<< Back to all Blogs
Login or Create your own free blog
Layout:
Home > Armadillos cost money to

Armadillos cost money to

November 14th, 2008 at 08:58 pm

We have an Armadillo living under our house. I think it's hilarious. BB and I are both from New England and these weird looking nocturnal rodents/animals? are such a conversation starter for us. "oh look! An Armadillo!!"

Now we have one that chose to make his home underneath our house. So cute!

Sadly...we have to remove our new neighbor. I have no problem letting him stay but am afraid of him causing foundation issues if he lives there for several years. (After some research I learned they dig a home and live there for their lifetime.) I worry this guy has human-like qualities and will soon think his home is too small and dig a larger and deeper hole. And maybe a family will be born there and they will need a bigger and deeper home still. And then in 5 years half of the house is tilted as it sinks into this hole!

So I called a trapper to come out this weekend. They PROMISE they will humanely trap him and release him into the wild. If their website says they are no kill-then they are no kill-right?

The trapper wants $450 to remove the little guy. So for $450 they better not kill him.

I'm already attached to him. I feel honored that he feels secure enough to make a home underneath me. I feel very guilty for calling the removal service. He didn't do anything to me. Now I'm going to invade his home and cause all this trauma to him.

LUCKILY as a RENTER...this is not $450 coming out of my pocket. Landlord takes care of this bill. Makes me relieved that I don't own a home! I need to hang onto this feeling.

Posted in a bit about me, myself and more me | 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “Armadillos cost money to”

  1. miclason Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 09:02 pm 1226696578
    1226696578

    LOL! Here in El Salvador we call them "cusucos"...for some strange reason, that was Mom and Dad's pet name for each other...

  2. dmontngrey Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 09:05 pm 1226696704
    1226696704

    I went straight to your blog because the armadillo intrigued me! New Englander myself as well. If I was renting, personally I'd just leave him there. "What armadillo.....?" But yeah, if it was my home and he could cause damage - sorry, BYE!

  3. gamecock43 Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 09:11 pm 1226697072
    1226697072

    I thought of leaving him...but when the landlord finds him after I moved out- I'm afraid non humane methods will be used to get rid of him- like poison or just filling in the hole and cementing it. This way I can control how he is removed.

  4. mom-sense Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 09:20 pm 1226697635
    1226697635


    That is too cute! My inlaws recently moved to the upper penninsula of Michigan and they frequently see bears! I am a city girl, so that is rather freaky to me. Now an armadilla seems really cute!

  5. JJ76 Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 09:39 pm 1226698787
    1226698787

    I picture him all snuggly and warm up under there... =)

  6. Ima saver Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 10:26 pm 1226701578
    1226701578

    I miss armadillas. We don't have them here.

  7. Koppur Says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm 1226786908
    1226786908

    New Englander here as well, and Ive always had a soft spot for armadillos. Wonder why we NEers are so facinated with them...

Leave a Reply

(Note: If you were logged in, we could automatically fill in these fields for you.)
*
Will not be published.
   

* Please spell out the number 4.  [ Why? ]

vB Code: You can use these tags: [b] [i] [u] [url] [email]