After trying different trigger designs I saw on other videos using a nail hooking to a eye bolt as the trigger I had problems with the stick going all the way to one side of the trap side wall allowing the armadillo to bypass it. Using your method with the 2x4 attached on its edge with the screw hanging it this method prevents the stick from moving to one side due to the weight of the doors. Excellent trigger mechanism. This works great. Thanks.
I built your trap from scraps I had on hand about a month ago. Caught the fourth armadillo last night. We haven’t had to use wings. Just set the trap in the yard. It works great!
Placement is the most important factor in catching them. For the first one, make sure it's along a path they have been using, or an area they work heavily each night. They like to move along foundation walls. They will eventually wander in. Use some 2 x 8's or light fencing to make a wide "funnel" at each end, trap parallel to the direction they will probably be moving. This will guide them into the trap easier. After that, they pretty much go in any trap that has been used with the funnel.
After trying different trigger designs I saw on other videos using a nail hooking to a eye bolt as the trigger I had problems with the stick going all the way to one side of the trap side wall allowing the armadillo to bypass it. Using your method with the 2x4 attached on its edge with the screw hanging it this method prevents the stick from moving to one side due to the weight of the doors. Excellent trigger mechanism. This works great. Thanks.
Can you provide a link to the plans that are suppose to be on the LSU website. I'm not finding them. Thank you.
I built your trap from scraps I had on hand about a month ago. Caught the fourth armadillo last night. We haven’t had to use wings. Just set the trap in the yard. It works great!
Super! Going outside to build right now!
How do you get the smell in there in the first place
You have to have an armadillo in the trap to scent it. Catching the first one is the hard part.
How do you get the first “smell” in there
Placement is the most important factor in catching them. For the first one, make sure it's along a path they have been using, or an area they work heavily each night. They like to move along foundation walls. They will eventually wander in. Use some 2 x 8's or light fencing to make a wide "funnel" at each end, trap parallel to the direction they will probably be moving. This will guide them into the trap easier. After that, they pretty much go in any trap that has been used with the funnel.