This however means that there is a regulation to their import.
If you are in a place where armadillos are classified as livestock then you can keep one or two in your home. In some states such as Maine and Hawaii, it is categorically stated that armadillos should not be owned as pets. Therefore, the first thing you should do is to check with the local authorities. Very few people know exactly what is needed and on top of that the state laws of some places restrict keeping one as a pet. Keeping armadillos as petsĪrmadillos are generally rare when it comes to housing in captivity. This often occurs when the female is under stress. The most interesting part of armadillo reproduction is that there are some females that can delay implantation after mating and fertilization has occurred. All four young ones develop from the same egg and share the same placenta till they are born. The nine banded armadillo can give birth to four identical offspring at once. They also have a long tongue to pick up their favorite foods (small insects and worms) very easily. As such they rely heavily on their ears and sense of smell to find food and escape any danger. Actually, there is only one species of armadillo that can manage this feat- the three-banded armadillo.Īrmadillos do have eyes but their eyesight is not particularly good. It might leave you to wonder how some armadillo are able to curl themselves up into a ball. When young armadillos are born, the shell is very soft (the hardness of fingernails) but it hardens as they grow and develop.ĭue to the presence of the bony shell, armadillos are not particularly flexible. This has prompted numerous rumors about the shell actually being metallic. In photographs the shell might look a bit metallic.
Secondly, you should know that the shell of the armadillo is made from true bone and not some other materials.
Armadillos are placental mammals meaning that they give birth to live young ones. There are people who have always believed armadillos to be somewhere in the group of lizards and geckos.
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