Can I keep him?

[Txjourneyman]

A couple of weeks ago I found out the university was paying a pest control company $225 for each nuisance animal captured. I thought that was insane and volunteered to do the live trapping of animals on campus.
This morning I got my first one. This little guy couldn't resist the honey bun I used for bait. I don't blame him, I can't resistant honey buns either!
Now, what bait should I use for armadillos?
The coon was relocated to our property on the Trinity river.

[stickerpatch59]

the grass in our backyard seems to attract them really well

[ifishdad]

Grape jelly thats what Billy says

[Txjourneyman]

Grape jelly thats what Billy says

I'll try it thanks!

[47]

Armadillos... crickets.

Find some of that course plasti-mesh like an onion bag for live ones.

[Txjourneyman]

Armadillos... crickets.

Find some of that course plasti-mesh like an onion bag for live ones.

I wonder if grasshoppers would work? I have a milliondy three of them at home.

[Deathrow Jethro]

Lone Star Longneck, or at least the Northerners seem to think so...

[Bjankowski]

:I'd keep the coon Greg, and I agree with the Crickets, you might as well keep the Dillo, with all the cirtters your gonna catch soon you'll be able open a petting zoo..

[Txjourneyman]

:I'd keep the coon Greg, and I agree with the Crickets, you might as well keep the Dillo, with all the cirtters your gonna catch soon you'll be able open a petting zoo..

Jeff, (FND), already has a petting zoo. Maybe he'll want them to keep the pampered piglets company!

[SKLOSS]

Armadillos love cinnamon.... They hate pepper

[stan]

I've caught quite a few armadillos with sardines.

[systemnt]

Should have been relocated to raccoon heaven...

[Loneaggie]

The look on his face is "Really? Really!?" I've got no tips for baiting armadillos though, never even thought about that.

[Txjourneyman]

Should have been relocated to raccoon heaven...

I thought about that....but, I haven't gotten mad enough at them to kill them indiscriminately. I do hunt where I released him, ( I saw a doe when I was there this morning), and MAYBE I will shoot him if he ever shows up when I'm after a hog or a deer during season. But even then I mostly let them make it. If they are at my feeder I figure they are just doing what comes naturally. I introduced a food source, I have to expect animals to take advantage of it.
If however I catch anything that looks sick, I'll place the entire trap in a large freezer and then dispose of the carcass the next day.

[ground level]

Raccoons. Rules concerning removal of raccoons from premises. The Texas Department of Health has instituted a statewide rabies quarantine. It is currently illegal for a person to transport coyotes, species of fox indigenous to North America, and raccoons, to, from, or within the state. Exemptions from this restriction are provided for peace officers, individuals hired or contracted by state or federal agencies or local governments, or employees of zoos or other institutions accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums. Transport for release by any of the above requires that the animal be released within a 10-mile radius or within 10 miles of the city limits of where it was originally captured. The following special provisions have been provided for raccoons: in addition to the list of exempt persons cited above, the following individuals can also transport raccoons: rehabilitators and educators permitted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and pest control operators licensed by the Structural Pest Control Board. Except for educators, transport by these individuals is restricted to within a 10-mile radius or within 10 miles of the city limits of where the animal was originally captured. Rehabilitation is allowed. The above information concerning the statewide rabies quarantine may be accessed at the following webpage:

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/zoonosis/laws/transport/

Although the above information from the Texas Department of Health refers to the Structural Pest Control Board, House Bill 2458 provided for the dissolution of the Structural Pest Control Board in 2007. The same functions are now handled by the Structural Pest Control Service under the Texas Department of Agriculture.

The website for the Structural Pest Control Service is below:

http://www.agr.state.tx.us/spcs/

Senate Bill 768, which passed in 2009, removed the pest control license requirement for removal of animal from a building using a live trap.
There were some other changes made to the Occupational Code which governs Structural Pest Control licenses, and the text of the bill is available at the following link:

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/SB00768F.htm