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rnether
Joined: 23 Jun 2006
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Location: Carrollton,TEXAS
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject: The invincible armadillo |
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| I am the only person on the block who is organic. The armadillos pass everyone up for me. My lawn, once beautiful, looks like a war zone. I have set a trap for weeks....no armadillo. I put out a case of resaurant sized crushed red pepper. The next morning there was a sign saying thanks for the "On the Border" dinner. I've set up till wee hours in morning and missed the little bugger(s). I've called a professional critter remover who tells me he wouldn't do anything different than what I'm doing. ONE OF US HAS TO GO!!!! Any words of encouragement or advice??? |
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Pamzilla1
Joined: 31 Dec 1969
Posts: 47
Location: Hubbard,TX
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| How about a short electric fence? A pit trap? |
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Tricky Grama
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Posts: 752
Location: Plano & land at Dodd City,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:45 am Post subject: armadillo |
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Do you have a dog? Our mixed breed chased off armadillos & they never came back. Aren't there special traps for them?
Patty |
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moe lasses
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
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Location: Highland Village,TEXAS
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:44 am Post subject: |
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I hear armadillos are allergic to lead...
Especially the flying kind. |
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moe lasses
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
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Location: Highland Village,TEXAS
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Ok, I talked to a friend of mine who has caught quite a few armadillos (also possum's, raccoons, and one of the neighbor's cats accidentally in the process).
He had the best luck finding out how they get in the back yard and
then just building a "chute" for them to walk down until they get in the
trap. The other animals sniff out bait and will figure out how to get in the trap, but the armadillo's don't see that well and need a guided path.
It has worked for him... |
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admin
Joined: 24 Feb 2003
Posts: 172
Location: McKinney,TX
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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moe lasses wrote: Ok, I talked to a friend of mine who has caught quite a few armadillos (also possum's, raccoons, and one of the neighbor's cats accidentally in the process).
He had the best luck finding out how they get in the back yard and
then just building a "chute" for them to walk down until they get in the
trap. The other animals sniff out bait and will figure out how to get in the trap, but the armadillo's don't see that well and need a guided path.
It has worked for him...
I can testify to that.....I caught 2 of them critters here in McKinney last year using old pieces of lumber and stakes to build a chute that started out wide and narrowed to the opening of the trap. I put rotten bananas in the trap, that seemed to work for bait. The only downside is that you have to be attacked by them a few times before you can identify their route throught your landscape. |
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