08/24/2026
NOT ALL WILDLIFE EXCLUSIONS ARE THE SAME!
This is the kind of work that turns our stomach — because it makes the entire wildlife-control industry look bad.
The photo you’re looking at is exclusion work completed by another wildlife-control company. We won’t name them. The problem speaks for itself.
The opening was larger than the piece of metal the technician had available. Instead of getting a properly sized piece of material and sealing the opening correctly, the metal was installed anyway — leaving a substantial gap ABOVE the repair.
That gap is large enough for a mouse, rat, or flying squirrel to enter.
And a squirrel? That exposed edge gives it something to get its teeth on, allowing it to chew and enlarge the opening until it can gain access too.
So what exactly was accomplished? … Absolutely Nothing.
The entire purpose of Wildlife Exclusion is to prevent animals from entering the structure. If you leave an opening large enough for wildlife to use, the exclusion is pointless.
This isn't just a crooked piece of metal or an ugly repair. It isn't simply inexperienced workmanship.
It is a blatant disregard for professional standards and for the homeowner who paid for the work to be done correctly.
This is also one of the reasons Southern Wildlife Management has intentionally remained a small, family-operated company. We don't want to grow by putting crews of unrelated technicians on the road and hoping they care about the finished product as much as we do.
We do our own exclusion work.
When our name is on it, we want to know who installed it, how it was installed, what materials were used, and whether that home is actually protected when we leave.
Wildlife Exclusion isn't about covering a hole with metal. It's about knowing wildlife, understanding how animals get into structures, and making sure there isn't another way back in. Not all exclusions are the same. And unfortunately, a piece of metal on your house doesn't necessarily mean your house has been wildlife-proofed. Yet, we were the ones that had to break it to the homeowners.