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I Need a Plan "B"

Because "Plan A" was a miserable failure.

Armadillos aren't a new thing around here, we have them pretty often.
But I now have a young one that is completely destroying the yard. DH
is plenty upset but respects my "live and let live" attitude toward
wildlife and doesn't even mention killing it. But he did say it has to
go. I've been chasing it out of the yard, thinking it will "learn" to
stay outside the fence. First lesson was, "armadillos don't learn."

My next plan was to catch it and "relocate" it about 1/2 mile down by
the pond and hope it doesn't come back. My plan involved DH's beekeeper
shoulder-length gloves, a fishing net and a cardboard box.

I don't know if anyone but me has ever been stupid enough to try to
catch an armadillo, but man-o-mister, the poor thing completely freaked
out and so did I. Armadillos apparently can jump flat-footed five feet
in the air. I was NOT expecting that and it scared the bejeesus out of
me.

Now I'm just going to hope the ordeal scared the poor thing enough that
he will not only stay away, but tell all his friends and family about
the crazy woman with the net. Gad. I really hope it doesn't come back.

Sherry

I Need a Plan "B"

"Armadillos apparently can jump flat-footed five feet
in the air."

They can? Wow, i didn't know that

" I was NOT expecting that and it scared the bejeesus out of
me. "

Well i don't blame you. but it must have been funny to watch. hehe

"I really hope it doesn't come back. "

Um, does the local animal control handle armadillos?

Kristi

I Need a Plan "B"

wrote in message
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Because "Plan A" was a miserable failure.

Armadillos aren't a new thing around here, we have them pretty often.
But I now have a young one that is completely destroying the yard. DH
is plenty upset but respects my "live and let live" attitude toward
wildlife and doesn't even mention killing it. But he did say it has to
go. I've been chasing it out of the yard, thinking it will "learn" to
stay outside the fence. First lesson was, "armadillos don't learn."

My next plan was to catch it and "relocate" it about 1/2 mile down by
the pond and hope it doesn't come back. My plan involved DH's beekeeper
shoulder-length gloves, a fishing net and a cardboard box.

I don't know if anyone but me has ever been stupid enough to try to
catch an armadillo, but man-o-mister, the poor thing completely freaked
out and so did I. Armadillos apparently can jump flat-footed five feet
in the air. I was NOT expecting that and it scared the bejeesus out of
me.

Now I'm just going to hope the ordeal scared the poor thing enough that
he will not only stay away, but tell all his friends and family about
the crazy woman with the net. Gad. I really hope it doesn't come back.

Sherry

Armadillos are a *major* problem here. One section of my back yard looked
like it had been ploughed before we caught and relocated that one. Every
morning, an area of sod would be completely turned over, and I would go out
and turn it "right-side-up," but much of that area eventually died. People
told me it was because I had such good soil that the armadillos were trying
to get grubs and worms. Probably true, but I refuse to use insecticides to
get rid of that problem! Of much more importance, I even had an armadillo
build such a large burrow under the concrete pad that supports my air
conditioner compresser that one sizable corner was simply left hanging in
space. That happened twice, and then a man who works for me filled it in
with dirt and rocks and put rebar all around to prevent more "trenching."
We finally caught and relocated that one, too.

Okay, two things that may help you: (1) You need to relocate an armadillo
*several miles* away. Otherwise, they are likely to find their way back.
You also need to make arrangements with someone with a large farm or other
large acreage who will not object to your relocation project. Otherwise,
you will simply foist your problem onto someone else. (2) My neighbor made
some *wonderful* armadillo traps, and he traps and relocates for everyone in
the neighborhood (relocates to his own farm that is about 8 miles past the
city limits). The trap is his own version of a hav-a-hart type of trap. It
can take awhile to work, but he has caught several. Send me email if you
would like to see a picture, and I will also try to describe the basics of
it at that time.

MaryL

I Need a Plan "B"

"Mischief" wrote in message
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"Armadillos apparently can jump flat-footed five feet
in the air."

They can? Wow, i didn't know that

" I was NOT expecting that and it scared the bejeesus out of
me. "

Well i don't blame you. but it must have been funny to watch. hehe

"I really hope it doesn't come back. "

Um, does the local animal control handle armadillos?

