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Post by circumspice on Jun 30, 2012 12:54:01 GMT -5
We have zillions of 9 Band Armadillos down here. They are extremely destructive in gardens. While the don't eat the veggies, they dig for soft bodied insects such as grubs with their long curved claws. Traditionally, we usually live trap them & dispatch them to armadillo heaven somewhere outside of the garden. No, I don't eat armadillo meat, but I would if it were the only source of meat available to me.
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Post by Drahkk on Jun 30, 2012 13:28:33 GMT -5
Right there with you. I never seem to have the .22 on me when I see them. I kicked one once, but it's like kicking a Volkswagen; all I did was hurt my foot. What really drives me nuts is when they tunnel under things. As long as it's not under a plant I want to keep, I pour concrete in the holes. I've filled tunnels under my foundation, under my porch, my propane tank, my Rosemary, my shed, my fence, and probably others that I've forgotten.
I hear they taste like pork, but haven't tried yet. Of course, that also brings to mind the groom's cake from Steel Magnolias...
MB
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Post by johninfla on Jul 1, 2012 20:09:10 GMT -5
I understand they are tasty....but having said that, I remember reading years ago that they carry leprosy..... They don't really bother my garden but they used to tear up my Dad's flower beds....I think they look for grubs........
John
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Post by oxbowfarm on Jul 1, 2012 21:17:39 GMT -5
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Post by castanea on Jul 1, 2012 22:18:30 GMT -5
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Post by davida on Jul 1, 2012 22:26:38 GMT -5
Oh, the things that you can learn on this forum. Thanks for the information and it is an interesting article to read about diseases traveling between animals and humans. |
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Post by steev on Jul 2, 2012 0:35:00 GMT -5
Armadillos are the only animal other than humans that gets leprosy, if memory serves.
I've eaten it and it does taste like pork.
I'd eat neither armadillo nor feral pig that wasn't well-done, but thoroughly cooked, I'd welcome both for dinner. Come to think of it, I'd not want people coming to table half-baked.
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Post by oxbowfarm on Jul 2, 2012 21:40:01 GMT -5
I thought it was interesting that armadillos caught leprosy from humans, seems a cute joke that they keep giving it back.
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Post by steev on Jul 2, 2012 22:56:55 GMT -5
What goes around, comes around.
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Post by darwinslair on Jul 3, 2012 5:56:26 GMT -5
What goes around, comes around. <grin> or falls off. |
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Post by steev on Jul 3, 2012 22:47:53 GMT -5
Did you hear about the leprous gigolo who was doing well until his business fell off?
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Post by Drahkk on Jul 12, 2012 0:43:48 GMT -5
Something just occurred to me. Has anyone tried using milky spore to get rid of the grubs, thus eliminating the armadillos' food source? For that matter, is milky spore really the permanent fire-and-forget solution it is advertised to be?
MB
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Post by MikeH on Jul 18, 2012 3:38:27 GMT -5
Aren't they a flat animal that sleeps on the highway?
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Post by johninfla on Jul 18, 2012 20:02:16 GMT -5
Aren't they a flat animal that sleeps on the highway? Nope, I think that's called a possum!  John |
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Post by steev on Jul 18, 2012 22:53:23 GMT -5
Technically, that's a road toad or pavement possum, sometimes a roadie raccoon, but that's a pop referrence. All are generically referred to as road pizza.
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