Emergency Prep · Wildlife
Armadillo Pups
The Armored Quadruplets
Found one baby armadillo? There are three more. 10 modules on the identical-quadruplet rule, soft juvenile shells and dog bites, the soil incubator rehabbers build, the sticky-tongue syringe trick, belly abrasions, claw-safe transport, and the leprosy glove rule nobody tells you about.
About this course
Nine-banded armadillos always have four babies, and they are always identical — so the lone pup your dog just dug up has three siblings scattered in the brush. This course starts with that search and keeps going: why a juvenile's shell is still soft enough to crush, how rehabbers build a soil-filled incubator so the pup can burrow, how they feed a long sticky tongue without drowning it, what the weaning menu of grubs and worms looks like, why the belly needs fleece and the air needs moisture, and how to move an armadillo without tearing its claws off on a wire crate. It ends with the one fact everyone half-remembers — yes, armadillos carry leprosy — and the glove rule that makes it a non-issue.
What you'll learn
- The quadruplet rule: why one pup always means a four-pup search of the surrounding brush
- Shell integrity after a dog attack or car strike — what a cracked juvenile carapace means and where it goes
- How rehabbers build a 4–6 inch topsoil-and-peat incubator over a half-coverage heating pad
- Insectivore anatomy and why formula is lapped from micro-tubing, never squirted into the snout
- Weaning onto mealworms, earthworms, soldier-fly larvae and insectivore kibble scattered in soil
- Underbelly abrasions, dust-related eye and lung trouble, claw-safe transport, and the Hansen's disease glove mandate
Who this is for
Gardeners, landscapers and dog owners in armadillo country who've just uncovered a burrow; anyone who has one pup in a bucket and doesn't know there are three more; and people who want the real story on armadillos and leprosy instead of the campfire version.
Course outline (10 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
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Pass the quiz and earn a shareable certificate of completion.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 10 lessons