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Homes & Gardens
Sarah Warwick

How to keep armadillos out of your yard – repel these diggers with advice from the pros

Armadillo in a yard

Their digging causes havoc, so wondering how to keep armadillos out of your yard is a natural response. Holes in the lawn and uprooted flowers, veggies, and plants are the evidence of armadillos in the yard and sights any gardener will not welcome.

Identifying that your woes are the result of armadillos, then keeping them out is the answer in the same way that you’d get rid of moles. With sharp claws used for digging and finding food – mainly insects and invertebrates – the only mammal with a bony-plate shell can be a potent source of destruction in any yard.

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