tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548380333809072645.post5917164848499194067..comments2023-09-15T10:34:11.411-04:00Comments on GoGardenNow - The Gardening Blog: Looks like you've got armadillos.GoGardenNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00639777768708731411noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548380333809072645.post-46635934607586751962014-05-01T16:56:55.956-04:002014-05-01T16:56:55.956-04:00Thanks, Jean. Good point. If trying to trap them, ...Thanks, Jean. Good point. If trying to trap them, there's no particular bait of choice. They just have to run into the trap (they don't see well). Furthermore, if trapped and released, they tend to return. Check out the maps at this site: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1855&context=icwdm_usdanwrcGoGardenNowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639777768708731411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8548380333809072645.post-54598848413676382102014-05-01T16:40:58.440-04:002014-05-01T16:40:58.440-04:00You left out the part about their tunneling under ...You left out the part about their tunneling under and undermining your house. We had an old barn torn down -- you would not believe the tunneling underneath and we've trapped them coming from under the house.<br /><br />A Hav-a-hart trap needs to be reinforced for best success. A big Armadillo can force his way our. Traps require no bait, just set one where there is evidence of where they 'run' and wait. You may need to turn the trap in the other direction.<br /><br />"Relocation" is not an option. If you don't want them, neither dies anybody else. We shoot them on our own property and dump the carcass at wood's edge for buzzards.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.com