Armadillo Removal in Senoia, GA
Woke up to a lawn that looks like hogs rooted through it overnight? Around Senoia — especially where new sod meets pasture — that's almost always an armadillo, and no spray from the store will stop 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 Senoia yard
Armadillos have become more common in this part of Georgia every year, and Senoia gives them exactly what they want. The newer subdivisions on the edge of town put fresh sod, irrigated lawns and soft graded soil right beside pasture and woods. In the older neighborhoods near downtown, well-kept gardens and flower beds are just as easy to dig. An armadillo feeds on grubs, worms and other insects in the soil, and it finds them by smell, rooting wherever the ground is soft.
The damage shows up overnight: cone-shaped holes scattered across the lawn, mulch thrown out of beds, plants uprooted. Some people say it looks like hogs got into the yard. The hard truth is that the usual fixes don't work — there are no repellents that keep armadillos away and nothing that reliably baits them into a trap. What works is knowing where the animal walks and catching it there.
Why new lawns next to pasture get hit hardest
A freshly installed lawn in a new Senoia subdivision is close to perfect armadillo habitat. Irrigation keeps the soil soft and pulls grubs and worms near the surface, and the pasture or wood line behind the lot gives the armadillo a place to spend the day. It walks out at night, digs, and goes back. Older yards in town get hit too, especially well-watered gardens, but the edge-of-town lawns are where the damage tends to be most dramatic.
Burrows under porches and slabs
Beyond the lawn holes, armadillos dig burrows, and they like to put them under something — a deck, a shed, an AC pad, a slab, or the open space under an old porch where the lattice has a gap. A burrow there can grow over time and undermine what's above it. The lawn can be repaired; a tunnel under a porch or foundation is the reason not to let an armadillo settle in.
Don't treat the lawn for grubs
It seems logical to kill the grubs so the armadillo has nothing to eat. In practice, grub treatment usually makes the digging worse: with less food to find, the armadillo digs harder and more widely looking for what's left. Mothballs, castor-oil products, predator urine and ultrasonic stakes don't work either — and mothballs shouldn't be used outdoors for an animal problem at all. Every week spent trying these is another week of damage.
How trapping actually works
Armadillos can't be baited, so the whole job comes down to placement. A pro reads the yard for the runs the animal uses — along a fence line, the edge of a bed, the path from the woods or pasture — and finds the burrow entrance. Pre-set boxes are positioned right on those paths, often with boards or screening that guide the armadillo straight in. Placed well, they catch the animal doing the damage instead of hoping it moves on. Georgia has no legal restrictions on trapping armadillos.
Closing the burrow afterward
Once the armadillo is caught, the burrow needs to be dealt with so another one doesn't move in. A pro checks that nothing else is inside, then closes the opening and can install buried barrier screening around porches, decks and sheds where a new armadillo would otherwise dig back in. Under an old porch, that often means fixing the lattice or skirting so the space underneath stays closed.
Why more than one may show up
With pasture and woods around town and armadillos becoming more common, catching one doesn't guarantee it was the only one. Others can follow the same routes along fence lines and wood edges. A good job includes watching for new digging after the first catch and resetting where needed. Removal plus closing up the burrows is what holds.
Common armadillo questions in Senoia
Something is digging cone-shaped holes in my lawn in Senoia — what is it?+
Do armadillo repellents, mothballs or ultrasonic stakes work?+
There's a burrow under my deck, porch 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 Senoia?+
Other Senoia 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 Senoia?
An armadillo in the yard is often not the only animal using a Senoia property after dark. See everything we handle locally on the Senoia 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 Senoia armadillo crew
An armadillo comes back every night it's allowed to, and a burrow under a porch or slab gets bigger over time. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
- Local to Coweta County. Georgia DNR-compliant handling — call to ask about licensing and insurance.
- Trapping on the runs. Boxes placed where the armadillo already walks — not bait, not repellents.
- Done right. Removal, exclusion and cleanup.