Dillan the pet armadillo

[3Deadmau5NDaftPunk3]

Armadillo=rat with armor

[Lane50cal]

i want one

[italia10588]

How do you know if he has leprosy or not? I've read about 25-30% of them carry the disease. Did you have him tested for it when you took him in?

[equinevetmed]

@italia10588 that was a big issue for me. If an animal comes up possitive it must be destroyed because it is not worth our health, & CDC & APHIS problems. And if you test an animal the bacteria may also be latent. Dillans & her mother were tested, they were neg. before I got her. but durring stress or over time the bacteria can pop up if there was exposure. Mycobacterium is common in dirt; and so her environment is controled as well as her feed and health. yes; She is also re-tested.

[TheVampyD]

@italia10588 About 35% of humans Carry Diseases aswell.

[2011BIGJ]

That is awesome I want a pet armadillo!!!!

[RichyDYupYup]

man that thing is ugly, and i love animals!

[Calumoninc]

cute as hell.

[Elvenmoonz666]

who disliked this?? I KEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLL UUUUU!!!!!!!!!!

[EmissMuffinsGirl]

I want an armadillo, but it's illegal in Norway.. -.-'

[PsYchotic666Joker]

i want one!

[bahahaaItsAriana]

Lmao! oh Dillan......

[littlemisscariss]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[BorealNeal]

armadillomon digivolve to

[Calumoninc]

@BorealNeal thank you for that. haha

[BorealNeal]

@Calumoninc ahahaha i was wondering if anyone would get that joke

[Calumoninc]

@BorealNeal I want an armadillo just to name him that now.

[BorealNeal]

@Calumoninc hell yea or you can buy an orange lizard and call him agumon XD

[svetlanalupesku]

pet armadillo'??mmm...sound strange -__-

[namtar223]

nine banded armadillo the one the ones that can't roll up into a ball

[justpassnthru]

Is he litter box trained?

[equinevetmed]

@justpassnthru yeah thats why she was in the litter box

[justpassnthru]

@equinevetmed D'OH!

[emdevo]

wow, that's crazy! Dillan? :P haha, I guess it's as good as any name:P

[dragonsissiy]

lmao that's so cute how it listens to you

[vfIskullangel]

I'm sooooo getting one!

[FamilyGuyRockz2009]

i dont know how people would eat that... i mean i have heard of it but it is mostly in those redneck states. weird people live there

[silver0078]

those things get so big o_o but they're so cute D;

[Roxen1462]

in winter spring florida you find these things crossing the street at night

[2007kittycat22]

Everytime I see this I think of Red Dead Redemption! ROFL



[frohman3]

It lives in a catbox?

[CheetoDuck]

It's like a giant rollipolli



[equinevetmed]

lol I hear they taste like chicken; but I guess everything does

[NamesROverated]

@equinevetmed except chicken lol. i hear chicken tastes like fish. xD

[Mrsfatblackchick]

armadillos are so tasty they taste like pork. i will be uploding a few video on how to cook them

[KamikazeHeroo]

HES SO ADOORAAABLEE ! (:

[thedarknesscallingme]

arnt armadillo's endangered?

[equinevetmed]

@thedarknesscallingme no. many people see them as vermin as they have been increasing their territories & numbers. They love eating insects and tear up gardens and crops. They are legally hunted in many southern states. they are not adapted for colder climates, can get frost bite easily due to their circulatory system being concentrated in their limbs; and they have trouble regulating their homeostasis in cooler temps so they have not been able to venture far north.

[Ambiduros]

@thedarknesscallingme

Holy crap no. There's like 50 per square acre in places like Florida. If you go walking through the woods anywhere you'll hear them everywhere and see bajillions.

[dappleback]

He needs a ramp. XD



[gr1m4ce]

yknow i was in San Antonio for six months dying to see an armadillo.. I didn't see a single one. I was very disappointed.

[Nachtflug2]

what a fat rat !

[nickalodious123]

U have the coolest pet I got a laugh out of this give dillan a hug for me

[drizzts11]

you might wanna get a strair way for him its bad for his back when he has to lop out

[milarox1999]

can't you get leprosy from armadillos?

[equinevetmed]

@milarox1999 It is possible. Research is still being done to deturmine the strains and methods of transmission and if it possible & how. I highly suggest not to play with fire because you can get burned. the problem is the infection is slow and can not show up for years.

[equinevetmed]

Mice have sucessfully been shown to carry it in their foot pads; and it is believed armadillos are highly vulnerable due to their low homeostasis (body temp is near 90-93) thats very low for a mammal. They also dig in the dirt where mycobacterium lives.

[lukemn29]

Now I've seen everything

[RustyRemyTank]

haha hes so funny and cute he walks like a dog

[xonweb]

Aww so cute

[MrSkinnycrab]

oh my god, he actually reacts to your voice....

[actschp1]

Wow I can see why he was hiding in the litter box, that linoleum flooring is straight out of a '70's hack-n-slash

[Oolliwan14]

HAHA SOOO FUNNY WATCHING IT TRY TO ET OUT OF THE LITTER BOX

[iZallen]

All it needs now is a minigun. ^.^

[kron1270]

ewwwww 

[VIPassasain]

Any tips for lookin after these and the price?

[crazylikelazy]

EWwWW! Its all hard... like a bug... BUT the face is cute ;) but then i heard his tail hit the ground..all hard D;

[uptownla5o4]

@crazylikelazy LMAO

[twinx1986]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! Precious!

[mewecody123]

Is he free roming? All the time?

[TMSreptiles]

its sooooo CUTE

[tenten929]

awww Dillan is soooo CUTE!!!

[equinevetmed]

yeah I thought about it lol- and something to hide the litter box so it looks like a barn or something cooler

[JustAnotherGuy247]

You should build him a ramp

[WeAreDevo456]

fnarp?

[equinevetmed]

yarp.