Wild Bunch · Wildlife division
Wildlife removal and exclusion.
Getting the animal out is the easy half. What keeps it out is the exclusion — finding every entry point, closing it with materials that hold, and repairing the damage that made the opening in the first place. That's the work we do.
1–3 hours on site · Photos and a written estimate · Any fee confirmed up front
What we handle
Nuisance wildlife in and around the building envelope — attic, roofline, crawlspace, foundation.
Squirrel removal
Daytime scratching overhead, chewed soffit corners and gable vents. They leave on their own, then we close the opening for good.
Squirrels in the attic →Bat removal & exclusion
Protected animals with a legal season attached. We're Bat Standards Certified, and our permit covers the work — including guano cleanup.
Bats in the attic →Raccoon removal
Heavy night movement and visible damage — a torn soffit, a pushed-in roof vent. Usually a mother with a litter, so timing matters.
Raccoons in the attic →Mice & rat control
Droppings along the walls, scratching inside them. We seal the building envelope first — otherwise you're just feeding a queue.
Rodent control →Wildlife exclusion & repairs
The part most companies skip — every way in found and closed in material that holds, and the damage that made the opening repaired properly.
How exclusion works →Attic insulation removal
Once an animal has lived up there the insulation is contaminated, not dirty. We take it out under containment, sanitize the space and re-insulate.
Insulation & decontamination →The products we install
Ridge guards, dig defense, critter barrier, gutter guards, drip edge, custom metal — most of it cut and bent for the opening it has to cover.
All eleven products →Birds, snakes & groundhogs
Nesting in a dryer vent, a snake in the living space, a burrow undermining a slab. Described on the main page.
See all the signs →How the job runs
Inspect, evict, exclude.
Every job starts the same way, whatever is living up there. The animal decides the method; the building decides the repair.
1. The inspection
One to three hours, depending on the size of the house and property and the nature of the work — attic, roofline, soffits, vents, crawlspace, foundation. We identify what's in there and find every active and potential entry point, photograph each one, and write the estimate. Complimentary inspections are available for some exclusion and repair projects; otherwise we'll confirm the inspection fee with you before scheduling. Either way the photos and findings are yours to keep whether you hire us or not.
2. The eviction
Wherever the species and the season allow it, the animal lets itself out and nobody ever touches it. Often that's a one-way door over the entry point — it leaves to feed the way it does every night and can't get back in. Sometimes it's a matter of timing, or of closing every other opening and leaving one clear way out. However we get there, the goal is the same: no trap, no handling, no relocation problem. That's safer for the animal and safer for us, and Virginia restricts what can legally be done with trapped wildlife anyway. When a situation genuinely requires hands-on removal, we'll tell you that before we start.
3. The exclusion
Then the part that decides whether you call anyone again: sealing the building. Chewed soffit corners rebuilt, gable vents screened, ridge and roof vents guarded, gaps closed with steel rather than something an animal can chew back through. We repair the structural damage as part of the exclusion — you don't need a second trade for it. All of it carries a 1-year warranty unless we've discussed otherwise.
Where we work
Richmond up to DC, west to Harrisonburg and south to Charlottesville — run out of Partlow. Each area is a different kind of job.
It's not going to leave on its own.
Every week you wait is more chewing, more mess, and a bigger repair.
1–3 hours on site · Photos and a written estimate · Any fee confirmed up front