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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 |
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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 |
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wrote in message oups.com... 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 |
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"Mischief" wrote in message ups.com... "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 |
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Can't help with the 'dillo, but I do wish you luck. My sister in FL had
one or more digging up her yard and hired a service to trap it. They caught every other kind of varmint in the neighborhood (raccoons, possums, etc.) but not the 'dillo. I'm not sure if if went away eventually on its own. -Caroline S. 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. 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 |
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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 |
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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 oups.com... 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 |
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"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 |
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