Armadillo problems

[Red]

I noticed the other day someone mentioned trapping Armadillo. I would like to do that and relocate them to some other area. I have a couple Havahart traps but can't seem to get them to cooperate. Any ideas on what to use for bait. I have tried rotten fruit, old pieces of meat, and cat food as suggested on the Havahart web site. Also used a couple of boards to create a "funnel" effect. A couple weeks ago I put out some beneficial nematodes to take care of the grubs. All with no success. I can live with them in the grass but they are totally destroying the beds especially the newly established ones.

[Victor M. Martinez]

Please post in plain text only.
Thanks!


--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[John T. Jarrett]

Shoot, the ones around here you can creep up to within a foot or two...just drop the trap right over it! And if you scare it bad enough, it will jump UP into the trap which might actually be helpful.

John
"Red" > wrote in message y.com...
I noticed the other day someone mentioned trapping Armadillo. I would like to do that and relocate them to some other area. I have a couple Havahart traps but can't seem to get them to cooperate. Any ideas on what to use for bait. I have tried rotten fruit, old pieces of meat, and cat food as suggested on the Havahart web site. Also used a couple of boards to create a "funnel" effect. A couple weeks ago I put out some beneficial nematodes to take care of the grubs. All with no success. I can live with them in the grass but they are totally destroying the beds especially the newly established ones.

[Red]

I can't shoot them here within the city limits plus I have only seen the
beast a couple times and when I went out the took off with considerable
speed. Most of the damage occurs late at night or wee hours of the morning.
Thanks anyway.


"John T. Jarrett" > wrote in message
...
Shoot, the ones around here you can creep up to within a foot or two...just
drop the trap right over it! And if you scare it bad enough, it will jump UP
into the trap which might actually be helpful.

John
"Red" > wrote in message
y.com...
I noticed the other day someone mentioned trapping Armadillo. I would like
to do that and relocate them to some other area. I have a couple Havahart
traps but can't seem to get them to cooperate. Any ideas on what to use for
bait. I have tried rotten fruit, old pieces of meat, and cat food as
suggested on the Havahart web site. Also used a couple of boards to create
a "funnel" effect. A couple weeks ago I put out some beneficial nematodes to
take care of the grubs. All with no success. I can live with them in the
grass but they are totally destroying the beds especially the newly
established ones.

[animaux]

On Thu, 29 May 2003 18:44:58 GMT, "Red" > wrote:

>I can't shoot them here within the city limits plus I have only seen the
>beast a couple times and when I went out the took off with considerable
>speed. Most of the damage occurs late at night or wee hours of the morning.
>Thanks anyway.

Nobody said to shoot. He said;

Shoot, the ones around here you can creep up to within a foot or two...just drop
the trap right over it! And if you scare it bad enough, it will jump UP into the
trap which might actually be helpful.


The comma after shoot should splain.

[Charles Dunn]

Please get yourself a newsreader that is html aware and quit bugging
people about using modern technology.

Chuck Dunn

Victor M. Martinez wrote:

>Please post in plain text only.
>Thanks!
>
>

[Elliot Richmond]

On Fri, 30 May 2003 10:01:05 -0500, Charles Dunn >
wrote:

>Please get yourself a newsreader that is html aware and quit bugging
>people about using modern technology.
>

I have a news reader that is HTML aware. I, and most others who post
to Usenet, still prefer plain text. It is the standard. Of course,
flaming people who disagree is also the standard.

Cheers

Elliot Richmond
Freelance Science Writer and Editor

[cat daddy]

"Charles Dunn" > wrote in message
...
> Please get yourself a newsreader that is html aware and quit bugging
> people about using modern technology.

With few exceptions, Usenet is a plain text medium. Although Texas.net
does not address HTML posts in your user agreement, many services do and
discourage its use. Perhaps you can email for
clarification on their policies.

> Chuck Dunn
>
> Victor M. Martinez wrote:
>
> >Please post in plain text only.
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
>

[animaux]

On Fri, 30 May 2003 15:13:33 GMT, Elliot Richmond >
wrote:


>I have a news reader that is HTML aware. I, and most others who post
>to Usenet, still prefer plain text. It is the standard. Of course,
>flaming people who disagree is also the standard.
>
>Cheers
>
>Elliot Richmond
>Freelance Science Writer and Editor

I'm with you. Messages in HTML are usually nothing I look at.

[Victor M. Martinez]

"Charles Dunn" > wrote in message
> Please get yourself a newsreader that is html aware and quit bugging
> people about using modern technology.

Please go learn usenet netiquette before posting. USENET is a text-only
medium, whether you like it or not.

