Armadillo issue?

Closed Thread
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 09-16-2019, 12:13 PM
ggnlars ggnlars is offline
Member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Soon to be in Osceola Hills
Posts: 49
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Armadillo issue?

We are seeing signs of and have seen at least two Armadillos coming out of the reserve in for the back of the neighborhood. These pests can do a lot of damage to lawns and gardens. What can be done?.
  #2  
Old 09-16-2019, 12:38 PM
Two Bills Two Bills is offline
Sage
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 5,675
Thanks: 1,681
Thanked 7,355 Times in 2,508 Posts
Default

They probably submitted the same question in the 'Armadillo Times' when your house was built on their property!
  #3  
Old 09-16-2019, 12:41 PM
coffeebean's Avatar
coffeebean coffeebean is offline
Sage
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Village of Mallory Square
Posts: 7,672
Thanks: 462
Thanked 4,165 Times in 1,926 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Two Bills View Post
They probably submitted the same question in the 'Armadillo Times' when your house was built on their property!
OMG.....good one. Point made.
__________________
  #4  
Old 09-16-2019, 12:47 PM
retiredguy123 retiredguy123 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 14,163
Thanks: 2,325
Thanked 13,599 Times in 5,194 Posts
Default

You can buy an armadillo trap on Amazon.com for $47.99, with free shipping.
  #5  
Old 09-16-2019, 02:22 PM
New Englander New Englander is offline
Platinum member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Massachusetts, Pinellas, Now Sanibel
Posts: 1,966
Thanks: 618
Thanked 1,254 Times in 425 Posts
Default

They taste just like chicken.
  #6  
Old 09-16-2019, 02:27 PM
retiredguy123 retiredguy123 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 14,163
Thanks: 2,325
Thanked 13,599 Times in 5,194 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by New Englander View Post
They taste just like chicken.
Maybe so, but to recover the cost of the trap, you would need to catch and eat a lot of them.
  #7  
Old 09-16-2019, 02:50 PM
zmarkp zmarkp is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 179
Thanks: 25
Thanked 49 Times in 23 Posts
Default

Fun Fact: You can get LEPROSY from an armadillo! Yes, You Can Get Leprosy From an Armadillo | Science | AAAS
  #8  
Old 09-16-2019, 02:53 PM
Tom C's Avatar
Tom C Tom C is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Pine Hills, recently arrived from Alaska!
Posts: 303
Thanks: 8
Thanked 41 Times in 21 Posts
Default

After re-reading this, it sounds like a part of a bad joke - but this IS what I was told:

I was told that the smell of dogs drives them away. Have your dog “tour” your property line and that should keep them out. If you have no dog, maybe someone in your neighborhood could load you theirs. Honest!

Last edited by Tom C; 09-16-2019 at 03:26 PM.
  #9  
Old 09-16-2019, 05:00 PM
600th Photo Sq 600th Photo Sq is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 859
Thanks: 1
Thanked 426 Times in 140 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ggnlars View Post
We are seeing signs of and have seen at least two Armadillos coming out of the reserve in for the back of the neighborhood. These pests can do a lot of damage to lawns and gardens. What can be done?.
They will ignore your lawn if there is no food source ie: pests etc. They are pretty harmless and are nocturnal.
  #10  
Old 09-16-2019, 05:05 PM
biker1 biker1 is offline
Sage
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 3,130
Thanks: 1
Thanked 933 Times in 525 Posts
Default

Google armadillos. There is a lot of information on the web.

Quote:
Originally Posted by ggnlars View Post
We are seeing signs of and have seen at least two Armadillos coming out of the reserve in for the back of the neighborhood. These pests can do a lot of damage to lawns and gardens. What can be done?.
  #11  
Old 09-16-2019, 07:39 PM
raynan's Avatar
raynan raynan is offline
Platinum member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Jacaranda Island, Village of Pennecamp
Posts: 1,814
Thanks: 321
Thanked 288 Times in 124 Posts
Default

Saw one come off the Allamanda golf course and crossed Bailey Trail heading to the storage/maintenance area next to Cane Garden Country Club. As he ran in front of our golf cart a hawk swooped down to get him but a car was driving next to us and slammed on their brakes and the hawk took off. What a sight! and the armadillo lived another day in The Villages. The End.
  #12  
Old 09-16-2019, 09:35 PM
Topspinmo's Avatar
Topspinmo Topspinmo is offline
Sage
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Posts: 12,331
Thanks: 6,330
Thanked 4,883 Times in 2,429 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
Maybe so, but to recover the cost of the trap, you would need to catch and eat a lot of them.
Depends on where you buy chicken
  #13  
Old 09-17-2019, 07:07 AM
hampton hampton is offline
Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: New Hampshire, The Villages
Posts: 85
Thanks: 0
Thanked 82 Times in 13 Posts
Default Armadillo

So, you buy a house that backs up to a preserve and you complain about the wildlife that lives there. Wait until you find an alligator in your pool.
  #14  
Old 09-17-2019, 08:13 AM
justjim justjim is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Illinois, Tennesee, Florida, Village of Caroline, Sanibel, LaBelle
Posts: 5,628
Thanks: 61
Thanked 1,308 Times in 542 Posts
Default

Subsequent to purchasing in TV several years ago we lived in another community that had a lot of Armadillo’s. If they do get into your yard, take two or three aluminum cans and put them into their hole. They will move on.
__________________
Most people are as happy as they make up their mind to be. Abraham Lincoln
  #15  
Old 09-17-2019, 10:18 AM
rhood rhood is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 660
Thanks: 3
Thanked 148 Times in 62 Posts
Default

Choot em
Closed Thread

Tags
back, neighborhood, pests, damage, gardens


You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:53 AM.