[La lamy]

Here is a pic for those who have never seen one.

[BoatRatKat]

They are adorable until they decide they like your yard. Several times we've had one take up residency in ours by digging big, deep holes. You can backfill the hole but they'll dig it right back out. I don't want to do anything to hurt them so I take a large, heavy floor tile and cover the hole for a couple of weeks. They'll dig a few more in the yard and I do the same and eventually they move on to someone else's yard.

[Mlogan22@tampabay.rr.com]

I lived in the Tampa Bay area for 45 years and armadillos are prevalent. They dig little tiny holes in your yard looking for grubs. I had a family of them in my yard and I needed to evict them. They were
easy to catch because they don’t see very well on account of their tiny eyes. To catch them I would come up behind them and put a big garbage can over them tip it over and take them for a ride down the road to the woods. They’re very docile creatures and are a cool looking species. Love them just not in my yard.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Can you say, "leprosy"?

That’s actually only one species of armadillo. The others, not so much.

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by La lamy

Here is a pic for those who have never seen one.

I was more than confused that the OP knew it was an armadillo, but he had never seen one. Sounds like an oxymoron.

[Shadowrider]

Looks like a rat with full body armor.

[srswans]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I never knew those little critters were in the Villages...

In Newell:

[NotGolfer]

I saw one scampering along a golf course off from Odell....but this was a few years ago.

[La lamy]

I’ve been seeing a bunch of holes in my yard and these footprints have now confirmed armadillos are on my property!!!

[Altavia]

Saw one dead on the side of 301 near Fenny.

They can jump up into the air and roll up into a ball when frightened.

Not good when done in front of a car traveling at 70 mph on the interstate...

[G.R.I.T.S.]

Yes. Possum on a half shell!😝

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

I was more than confused that the OP knew it was an armadillo, but he had never seen one. Sounds like an oxymoron.

I've seen enough pictures of them to recognize one dead on the side of Buena Vista a couple years ago.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I never knew those little critters were in the Villages, but we saw two of them on the Calusa 9 while golfing at Belle Glade this afternoon. Never saw one before, very funny looking. Kind of looks like an opossum mated with a turtle.

I keep trying to visualize turtles and armadillos mating. It doesn't seem too graceful. Anyway in Miami about 1972 you could hardly drive 4 blocks without running over an armadillo. They are really stupid and pop up their head at just about the time a car is over them. If they kept their heads down we would have seen many more around. I once tried to raise 2 baby armadillos by feeding them milk, but no luck, they slowly died. You used to see hundreds of dead armadillos on Florida highways. Then, at some point, I guess around 1990 I stopped seeing them. Maybe sometimes in the National Forest? I actually don't know WHY they died off. Maybe someone here does. I guess that Texas and other southern states have (had) them also. I hope that they are NOT moving toward extinction.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by BoatRatKat

They are adorable until they decide they like your yard. Several times we've had one take up residency in ours by digging big, deep holes. You can backfill the hole but they'll dig it right back out. I don't want to do anything to hurt them so I take a large, heavy floor tile and cover the hole for a couple of weeks. They'll dig a few more in the yard and I do the same and eventually they move on to someone else's yard.

Oh! Thanks a bunch.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

That’s actually only one species of armadillo. The others, not so much.

Great! Now I'm supposed to get DNA? Easier to leave them alone.