armadillo shell

[Hammerhead]

looking for an armadillo shell to wear as a hat at rondezvous 

[Hammerhead]

saw this in a movie always wanted to do it

[bmcret]

Man Hammer you is gonna be the strangest lookin dude at the rondy armadillo hat on top of a wool felt hat with gatoer teeth in it

[Watauga]

Well Kris if having an armadillo shell hat attracts NICE LOOKING WOMEN like that I See your point  

PS They have a Big Armadillo on display at the Texas Roadhouse in Richmond you might see if you can make a deal?!?

[crazell]

Kris we will definitely know your coming.May have to change your name to the "undertaker",with all different ones you'll be wearing!!

[Red Badger]

You willing to skin it and clean it out?

If you are I'll get one fresh in one of my traps and bring it to you.... you provide the gas of course... I'll bring the camera to film you doing the dirty work...... 

[Hammerhead]

hey red badger you could catch one kill it and hang it in a tree and after it all decomposes send me the shell

[captkody]

i think he wants you to do some work on it, not take the easy way out. 

[Dogshirt]

After you catch it, mail it to him and let HIM hang it a tree!!!

[Hanshi]

  Back when I lived in Ga. we had them all over the place.  Never, ever thought of WEARING one for a hat! 

[dfoster]

Still got 'em down here. See alot of 'em along side the road, belly up, this time of year.

Might be a neat idea, but having smelled them in the hot Georgia sun, ain't even thinking about it. 

[Red Badger]

hey red badger you could catch one kill it and hang it in a tree and after it all decomposes send me the shell

If I hung it in a tree here there would not be anything left of it...

and I was kidding I won't get one here - law says if I kill one I have to give it to them for some research project....

[Dogshirt]

hey red badger you could catch one kill it and hang it in a tree and after it all decomposes send me the shell

If I hung it in a tree here there would not be anything left of it...

and I was kidding I won't get one here - law says if I kill one I have to give it to them for some research project....

It took me a bit to remember what it is about armadillos, but here it is. 20% of armadillos(at least in Texas, and perhaps
elsewhere) carry leprosy. While this is now treatable, I don't think you want to chance it.
Also, even though armadillos have 3 or 4 young each year, they ALL come from just one egg.
Either one of these could be the reason for the research.

[Bulldog lady]

They are dirty!! critters, disease and the like, beside being plumb destructive!!  Wonder what it would sound like inside a shell if it hailed   Think best stay with the felt or a pelt one,

[Charlie]

My experience with Armodillo shells is that they are made up of lots of small pieces.  you will have to glue the pieces onto some fabric or leather for your hat.  lots of better things (in my opinion) to do with Armodillos.

For example, find a fresh road kill, freeze it and UPS it to a friend in another State where the don't have any, say like during the hottest week of Summer.  It's guaranteed to get a few laughs.
Especially after it's been in a hot UPS truck for a week.