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
gy.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.

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
news
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.

"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!)