You can go to your local department store and in the wildlifeīe various selections of poison for armadillos. How do you you kill an armadillo? Well, you could try poison. Whatever the case, you want those pesky armadillos gone! You want to kill the armadillos! Perhaps you've got a big hole, an armadillo burrow, next to your house or under your shed, and there's a giant mound They are most likely digging up your yard, filling it with holes, throwing dirt everywhere. I'm guessing that you're having a problem with armadillos *1. I've worked passingly with all these beasts, except for Smaug giganteous.Need armadillo removal in your hometown? We service over 500 USA locations! Click here to hire us in your town and check prices - updated for year 2020. I've seen both being captive bred, they are reasonably priced, and are pretty neat little critters. Captive bred critters I've seen listed on occasion for $1500 or more a piece, and they are fairly social, so a 1:3 or 1:4 group would be preferable.Ĭordylus tropidosternum (Forest Armadillo Lizard), or Cordylus jonesii (Jones Armadillo Lizard) are more likely to be found nowadays. Wild caught imports are likely to be older animals or illegally obtained, as most/all of their natural range does not allow their export any more as far as I am aware (though my info is a few years old). giganteus, and they are now also listed as 'Vulnerable' on the IUCN list. Captive bred specimens would be very much encouraged, as the pet trade basically decimated their wild population similar to S. I don't consider them to be particularly difficult to keep or breed in captivity, actually (compared to a chameleon!), but initial imports suffered from stress pretty badly and did not acclimatize well. You might find a group someone is willing to part with if you spend the time and money. Ouroborus cataphractus (Armadillo Girdled Lizard used to be Cordylus cataphractus) are also hard to find, though not as hard to find as Smaug giganteus. They are now on the IUCN list as 'Vulnerable'- though I think this warrants more investigation as there are several anecdotal reports that they have been entirely extirpated from parts of their natural range. I don't believe they were terribly successful in captivity, in any case, and collection really took a toll on their wild population. giganteus are basically not available anymore for the casual herplover, unless you are possibly a zoo. More likely a Cordylus species, I'd think, since Smaug giganteus is more commonly known as a Sungazer or Giant Girdled Lizard.

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