Armadillo Control - The Wildlife Whisperer

Armadillo Control

Armadillos, like their cousins the anteater and the sloth, are built to dig. It is this ability to dig that has earned the armadillo a spot in the "nuisance" wildlife category. Armadillos are famous for the lawn and flower bed damage they can do - utilizing their strong legs and long claws to dig burrows and search for food.

Armadillo Control Is ImportantTo Avoid The Damage They Do

The Problem With Armadillos

Armadillos particularly like soft rich soil like that provided by flower beds and beautiful manicured lawns because those environments are rich in the grubs they love. Armadillos are sometimes blamed for eating farm crops when in actuality it is not the crops they are after but the grubs, worms, ants, beetles and other insects that inhabit the rich soil the crops are grown in. Armadillos can also dig burrows under your trees, shed, driveway, home, crawl space, porch or foundation. They can create multiple burrows, sometimes connecting at a central point; these burrows can be as large as 4-12' long each.

Grubs Are A FavoriteFood Of Armadillos

Signs Of Armadillos Around The House

Burrows under trees and buildings, conical holes in your lawn, and destroyed flower beds are often an indicator that you might have an armadillo problem around your house. Feces like that shown in the photo below can also be an indicator of a potential armadillo issue.

Armadillo Droppings

Humane Natural Armadillo Removal And Prevention

One of the best ways to prevent Armadillo damage is to prevent them from coming around in the first place. Fencing can actually be quite helpful in the battle against nuisance armadillo wildlife, but for it to be effective it will need to go a foot or more into the ground. If armadillos are creating burrows or digging under your crawl space, shed or foundation, use our very own patent protected innovation - Dig Defence® Animal Control.

Dig Defence Barriers Keep Armadillos Out

Dig Defence® will stop these bulldozers dead in their digging tracks. If they are digging under a fence to enter your yard, this product will also exclude them forever. Dig Defence® products can also help ward off skunks and other burrowing nuisance wildlife critters.

Armadillo Searching For Food

Within the past five years, the use of black colored mulch and rubber mulch in flower beds, similar to that seen below, has become popular with many homeowners. The Wildlife Whisperer, Inc. offices have surveyed each caller who complained about armadillos causing damage in their flower beds and had interesting results. Most homes that have rubber or black mulch had increased armadillo damage whereas homes with no mulch or other types of mulch had less severe damage.

Black Mulch Favorable To GrubsThat Armadillos Like To Eat

Black and rubber mulch appear to heat the soil more, making it more appealing to grubs and worms, therefore making it more attractive to armadillos and other "grubbing" animals, such as skunks.

Armadillos are typically non-aggressive and tend to run away when threatened, however, their claws can be harmful and any handling of the animals should be left to a professional such as your local Wildlife Whisperer, Inc. Contrary to popular belief most species of armadillo cannot roll up into a ball to protect themselves, including the Nine-banded variety found in the United States.

Armadillos Enjoy UtilizingWhat Parks Have To Offer

If you are trying to view any potential armadillos around your home, remember that armadillos are nocturnal, and are most active around dawn and dusk.