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When your dog brings back an Armadillo. (Original Post) Jacson6 20 hrs ago OP
ya tell the dog "good boy" and fire up the bar b q rampartd 20 hrs ago #1
Oh geez blm 20 hrs ago #2
Armadillos can carry the mycobacterium which causes leprosy and transmit it to humans. RockRaven 20 hrs ago #3
In Oklahoma and Texas gab13by13 19 hrs ago #4
The armadillo has to be more scared of the hysterical humans The Blue Flower 19 hrs ago #5
armadillos aren't anything to be afraid of... ret5hd 19 hrs ago #6
And leprosy is treatable now TexasBushwhacker 18 hrs ago #7
That was hilarious! zanana1 10 hrs ago #8

RockRaven

(19,848 posts)
3. Armadillos can carry the mycobacterium which causes leprosy and transmit it to humans.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:05 PM
20 hrs ago

So, IMO, not a "good laugh" scenario. More like a "oh, FFS" scenario.

The Blue Flower

(6,629 posts)
5. The armadillo has to be more scared of the hysterical humans
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:36 PM
19 hrs ago

Than they are of it. They're pretty peaceful critters.

ret5hd

(22,654 posts)
6. armadillos aren't anything to be afraid of...
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:54 PM
19 hrs ago

except for that leprosy thing.

i have stood multiple times amidst an entire family of armadillos…including “pups”.

they would just shuffle away, rooting for bugs under the leaves the entire time. i dont think their mouth is large enough to nip your toe.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,322 posts)
7. And leprosy is treatable now
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:53 PM
18 hrs ago

Oddly enough, it's treated with thalidomide, the same drug that caused horrible birth defects in the 1950s. Thalidomide is used to treat certain cancers too.

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