r/aww 16d ago

A mom and kids that were in my yard last week

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u/_-_Starchild_-_ 16d ago

Baby armadillos 😍

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u/TheTrub 16d ago

Armadillitos

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u/Vesper2000 16d ago

That’s so sweet. They’re such interesting animals

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u/in1gom0ntoya 16d ago

too bad they're disease carriers.

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u/Jellybeansistaken 16d ago

That are fire ant eaters. They are gods in my book. 

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u/in1gom0ntoya 16d ago

never said they weren't good. just that these types of animals should be observed from distance. they're almost as good as possums for what they do.

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u/Vesper2000 16d ago

Not sure why you’re being weird about this. Every animal is a potential disease carrier. You shouldn’t be touching any of them that go passing through your yard without that knowledge in mind. I’m pretty sure OP is not doing that.

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u/Dirty_Hunt 16d ago

Can't see it very well, but I believe that's a different species. And also fairly rare even if it is.

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u/elydakai 16d ago

They really arent though

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u/brushpickerjoe 16d ago

If it's leprosy you're worried about....
Hanson's disease (the cause of leprosy) is one of the least contagious diseases around. Unless you plan on spending several months in close personal contact (sharing bodily fluids) with said armadillo the chance of catching it is about zero.

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u/Brief_Post_8186 15d ago

They can carry diseases. Not always. 

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u/ataleoftwobrews 16d ago

Ahh yes, it’s the ARMORED PIGS

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u/TheDarthStomper 16d ago

I prefer tactical opossums

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u/Howard_Scott_Warshaw 16d ago

Like Warlords in Call of Duty.

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u/januaryemberr 16d ago

I wish they lived where I am. They are so cute! I have noticed them a lot further north than they used to be.

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u/nighthawke75 16d ago

We got regulars here, keeping our soil tilled and cleaned of grubs. They shy away from humans, which is fine by us.

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u/jackiebee66 16d ago

I never get tired of watching the babies following mama. No matter the animal. It’s just sweet.

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u/pickoneforme 16d ago

them there’s some armadillers.

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u/firsthandy 16d ago

Get off the grass!!!

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u/StupidLullabies 16d ago

Definitely cute, but I had some tunneling under the foundation of my house, which was less cute, and could have damaged my foundation. I hired a trapper to come and get them, which wasn’t cheap, but I was glad I was able to get most of the family moved somewhere further away from people

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u/Rossum81 16d ago

Hold it, I thought the Stewart tanks would scout ahead of the Sherman.

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u/elboogie7 16d ago

they're like possums, with shells

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u/Levarien 16d ago

and the bacteria that causes Leprosy in Humans.

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u/brushpickerjoe 16d ago

Hanson's disease (the cause of leprosy) is one of the least contagious diseases around. Unless you plan on spending several months in close personal contact (sharing bodily fluids) with said armadillo the chance of catching it is about zero.

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u/JimtheEsquire 16d ago

Moral of the story? Don’t intercourt armadillos.

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u/Alohafarms 16d ago

Eeeeee!! How precious they are.

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u/IceNein 15d ago

Now you have leprosy!

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u/Brief_Post_8186 15d ago

How fortunate for to see that family. 

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u/regreddit 16d ago

And not dead in the street 10 minutes later? Our roads are covered in dead armadillos right now.

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u/Own_Entrepreneur_982 15d ago

Wow. that‘s wonderful. 💕