Photos of Armadillo Burrows / Holes
Below are some of my photos of armadillo burrows. Feel free to examine them and think about them:
1) A giant amount of dirt has been removed from under this concrete pool deck.
2) An armadillo in the act of digging a fresh burrow - how does it breathe?
3) A standard burrow next to a home - endangering underground pipes and wires.
The problem with these burrows is twofold: first, I've seen several cases in which armadillos have destroyed underground pipes or wires. Armadillos are simply very powerful diggers, and when something gets in their way,
they often choose to go through instead of around. The second problem is that if too much dirt is removed, such as in the top photo, there's less support for the structure, and it's vulnerable to cracking. Armadillos
can really remove a lot of dirt. These are usually the reasons it's a good idea to have the armadillo taken away from the property. Also, the presence of the animal means that it'll use your yard as a forage base, and
you'll wind up with all sorts of little holes all over the place.
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