Armadillo Removal in Newnan, GA
Woke up to a lawn full of small cone-shaped holes, or flower beds that look like something rooted through them overnight? That is an armadillo. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for Coweta County before any work starts.
Armadillos digging up your Newnan yard
Armadillos have become more common across Georgia every year, and Coweta County is no exception. The damage is easy to recognize: cone-shaped holes poked across the lawn, mulch and soil thrown out of beds, and sometimes a burrow opening under a deck, shed or porch. Some homeowners say it looks like a hog rooted through the yard. The armadillo is after grubs, worms and insects in the soil, not your plants.
In Newnan it shows up in two kinds of yards. In the newer subdivisions along I-85, lots that border pasture or woods get fresh sod and regular watering, which keeps worms near the surface. In the older in-town yards, long-established beds full of rich soil and shade are just as inviting, and the space under an old porch makes a good burrow. In both cases the store-bought fixes don't help. Here's what does.
Lawn holes versus burrows
The feeding holes are a nuisance you can rake and reseed. The burrow is the bigger concern. Armadillos dig dens under decks, sheds, AC pads, sidewalks, porches and foundations, and the tunnel can undermine what's above it over time. On an older home, the soft ground under a porch or along a foundation is an easy place to dig. If you find an opening against the house, deal with it soon.
Why Newnan yards get hit
An armadillo goes where the digging is easy and the food is close to the surface. A watered, fertilized lawn in a new subdivision has both, especially when the lot backs onto woods or a pasture edge where the animal can rest in cover by day. Old in-town yards with deep, loose beds and big shade trees offer the same thing in a different form. Damage often jumps after a stretch of rain, when worms come up and the ground is soft.
Repellents, mothballs and grub treatments
No repellent has been shown to keep armadillos off a lawn. Castor-oil granules, predator urine and ultrasonic stakes may push one a few feet over at best. Mothballs don't work and shouldn't be used around a home. And treating the lawn for grubs is not recommended: as the grubs get scarce, the armadillo digs more and deeper to find the ones left, so the damage gets worse before anything improves.
Trapping is about placement
Our crew says there's nothing you can bait an armadillo with, so a trap only works if it's in the right spot. The most effective method is a wooden box trap set where the armadillo already travels: along a fence line, a wall or the edge of a bed, or at the burrow entrance, often with boards to steer it in. Reading the yard to find those paths is the real skill. Georgia has no special legal limits on trapping armadillos.
Closing the burrow afterward
Once the armadillo is caught, an empty burrow will draw the next one. The pro checks that nothing else is inside, then fills or closes the opening and blocks access under decks, porches and sheds with buried metal barrier so a new animal can't dig back in. Clearing brush at the yard edge removes some daytime cover too.
Under the porch or the house
A burrow under a porch, crawlspace or slab is the case not to put off. The longer the animal stays, the larger the tunnel gets. The pro removes the armadillo, makes sure the den is empty, and closes it off with buried screening along the edge of the porch or foundation. On an older porch that may mean metal behind existing lattice so it still looks the same.
Common armadillo questions in Newnan
Something is digging cone-shaped holes in my lawn in Newnan — 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 Newnan?+
Other Newnan 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 Newnan?
An armadillo is often one of several animals working a Newnan yard after dark. See everything we handle locally on the Newnan 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 Newnan armadillo crew
An armadillo comes back every night and can dig in under a deck, porch or slab. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for Coweta County before any work starts.
- Local to Coweta County. Georgia DNR-compliant handling — call to ask about licensing and insurance.
- Placement, not bait. Wooden box traps set on the animal's own path, then the burrow closed off.
- Done right. Removal, exclusion and cleanup.