--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[God Bless Texas]

Since the Texans scored their last touchdown, Elliot Richmond saw fit to
opine:

> On Fri, 30 May 2003 10:01:05 -0500, Charles Dunn >
> wrote:
>
>>Please get yourself a newsreader that is html aware and quit bugging
>>people about using modern technology.
>>
>
> I have a news reader that is HTML aware. I, and most others who post
> to Usenet, still prefer plain text. It is the standard. Of course,
> flaming people who disagree is also the standard.

I disagree, you compost starter.

> Cheers
>
> Elliot Richmond
> Freelance Science Writer and Editor

--
All Chat no Cattle

[animaux]

It seems we have at least one plonk per week on this little newsgroup. Ah, the
beat goes on!

On Fri, 30 May 2003 19:25:38 GMT, God Bless Texas
> wrote:

>Since the Texans scored their last touchdown, Elliot Richmond saw fit to
>opine:
>
>> On Fri, 30 May 2003 10:01:05 -0500, Charles Dunn >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Please get yourself a newsreader that is html aware and quit bugging
>>>people about using modern technology.
>>>
>>
>> I have a news reader that is HTML aware. I, and most others who post
>> to Usenet, still prefer plain text. It is the standard. Of course,
>> flaming people who disagree is also the standard.
>
>I disagree, you compost starter.
>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Elliot Richmond
>> Freelance Science Writer and Editor

[Terry Horton]

On Thu, 29 May 2003 16:54:58 +0000 (UTC),
(Victor M. Martinez) wrote:

>Please post in plain text only.
>Thanks!

And with a hard CR or three... :-)

[John]

How did this Armadillo post turn into a netiquette thread???

I posted the Armadillo question about a week ago.
Thanks to those who e-mailed me with their suggestions.
I feel obligated to give some back.

I did some digging around myself. (Pun intended)
Biologists seemed to think they are not particularly pests, of course.
They also suggested using worms in stocking as bait.
This way, you can attract Armadillos with the sweet scent of worms without
allowing worms to escape. I haven't tried it, but it came from an
university web site. It also said Armadillos are NOT territorial. They
move around. I haven't seen my guests for several days.
The expert said trapping is only a very temporary solution, as other
Armadillos may move in to the vacancy. The only known permanent solution is
to have a physical barrier (fence) that go at least a foot INTO the ground.
Good luck.


"Red" > wrote in message
y.com...
I noticed the other day someone mentioned trapping Armadillo. I would like
to do that and relocate them to some other area. I have a couple Havahart
traps but can't seem to get them to cooperate. Any ideas on what to use for
bait. I have tried rotten fruit, old pieces of meat, and cat food as
suggested on the Havahart web site. Also used a couple of boards to create
a "funnel" effect. A couple weeks ago I put out some beneficial nematodes to
take care of the grubs. All with no success. I can live with them in the
grass but they are totally destroying the beds especially the newly
established ones.

[Red]

Thanks, I was glad to see this get back on subject. I may try the worms.
Tried some raw fish last night and had them go all around but not into the
trap. This is the first year I have had the problem so may be more related
to the dry weather than anything else.


"John" > wrote in message
.. .
> How did this Armadillo post turn into a netiquette thread???
>
> I posted the Armadillo question about a week ago.
> Thanks to those who e-mailed me with their suggestions.
> I feel obligated to give some back.
>
> I did some digging around myself. (Pun intended)
> Biologists seemed to think they are not particularly pests, of course.
> They also suggested using worms in stocking as bait.
> This way, you can attract Armadillos with the sweet scent of worms without
> allowing worms to escape. I haven't tried it, but it came from an
> university web site. It also said Armadillos are NOT territorial. They
> move around. I haven't seen my guests for several days.
> The expert said trapping is only a very temporary solution, as other
> Armadillos may move in to the vacancy. The only known permanent solution
is
> to have a physical barrier (fence) that go at least a foot INTO the
ground.
> Good luck.
>
>
> "Red" > wrote in message
> y.com...
> I noticed the other day someone mentioned trapping Armadillo. I would
like
> to do that and relocate them to some other area. I have a couple Havahart
> traps but can't seem to get them to cooperate. Any ideas on what to use
for
> bait. I have tried rotten fruit, old pieces of meat, and cat food as
> suggested on the Havahart web site. Also used a couple of boards to
create
> a "funnel" effect. A couple weeks ago I put out some beneficial nematodes
to
> take care of the grubs. All with no success. I can live with them in the
> grass but they are totally destroying the beds especially the newly
> established ones.
>
>

[animaux]

And this is how I did that. I bought several rolls of inexpensive wire border
fencing. You know, that stuff you put into the ground using the spikey tines.
They are about a foot tall. I did that around the entire top of the fence,
spikes up, but bent downward and toward the outside of the fence. I no longer
have cats killing the birds. As for under the fence, I did the same thing, but
I buried the fencing so enough of it covered any gaps found at the bottom of
gates, and for places where there are no gates, I buried it halfway and staple
gunned it to the inner perimeter of the fence. Our backyard is about 1/3 acre.
No need to fence the front gardens. But then, I'm willing to tolerate a certain
amount of disturbance from animals who are the owners of the earth.


