I love all animals.  I think Armadillos are really interesting
Thats great! did you knoe that armadillio means 'little armoured one' in Spanish!
I did not know that.  Armadillos look like they have a coat of armour.
Yes, the shell is a leathery amour. There are now only two surviving families the Chlamyphoridae and the Dasypodidae
Do they molt and shed their skin as they grow bigger?
I dont believe so. They do have desert adaptations that allow them to live in sandy dunes and scrubby grass lands
Oh.  You would think the sand would get itchy under their skin. Are they born with the armour?
I'm not sure, they do vary greatly in size from the giant armadillo to the tiny pink fairy armadillo
I have never seen a picture of a pink fairy armadillo.  I will have to look that one up.
membrane. In addition, its spatula-shaped tail protrudes from a vertical plate at the blunt rear of its shell. This creature exhibits nocturnal and solitary habits and has a diet that is mainly composed of insects, worms, snails, and various plant parts.
The conservation status for pink fairy armadillo is still uncertain, and it is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The decline in population for this species has generally been attributed to farming activities and predators including domestic dogs and cats.
Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments. 
Armadillos are characterized by a