Will this work ?

[coachg]

Deer , rabbits , groundhog ? ate my cabbage plants up last spring. Know it probably won’t stop a rabbit but trying the fence panels on my cabbage plants .

 

[Lucky_P]

Better get some chicken wire. Even then, the groundhog may climb over or dig under.

 

[jltrent]

Play a radio in the patch every night. If it doesn't run them off they can dance while they eat.

 

[puzzled in oregon]

Hot wire a few inches off the ground

 

[AmandaQ]

I would like to get rid of armadillos, any pointers?

 

[puzzled in oregon]

According to University of Georgia:

https://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/Armadillo Fact Sheet_UGA.pdf

 

[Ouachita]

I would like to get rid of armadillos, any pointers?

Armadillo polo, with a baseball bat and enthusiastic nephews.

 

[Mrcopier]

I would like to get rid of armadillos, any pointers?

The only way I have found to get rid of them is live trap or get lucky and see them out during the day and shoot them

 

[Dave]

The garden was pretty much done for the year. Wife went and forgot the close the the gate. The deer finished off what was left. We don't have groundhogs and not many rabbits but we have a 7 foot tall fence to keep the deer out of the garden.

 

[Ouachita]

The only way I have found to get rid of them is live trap or get lucky and see them out during the day and shoot them

The armadillos have been out during the day here for a few weeks now. We've only had about an inch of rain the past couple months. The dillers are having to spend more time digging deeper for supper.

 

[J Hoy]

Armadillo polo, with a baseball bat and enthusiastic nephews.

This is really a sick post.

 

[Ouachita]

This is really a sick post.

I do realize that sick and sarcastic humor doesn’t always come through the internet as intended.
I am sorry.

Life is mostly awesome, but sometimes it can throw a bad day my direction. I have a bad habit of turning my frustration into humor.

I hope you did not get an upset tummy.

 

[puzzled in oregon]

I would like to get rid of armadillos, any pointers?

Have you tried just going out and catching one ? No armadillos in my area, but I understand the can jump
as high as a short persons head.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

Armadillos carry leprosy. https://www.science.org/content/article/yes-you-can-get-leprosy-armadillo

 

[AmandaQ]

Armadillos carry leprosy. https://www.science.org/content/article/yes-you-can-get-leprosy-armadillo

This is why I don't want to touch them dead or alive!

 

[puzzled in oregon]

Your more apt to catch leprosy from another person. Just wear gloves and don't let the little guy/gal sneeze on you.

It is interesting how they can curl up into ball. Wonder they would be better to have around than possum ?

 

[farmerjan]

Your more apt to catch leprosy from another person. Just wear gloves and don't let the little guy/gal sneeze on you.

It is interesting how they can curl up into ball. Wonder they would be better to have around than possum ?

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Hence @Ouachita post...... I took it as sarcastic humor...

 

[AmandaQ]

Your more apt to catch leprosy from another person. Just wear gloves and don't let the little guy/gal sneeze on you.

It is interesting how they can curl up into ball. Wonder they would be better to have around than possum ?

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That's a very cute baby in that picture. I don't know much about cows but I know a lot about armadillos and opossums. I was a very young girl that loved chasing armadillos. My family scared me with their ability to transmit leprosy. (I would still chase them but never touched one.) They also are not going to stay chill and let you touch them easily. Until our recent drought, I had no beef with them. But now they are digging holes all over my property. (I'm thinking I should just water more and let them eat their grubs.) Opossums are way cooler to have around. They are my all time favorite animal. I have moved two from a bad situation to a rehab life. I've told my family that the third one will live out its short life as my pet.

 

[Ouachita]

…….Opossums are way cooler to have around. They are my all time favorite animal.

I agree, they are great with mashed taters and gravy. I have several recipes if you’re interested

 

[farmerjan]

Possums transmit fatal diseases to horses, besides being carriers/spreaders of lepto, RABIES, fleas and ticks and the diseases they carry.... contaminate feed when they get in and tear up the bags... will steal cat food and dog food... will kill a chicken if they get in with them... are notorious egg eaters...
And you NEVER want to get bit by one....
I have no "quarrel" with them out in the field.... but once they are around the house, they are ruthlessly trapped and disposed of. Have lost more eggs and chickens to them than I care to count... and they make one he// of a mess in the feed room.

Have no experience with armadillos, but have heard enough...