Armadillo Removal in Mableton, GA
Your lawn looks like hogs rooted it overnight, pine straw is all over the walk, and there's a fresh hole at the bottom of the slope? An armadillo has found your yard, and nothing from the hardware store will move it. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
Armadillos digging up your Mableton yard
Armadillos are showing up more every year across metro Atlanta, and Mableton's yards suit them. Many lots slope down to a shaded, damp low spot at the edge of the woods, where the soil stays soft and grubs and earthworms sit close to the surface. Beds full of mulch or pine straw are just as easy. The damage appears overnight: cone-shaped holes across the grass, mulch flung onto the driveway, plants dug up by the roots.
Homeowners usually try everything else first. Repellents don't work, and armadillos can't be lured with bait. What works is a trap set on the exact path the animal walks each night, and sealing any burrow it has started under a deck, shed or slab. A pro reads the yard to find that path.
Lawn holes vs. burrows
The feeding holes look awful but are surface damage. The grass recovers once the animal is gone. The burrow is the real concern. On a sloped Mableton lot, armadillos like to dig into the bank under a raised deck, beside a basement wall, or under a shed or AC pad. A tunnel that keeps growing under a slab or footing can undermine it.
Why the low side of the yard
On hilly lots, water runs downhill and collects at the bottom of the yard, often where the lawn meets the trees. That damp, shaded strip keeps insects near the surface and the soil easy to dig. The woods give the armadillo cover by day. After a rainy stretch, the digging often picks up because the grubs and worms rise.
What does not work
Mothballs, castor-oil granules, predator urine and ultrasonic stakes don't keep an armadillo away. Mothballs shouldn't be spread around a yard at all. Bait does nothing, since there's nothing you can bait an armadillo with. And don't treat the lawn for grubs hoping to starve it out. The armadillo just digs harder to find what's left, and the damage gets worse.
Trapping is about placement
Because bait doesn't work, everything depends on where the trap goes. The pro finds the burrow entrance and the paths the armadillo uses between the woods and the lawn, often along a fence, a wall or the edge of a bed, and sets a box trap right on that path with guides that steer the animal into it. Armadillos have no special legal restrictions on trapping in Georgia, so the work is about skill, not paperwork.
Closing the burrow
Once the animal is caught and the burrow is confirmed empty, the opening is closed and buried wire mesh goes along the base of the deck, shed or slab so a new armadillo can't dig in at the same spot. Clearing heavy brush along the woodline also gives the next one less cover.
When it is under the house
Act quickly if the burrow is against the foundation, under a basement slab, or below an AC pad. Those are the spots where a growing tunnel can cause settling. The pro removes the armadillo first, then closes and screens the burrow. Filling the hole while the animal is still inside only makes it dig a new one.
Common armadillo questions in Mableton
Something is digging cone-shaped holes in my lawn in Mableton — 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 Mableton?+
Other Mableton 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 Mableton?
A yard that suits an armadillo usually has other animals working it after dark too. See everything we handle locally on the Mableton 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 Mableton armadillo crew
An armadillo digs every night, and a burrow under a slab or deck keeps getting bigger. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
- Local to Cobb County. Georgia DNR-compliant handling — call to ask about licensing and insurance.
- Traps on the animal's path. Set where the armadillo already walks. No bait, no repellents, no grub treatment.
- Done right. Removal, exclusion and cleanup.