Killing Armadillos and Racoons?

Trap and remove

Dog proof coon cuffs with dry cat food is the simplest. You can op for better baits but ants then come into play. Tie off the traps or they’ll leave with them. Game camera and a pellet gun at night is also an option.

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Armadillos do dig holes, but they also eat a shitload of bad bugs like ticks, termites, ants, etc.

I try to just keep them on the periphery of my property by leaving the dogs out

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The armadillos are bigger than my dog (8 pounds).

If you still have a clear shot but just worried about the noise, 22lr bolt action with the right suppressor and subs can be really quiet.

Subsonic .22 shorts will kill a raccoon or an armadillow. Just don’t shoot twice in a row.

CCI subsonics are quieter than my Beeman pellet rifle.

You can put shorts in the 22 and it isn't any louder than a pellet gun. Just make sure you're shooting towards the ground.

A dog proof coon trap (aka coon cuff) works really well. They're about $15 online or at the hardware store. Just dispatch the coon humanely with a quick blow to the head with a bat.

My dog is hell on armadillos but doesn't know WTF to do with a racoon

I am hoping I injured two of the three racoons (mon & two babies) this morning when I trying to get them out of the garden. They were in the 4' x 8' raised bed of peas when I started hitting them with a short prong metal rake. There was blood on the rake. Hopefully the rat poison chunks I had in there they ate will kill them. I have a camera in there and when I looked at 4:30 AM they have been in there about two hours already.

Coons can absolutely destroy a Havahart style trap. If you catch one you best drive it off about 15 miles or it will be back.
They love our hummingbird feeders so a small bowl of sugar water attracts them like crack.

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Trap and remove

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If you have trouble trapping them, use a trail of small marshmallows to lure them into the trap. They are smart and will try to get to them without setting off the trap.