Brandon · Hillsborough County, FL

Armadillo Removal in Brandon, Florida

Name: Gotcha Wildlife Removal
Address: FL, US
Telephone: 813-638-6017
Price range: $$

Gotcha Wildlife Removal provides licensed, humane armadillo removal for Brandon homeowners and businesses. Brandon's sprawling subdivisions back up to wooded conservation areas, which pushes raccoons, opossums, and rats right up against homes. We're on call 24/7 and typically respond same-day across Hillsborough County.

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Why Brandon homes get armadillo removal calls

Barrel-tile roofs in Brandon are notorious for gaps at the ridge — one of the most common squirrel and rat entry points we seal. That's exactly the environment where our armadillo removal work pays off — we find every entry point, remove the animal humanely, and seal your home so it stays out.

How to know it's an armadillo

Armadillo damage looks different from mole or rodent activity: shallow cone-shaped divots two to four inches across, scattered across the lawn overnight, with the sod flipped rather than tunneled. Burrow entrances are seven to ten inches wide, usually tucked against a foundation, deck, shed, A/C pad, or under thick shrubs. Armadillos are near-blind, nocturnal, and follow the same feeding routes every night — which is exactly what makes trapping them effective.

Why burrows are the real problem

The nightly lawn digging is cosmetic. The burrow is not. Armadillo tunnels run up to fifteen feet and can undermine slabs, walkways, pool decks, septic drain fields, and A/C pads, and they create ready-made entry voids that rats, snakes, and yellow jackets move into next. Removing the armadillo without addressing the burrow leaves the structural problem — and the vacancy — behind.

Our armadillo removal process

1) Evening inspection to identify active burrows, travel routes, and the grub-rich sections of turf drawing them in. 2) Placement of live traps with wing barriers along those routes — armadillos will not enter a trap sitting in open lawn. 3) Daily trap checks and legal relocation or dispatch per FWC rules. 4) Burrow collapse and backfill so it can't be re-occupied. 5) Recommendations on barrier trenching, footer screening, and lawn grub treatment to remove the food source.

Keeping them from coming back

Armadillos come for soil invertebrates: grubs, worms, and beetle larvae. Yards on irrigation with soft, moist, grub-heavy soil get hit repeatedly, and clearing one animal from a good feeding ground just opens it for the next. Long-term control combines burrow closure with buried barrier fencing at decks, sheds, and A/C pads, and grub reduction in the turf itself.

Serving Brandon and surrounding Hillsborough County

Whether you're near the center of Brandon or on the outskirts of Hillsborough County, our armadillo removal crews are dispatched from Tampa Bay and cover the whole area. Call 813-638-6017 for a real person, day or night.

Frequently asked questions

Can I just fill in the hole?

Not while the burrow is active — you may trap the animal underneath, and armadillos typically reopen a backfilled tunnel within a night or two. The animal comes out first, then the burrow gets collapsed and filled.

Do repellents or granules work on armadillos?

In our experience, no. Castor-oil granules, mothballs, and ultrasonic devices don't reliably move an armadillo off a productive feeding ground. Trapping the animal and closing the burrow is what actually resolves it.

How long does it take to catch one?

Most armadillos are caught within two to five nights once traps are set on an active route. Multiple animals or several burrows on one property can take longer.

Do you repair the lawn damage?

We collapse and backfill burrows and level the digging. Full re-sodding of heavily torn-up turf is usually left to your lawn service — we'll tell you what needs replacing.

What areas do you cover?

Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando, and Polk counties, including Tampa, Brandon, Wesley Chapel, Lutz, Land O' Lakes, and Plant City. We're reachable 24/7 at 813-638-6017.

Need armadillo removal in Brandon tonight?

Gotcha Wildlife Removal answers the phone 24/7. Most Brandon calls get a same-day visit.

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