Armadillo Removal in Lilburn, GA
Yard dug up overnight, as if hogs had rooted through it? Cone-shaped holes along the edge of the woods, pine straw thrown out of the beds? That's an armadillo coming out of the Lilburn creek woods at night to dig for grubs. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for Gwinnett County before any work starts.
Armadillos digging up your Lilburn yard
Armadillos have become more common across north Georgia every year, and Lilburn has the kind of ground they like. The Yellow River bottoms and the low, wooded land along Camp Creek have damp, soft soil, and lawns beside them stay shaded and moist under the old trees. That keeps earthworms and grubs near the surface. An armadillo comes out of the woods after dark, digs through the edge of the yard all night, and goes back to the woods before sunrise.
Homeowners usually find the same thing in the morning: cone-shaped holes scattered across the lawn, pine straw and mulch thrown out of the beds, and plants pushed over. It can look as if hogs rooted through the yard. Most people try the garden center first, and none of it works. What works is trapping the specific animal, with traps set in the paths it already uses.
Holes in the lawn vs. burrows under the house
There are two kinds of damage. The feeding holes in the lawn and beds look bad, but they're shallow, and grass grows back. Burrows are the bigger problem. An armadillo that decides to stay will dig a den under a deck, a shed, an AC pad or a slab, and on older Lilburn lots, where decks and sheds have settled over the years, there are plenty of gaps underneath to start one. A burrow under a slab or footing can undermine it.
Why yards near the creeks get dug
Armadillos eat insects and worms they dig out of the soil, and they dig where digging is easy. The damp ground along the Yellow River and Camp Creek, and the shaded, leaf-covered beds under big oaks, are soft and full of food. The wooded strip behind the yard gives them cover during the day. Digging usually picks up after rain, when the ground softens and worms move closer to the surface.
Repellents, bait and grub treatments don't work
Mothballs, castor-oil granules, predator urine and ultrasonic stakes don't keep armadillos away. They dig by instinct, and none of those products changes that. You can't bait them either. The pros we work with say there's nothing you can bait an armadillo with. Treating the lawn for grubs seems logical but usually backfires, because with fewer grubs the armadillo just digs more to find what's left.
Trapping depends on placement
Since armadillos can't be baited, the trap has to go where the armadillo already walks. The pro reads the yard: the trail from the woods, the burrow entrances, the path along a fence or foundation where the armadillo goes every night. Pre-set wooden box traps, with fencing or boards to guide the animal in, are placed right in that path. Georgia doesn't restrict trapping armadillos. The challenge is putting the trap in the right spot.
Closing the burrow after the armadillo is gone
Once the armadillo has been caught, its burrow is still there, and with woods right behind the yard another one can move in. The pro buries wire mesh around the bottom of decks, sheds and slabs so new burrows can't be dug, and may suggest cutting back brush between the woods and the lawn. Removing the armadillo without closing the burrow leaves it open for the next one.
If it's already under something
A burrow under the deck, a shed, the AC pad or the slab should be dealt with first. In soft ground the tunnel can be long and can undermine whatever is above it. The pro catches the armadillo, checks the burrow for young, and then seals the opening with buried mesh so nothing else can use it.
Common armadillo questions in Lilburn
Something is digging cone-shaped holes in my lawn in Lilburn — what is it?+
Do armadillo repellents, mothballs or ultrasonic stakes work?+
There's a burrow under my deck or shed — is that an armadillo?+
How do you actually get rid of an armadillo?+
Will an armadillo damage my foundation?+
How much does armadillo removal cost in Lilburn?+
Other Lilburn problems that come with armadillos
Our wildlife crew handles these closely related problems — the ones that most often turn up with a armadillo issue.
Got more than armadillos in Lilburn?
The woods that send armadillos into a Lilburn yard usually send other animals too. See everything we handle locally on the Lilburn wildlife removal hub, or jump to Georgia wildlife removal.
Want the background before you call? Read our statewide guide: Armadillos tearing up your Georgia lawn.
One call to your Lilburn armadillo crew
An armadillo comes back to dig every night until it's caught, and the one burrowing under your deck can do real damage. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for Gwinnett County before any work starts.
- Local to Gwinnett County. Georgia DNR-compliant handling — call to ask about licensing and insurance.
- Placement, not repellents. Traps set where the armadillo actually travels, then the burrow closed off. No sprays, no grub treatments.
- Done right. Removal, exclusion and cleanup.