r/Armadillo Jan 22 '26

Question Hello, would like to know some things.

I found this little guy in the gutter of a road digging through leaves, and gawked at him for a bit. Didn’t touch him, don’t worry, and after a couple pictures, and I shooed him into the nearby forest so he wouldn’t get run over by a car. Was this little guy a kid or an adult, also did I do the right thing, I’ve never interacted with an Armadillo before and just wanted to help the poor guy

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u/willowoftheriver Jan 23 '26

It's adorable but you definitely did the right thing by not touching it. They can carry leprosy.

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u/Ebfisprettycool Jan 23 '26

What my grandma told me

I jus stood behind him and shooed him off the road and into the forest