Kristi

No, animal control will not come out for armadillos, at least not in my
area. They are difficult and time-consuming to trap (and are most likely to
be seen at night).

MaryL

I Need a Plan "B"

In article .com,
wrote:

Because "Plan A" was a miserable failure.

Armadillos aren't a new thing around here, we have them pretty often.
But I now have a young one that is completely destroying the yard. DH
is plenty upset but respects my "live and let live" attitude toward
wildlife and doesn't even mention killing it. But he did say it has to
go. I've been chasing it out of the yard, thinking it will "learn" to
stay outside the fence. First lesson was, "armadillos don't learn."

My next plan was to catch it and "relocate" it about 1/2 mile down by
the pond and hope it doesn't come back. My plan involved DH's beekeeper
shoulder-length gloves, a fishing net and a cardboard box.

Gloves and such are appropriate. They aren't especially aggressive, but
there is a low but unique disease risk. Armadillos are the only
nonhuman creature that, in the wild, can carry Hansen's Disease (i.e.,
leprosy).

Given how hard that disease is to transmit among humans, ordinary
washing should be more than adequate, but just remember to do so after
any contact.

I don't know if anyone but me has ever been stupid enough to try to
catch an armadillo, but man-o-mister, the poor thing completely freaked
out and so did I. Armadillos apparently can jump flat-footed five feet
in the air. I was NOT expecting that and it scared the bejeesus out of
me.

Now I'm just going to hope the ordeal scared the poor thing enough that
he will not only stay away, but tell all his friends and family about
the crazy woman with the net. Gad. I really hope it doesn't come back.

Sherry

I Need a Plan "B"

I hope it works for you, Sherry! Never had any experiences with armadillos
and I must say this story fascinated me!
Christine
wrote in message
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Because "Plan A" was a miserable failure.

Armadillos aren't a new thing around here, we have them pretty often.
But I now have a young one that is completely destroying the yard. DH
is plenty upset but respects my "live and let live" attitude toward
wildlife and doesn't even mention killing it. But he did say it has to
go. I've been chasing it out of the yard, thinking it will "learn" to
stay outside the fence. First lesson was, "armadillos don't learn."

My next plan was to catch it and "relocate" it about 1/2 mile down by
the pond and hope it doesn't come back. My plan involved DH's beekeeper
shoulder-length gloves, a fishing net and a cardboard box.

I don't know if anyone but me has ever been stupid enough to try to
catch an armadillo, but man-o-mister, the poor thing completely freaked
out and so did I. Armadillos apparently can jump flat-footed five feet
in the air. I was NOT expecting that and it scared the bejeesus out of
me.

Now I'm just going to hope the ordeal scared the poor thing enough that
he will not only stay away, but tell all his friends and family about
the crazy woman with the net. Gad. I really hope it doesn't come back.

Sherry

I Need a Plan "B"

"Christine Burel" wrote in message
...
I hope it works for you, Sherry! Never had any experiences with armadillos
and I must say this story fascinated me!
Christine
wrote in message

They looke like little armor-plated pigs, and they also root around like
pigs. Unlike pigs, they also dig huge burrows underground as their sleeping
quarters. So, that's a good spot to start on for trapping. As Sherry
learned, they are remarkably fast and agile for something that looks so
awkward.

I'm glad Howard mentioned that they can be carriers of leprosy. I meant to
include that in my message and forgot -- so I would want a good bath after
touching one, even though the possibility of cross-contamination apparently
isn't very great.

My motion-detector light kept going on and off the last few nights, so I was
afraid I had another one. I would go into the sunroom (at that point, a
"nightroom"?) and look around the lighted area but couldn't find anything.
Finally, last night, I saw it -- a raccoon sitting under the bird feeder and
picking seeds up from the ground. I have my feeders firmly attached to the
pole with a bolt that goes through the metal pole. Otherwise, the raccoons
will pull a feeder down and sometimes will drag it off. It took me 3 days
to find one that had been dragged deep into the azaleas.

MaryL

I Need a Plan "B"