-blooded armadillo termination machine.

04 January 2016, 01:02

drewhenrytnt

quote:
Originally posted by larryshores:
Thanks all.

The interesting thing is that I managed to get a snare on them every time. Unfortunately, the snare slips on the hard shell every single time.

Have you tried hooking the snare to a 220V AC line?

I would suggest 480V, but most residential areas don't have it.

Andy B

04 January 2016, 03:49

larryshores

Guns and dogs are out of the question. I live in the city limits and we have leash laws.

04 January 2016, 06:01

mete

Can't you just spray the lawn with something to kill the grubs ?
Anyone use ammonia to keep them away ?That works on many animals .

04 January 2016, 17:51

larryshores

I don't think eating in the yard is the problem. They are digging dens underneath my foundation as well as my next door neighbors.

I would think ammonia would kill the grass not to mention with our wet environment here, I wonder how long it would last?

05 January 2016, 04:55

Lamar

use the low fence to funnel them into a trap.
I doubt they can swim to the top of a garbage can full of water while still in the trap.

05 January 2016, 06:22

MikeBurke

I shoot every one of the miserable bastards I see with anything from a 22 to a 45 to a 470 Nitro. A shotgun works quite well. I will swerve in the road to kill them with my truck if needed.

05 January 2016, 06:48

GarBy

Larry, the subsonic rounds out of a rifle male no more noise than a pellet gun. I live in the sticks a bit, but have shot 4 or 5 in the last year or so. Hit 'em in the head...if they get away and get under the house they stink REAL bad...I know...had to go under my deck to get a rotten one.

Good luck!

Gary

05 January 2016, 15:32

lost okie

Larry;
I shoot a dozen or so out of the yard every summer. A friend swears by a loosely hung tangle net across the yard. Says the neighbor cat was not fun to get out!
mike

13 January 2016, 20:04

Gatogordo

As mentioned, I'd use a .22 subsonic first. Otherwise a crossbow, even a cheap one would work. The range will be in feet. Just like bigger game, hit then in the forward third of their body.

They are almost blind, you can easily sneak up on one and kill them with a baseball bat. Just move when they are digging.

I dunno about all the traps, sounds like a lot of work to me when a flashlight and a weapon are more like hunting.

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