On Sat, 31 May 2003 07:09:10 GMT, "John" > wrote:

>How did this Armadillo post turn into a netiquette thread???
>
>I posted the Armadillo question about a week ago.
>Thanks to those who e-mailed me with their suggestions.
>I feel obligated to give some back.
>
>I did some digging around myself. (Pun intended)
>Biologists seemed to think they are not particularly pests, of course.
>They also suggested using worms in stocking as bait.
>This way, you can attract Armadillos with the sweet scent of worms without
>allowing worms to escape. I haven't tried it, but it came from an
>university web site. It also said Armadillos are NOT territorial. They
>move around. I haven't seen my guests for several days.
>The expert said trapping is only a very temporary solution, as other
>Armadillos may move in to the vacancy. The only known permanent solution is
>to have a physical barrier (fence) that go at least a foot INTO the ground.
>Good luck.
>
>
>"Red" > wrote in message
y.com...
>I noticed the other day someone mentioned trapping Armadillo. I would like
>to do that and relocate them to some other area. I have a couple Havahart
>traps but can't seem to get them to cooperate. Any ideas on what to use for
>bait. I have tried rotten fruit, old pieces of meat, and cat food as
>suggested on the Havahart web site. Also used a couple of boards to create
>a "funnel" effect. A couple weeks ago I put out some beneficial nematodes to
>take care of the grubs. All with no success. I can live with them in the
>grass but they are totally destroying the beds especially the newly
>established ones.
>

[John]

I read that Armadillos are highly sensitive to smell, and that if it smells
bad to us, it will smell aweful to them. No wonder the fish did not work.
You can use their sensitivity to your advantage. Since you do not mind them
digging around your yard, as long as they do not mess up your flower beds,
you could sprinkle your beds with moth balls. One university web site
claimed that it would keep them away. I don't know how unattractive your
beds will look if you do that.


"Red" > wrote in message
. ..
> Thanks, I was glad to see this get back on subject. I may try the worms.
> Tried some raw fish last night and had them go all around but not into the
> trap. This is the first year I have had the problem so may be more
related
> to the dry weather than anything else.
>
>
> "John" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > How did this Armadillo post turn into a netiquette thread???
> >
> > I posted the Armadillo question about a week ago.
> > Thanks to those who e-mailed me with their suggestions.
> > I feel obligated to give some back.
> >
> > I did some digging around myself. (Pun intended)
> > Biologists seemed to think they are not particularly pests, of course.
> > They also suggested using worms in stocking as bait.
> > This way, you can attract Armadillos with the sweet scent of worms
without
> > allowing worms to escape. I haven't tried it, but it came from an
> > university web site. It also said Armadillos are NOT territorial. They
> > move around. I haven't seen my guests for several days.
> > The expert said trapping is only a very temporary solution, as other
> > Armadillos may move in to the vacancy. The only known permanent
solution
> is
> > to have a physical barrier (fence) that go at least a foot INTO the
> ground.
> > Good luck.
> >
> >
> > "Red" > wrote in message
> > y.com...
> > I noticed the other day someone mentioned trapping Armadillo. I would
> like
> > to do that and relocate them to some other area. I have a couple
Havahart
> > traps but can't seem to get them to cooperate. Any ideas on what to use
> for
> > bait. I have tried rotten fruit, old pieces of meat, and cat food as
> > suggested on the Havahart web site. Also used a couple of boards to
> create
> > a "funnel" effect. A couple weeks ago I put out some beneficial
nematodes
> to
> > take care of the grubs. All with no success. I can live with them in
the
> > grass but they are totally destroying the beds especially the newly
> > established ones.
> >
> >
>
>

[dt]

"John" > wrote in message
.. .
> How did this Armadillo post turn into a netiquette thread???
>
> I posted the Armadillo question about a week ago.
> Thanks to those who e-mailed me with their suggestions.
> I feel obligated to give some back.
>
> I did some digging around myself. (Pun intended)
> Biologists seemed to think they are not particularly pests, of course.
> They also suggested using worms in stocking as bait.

Do the worms also get teeny little garter belts?

Dale
(Aw, c'mon! Y'all were *thinking* it!)