Comments on: Weekend Gardening: Outwit and Outlast Those Troublesome Armadillos http://www.northescambia.com/2018/04/weekend-gardening-outwit-and-outlast-those-troublesome-armadillos-2 Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:03:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan Douglas http://www.northescambia.com/2018/04/weekend-gardening-outwit-and-outlast-those-troublesome-armadillos-2/comment-page-1#comment-363848 Alan Douglas Sun, 29 Apr 2018 03:39:18 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=322383#comment-363848 SIL had a big one on her property in the country. A Ruger .22 rifle with a SureFire flashlight mounted on it, and with a red dot sight on the gun, sent him to Armadillo heaven. High powered flashlight lit him up at night, and the red dot made it easy to line up the shot. These vermin will kill and eat new born kittens too. Take them out! SIL had a big one on her property in the country. A Ruger .22 rifle with a SureFire flashlight mounted on it, and with a red dot sight on the gun, sent him to Armadillo heaven. High powered flashlight lit him up at night, and the red dot made it easy to line up the shot. These vermin will kill and eat new born kittens too. Take them out!

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2018/04/weekend-gardening-outwit-and-outlast-those-troublesome-armadillos-2/comment-page-1#comment-363838 David Huie Green Sun, 29 Apr 2018 00:10:32 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=322383#comment-363838 Bob C, Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. David for microwaves most of the time Bob C,

Thanks, I’ll keep it in mind.

David for microwaves
most of the time

]]> By: Bob C. http://www.northescambia.com/2018/04/weekend-gardening-outwit-and-outlast-those-troublesome-armadillos-2/comment-page-1#comment-363833 Bob C. Sat, 28 Apr 2018 22:28:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=322383#comment-363833 @ David H Green Granny used to call Armadillos, "Possum on the half-shell". Here's a recipe for you from as reliable a source as NBC News but this isn't Fake News: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/9-000-year-old-recipe-roast-armadillo-n24806 @ David H Green

Granny used to call Armadillos, “Possum on the half-shell”.
Here’s a recipe for you from as reliable a source as NBC News but this isn’t Fake News: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/9-000-year-old-recipe-roast-armadillo-n24806

]]> By: ekg http://www.northescambia.com/2018/04/weekend-gardening-outwit-and-outlast-those-troublesome-armadillos-2/comment-page-1#comment-363831 ekg Sat, 28 Apr 2018 21:21:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=322383#comment-363831 Robert...the 15 feet was in reference to the burrows they live in.."These burrows are usually located under brushpiles, stumps, dense brush, or concrete patios, and are about 7 to 8 inches in diameter and can be up to 15 feet long." Robert…the 15 feet was in reference to the burrows they live in..”These burrows are usually located under brushpiles, stumps, dense brush, or concrete patios, and are about 7 to 8 inches in diameter and can be up to 15 feet long.”

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2018/04/weekend-gardening-outwit-and-outlast-those-troublesome-armadillos-2/comment-page-1#comment-363825 David Huie Green Sat, 28 Apr 2018 19:44:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=322383#comment-363825 Leprosy is treatable, so not the end of the world. I think they're cute, also tasty. Take your pick. David for good eating Leprosy is treatable, so not the end of the world.

I think they’re cute, also tasty. Take your pick.

David for good eating

]]> By: Robert Glick http://www.northescambia.com/2018/04/weekend-gardening-outwit-and-outlast-those-troublesome-armadillos-2/comment-page-1#comment-363822 Robert Glick Sat, 28 Apr 2018 16:29:32 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=322383#comment-363822 15 feet long, really? 15 feet long, really?

]]> By: deBugger http://www.northescambia.com/2018/04/weekend-gardening-outwit-and-outlast-those-troublesome-armadillos-2/comment-page-1#comment-363813 deBugger Sat, 28 Apr 2018 12:19:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=322383#comment-363813 They can also carry leprosy. By Laura Clark smithsonian.com March 2, 2015 Last week, offficials in eastern Florida announced the emergence of three new cases of leprosy—the ancient, highly stigmatized disease once handled by isolation—in the last five months. And two of those cases have been linked to contact with the armored, strangely cute critter endemic to the American south: armadillos. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-armadillos-can-spread-leprosy-180954440/ They can also carry leprosy.

By Laura Clark
smithsonian.com
March 2, 2015

Last week, offficials in eastern Florida announced the emergence of three new cases of leprosy—the ancient, highly stigmatized disease once handled by isolation—in the last five months. And two of those cases have been linked to contact with the armored, strangely cute critter endemic to the American south: armadillos.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-armadillos-can-spread-leprosy-180954440/

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