Armadillo Self-Help

Armadillo Online Self-Help Menu

Many of the questions I receive are already answered on this website. If you know what you want to ask, but can’t find the answer, this help menu will show you exactly where to look.

I’m trying to find the answer to a question.
- I have a live armadillo, and I need help with it or help getting rid of it.
  - I have a sick, injured or baby armadillo, and I need help.
    - Where should I take a sick, injured or baby armadillo?
      - Go to the Armadillo Care page
    - How do I care for a sick, injured or baby armadillo myself?
      - Go to the Armadillo Care page
  - I am trying to remove an armadillo from my property.
    - Go to the Armadillo Problems page
  - I have a pet armadillo, and I want to know how to care for it.
    - What kind of armadillo do I have?
      - Go to the Armadillo Pictures or Armadillo Species page, and look at the descriptions, pictures, and geographic range information to help you figure out which type you are interested in
    - What should I feed it?
      - Go to the Armadillo Care page
    - What does an armadillo need to stay healthy?
      - Go to the Armadillo Care page
    - Is it legal for me to have this armadillo?
      - Go to the Armadillos as Pets page
- I would like to know where I can find an armadillo or armadillo merchandise.
  - I’m looking for armadillo toys, merchandise, etc.
    - Go to the Armadillo Items page
  - I’m looking for an actual armadillo, live or dead.
    - I want to see a live armadillo, in the wild or in a zoo.
      - Go to the Armadillo Observation page
    - I want to buy a live armadillo, as a pet or to eat.
      - Go to the Armadillos as Pets page
      - Go to the Armadillo as Food page
    - I want to buy a dead armadillo, as a decoration or as food.
      - Go to the Armadillo as Food page
      - Go to the Armadillo Items page
- I need to know something specific about armadillos, live or dead.
  - I know what species of armadillo I am interested in (In the US, all wild armadillos are nine-banded armadillos).
    - Go to the Armadillo Species pages, and choose the armadillo you are interested in
  - I do not know the species.
    - Go to the Armadillo Pictures or Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look at the descriptions, pictures, and geographic range information to help you figure out which type you are interested in
  - The species does not matter.
    - How big is an armadillo?
      - Go to the Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look in the “Description” section
    - What does an armadillo look like?
      - Go to the Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look in the “Description” section
    - What does an armadillo eat?
      - Go to the Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look in the “Ecology” section
    - Where do armadillos live?
      - I need to know what parts of the world armadillos live in.
        
        Go to the Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look in the “Range” section
        
        For armadillos in the US, go to the Armadillo Expansion page for more details
      - I need to know what habitats armadillos live in.
        
        Go to the Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look in the “Habitat” section
    - Are armadillos endangered?
      - Some of them are — for details, go to the Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look in the “Ecology” section
    - I need to know more about the life cycle — how long they live, when they are born, and so on.
      - Go to the Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look in the “Biology” section
    - What about armadillo predators — what animals eat armadillos?
      - Go to the Armadillo Species page, choose an armadillo, and look in the “Ecology” section
    - I heard something strange about armadillos, and I want to know if it is true.
      - Go to the Armadillo Facts page
      - Go to the Frequently Asked Questions page for some specific questions
      - Go to the Armadillo Species page for detailed facts for each type of armadillo
  - I have something that was made out of an armadillo, and I’d like to know more about it.
    - I have an armadillo basket / armadillo drinking a beer.
      - Go to the Armadillo Items page
    - I have a charango (armadillo guitar).
      - Go to the Armadillo Items page
    - I have something else, not listed above.
      - Go to the Armadillo Items page
  - I want to know about animals that are related to armadillos.
    - Go to the Armadillo Relatives page
- I need to know something specific about this website.
  - May I copy part of this website?
    - Go to the Frequently Asked Questions page
  - May I use pictures from this website?
    - Go to the Frequently Asked Questions page
  - Where did the information on this website come from?
    - Go to the Sources and Credits page
No question, I just want to send an email to the author.
- I want to send comments about this website.
  - I appreciate the comments people have left over the years. However I am currently unable to answer individual email messages. (Please see the Contact page for details.)
- I wish to contribute to this website.
  - I appreciate the contributions from readers over the years. While I am currently unable to answer individual email messages, I would still appreciate submissions of photos for any armadillo not currently represented on the site. (Please see the Contact page for details.)

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