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Armadillos
Posted on 8/23/26 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 8/23/26 at 6:37 pm
I am very upset. My pristine turf in my backyard is getting destroyed by armadillos. Can anyone out there help me figure out out how to stop them.
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:13 pm to kjntgr
9mm or .45 cal
This post was edited on 8/23/26 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:20 pm to kjntgr
Join the crowd. I kill them with a 22lr when I can actually catch them in the act. I had to put up fencing around a newly planted crepe myrtle to keep them from digging it up.
This post was edited on 8/23/26 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 8/23/26 at 8:31 pm to kjntgr
Easiest time is at dark. They are almost blind as a bat in the day time and seem even more blind at night. I was walking back towards our house on a dimly lit pathway and saw one walking right at me coming out of the woods, oblivious of anything going on around it. It got about 5' away and I yelled at it. It jumped about 2' straight up in the air, and ran about 15' away and stopped at a big tree trunk with its back to me thinking it was hiding. I didn't have anything to kill it with.
Posted on 8/23/26 at 9:14 pm to kjntgr
Get a trap, place it along a wall or fence nearest where it digs. Kill it then dump it somewhere.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:37 am to kjntgr
Get a trail cam, most now come with an app that will notify you when that the little devil comes into your yard.
A 12-guage shotgun with buckshot, boom. Problem solved.
Traps are really based on the luck of the draw. I have never caught one with a trap.
Supposedly there is one of those scented traps that works. I can't say if they work or not. The seller is in Miss so you can get it pretty quick.
A 12-guage shotgun with buckshot, boom. Problem solved.
Traps are really based on the luck of the draw. I have never caught one with a trap.
Supposedly there is one of those scented traps that works. I can't say if they work or not. The seller is in Miss so you can get it pretty quick.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 6:40 am to Reubaltaich
They’re dumb, you can use 2x4s to cast a wide net and lead them to the trap.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 2:49 pm to kjntgr
Castor oil mixed with water enough to pass through a garden sprayer.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:25 pm to kjntgr
Look online for wooden armadillo trap. I built two out of pressure treated plywood and have caught numerous armadillos, several possums, a cat, and a turtle. They work great. You place them where they walk and can funnel them towards it with boards or something else if needed. No bait used.
You can then relocate or kill them. I recommend killing them.
You can then relocate or kill them. I recommend killing them.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 8:00 am to East Coast Band
The only problem I have with them is that during drought conditions, they will dig like hell in your lawn. During normal weather patterns I don't see them come out of the woods much.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 8:16 am to East Coast Band
Yeah my dogs keep them from the main part of my yard just by being there, but I'm happy to have them on the periphery. They don't do too much damage and apparently eat a ton of pests.
ETA:
I bet removing their food source would help. Treat your lawn for grubs/ants/etc.
ETA:
I bet removing their food source would help. Treat your lawn for grubs/ants/etc.
This post was edited on 8/25/26 at 8:17 am
Posted on 8/25/26 at 12:18 pm to CatfishJohn
quote:
Yeah my dogs keep them from the main part of my yard just by being there, but I'm happy to have them on the periphery. They don't do too much damage and apparently eat a ton of pests.
ETA:
I bet removing their food source would help. Treat your lawn for grubs/ants/etc.
GrubX is the only thing that I found that would kill the grubs and stop the armadillos from digging up my yard. But it is the most expensive option also.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 12:39 pm to kjntgr
Girl I know has one of those old time wooden box traps, she has caught 18 Armadillos in her yard.
She swears she takes them 4-5 miles away to release and it's different ones.
I've never heard of such
She swears she takes them 4-5 miles away to release and it's different ones.
I've never heard of such
Posted on 8/25/26 at 1:09 pm to kjntgr
I smoke a bunch of smoke then around 11 pm or midnight, I get on my side by side or 4 wheeler, but usually the 4 wheeler, grab my 12 gauge pump and start spitlighting them with my headlights. Drive up on then and send them to the happy insect farm in the sky.
ETA--#4 shot works like a charm.
ETA--#4 shot works like a charm.
This post was edited on 8/25/26 at 1:11 pm
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