Wildlife Removal in Buford, GA
Buford is a brand-new shopping and apartment boom wrapped around an old railroad town. The big-box pads near the Mall of Georgia feed rats and raccoons, the fresh construction leaves gaps for them to use, and the older homes downtown have their own weak spots. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
Why Buford homes see the wildlife they do
Drive the I-85 exits around the Mall of Georgia and you see the newest version of Buford: warehouse-sized stores, chain restaurants, hotels and gas stations on freshly graded pads, each with its own dumpster enclosure, loading dock and landscaped parking island. Behind them, new apartment communities and subdivisions keep filling what used to be woods and pasture. For a raccoon or a roof rat, that is a very good deal: reliable food from the commercial back lots, cover in the planted islands and pond edges, and brand-new buildings close by with finish gaps nobody has found yet.
The other version of Buford is the old one. The historic downtown grew up as a railroad and tannery town, and the older houses around it have aged wood trim, open gable vents, chimneys and crawlspaces — the classic Georgia entry points. Out past the north side of town the land drops toward Lake Lanier and Buford Dam, and the wooded slopes there add their share of squirrels, snakes and bats. So a Buford call can mean a rat colony fed by a shopping center, a raccoon in a three-year-old apartment soffit, or a flying squirrel in a house older than the mall by decades.
Whichever Buford you live in, the fix follows the same order. The licensed Gwinnett County pro figures out exactly what animal it is, removes it within Georgia law, and seals every opening with metal wherever possible — because Georgia's building codes leave plenty of gaps "out of sight, out of mind," and trapping an animal without sealing usually just makes room for the next one. Our winters are mild, so animals use attics all year; there's no off-season to wait for.
Wildlife we remove in Buford
From the retail back lots to the old downtown streets, these are the animals Buford homeowners and renters call about most — all handled by our wildlife crew.
🐀 Roof rats
The number-one call near the retail hub. Restaurant and grocery dumpsters keep roof rats fed every night of the year, and from there they climb into apartment attics and nearby homes — up brick and siding, not just trees. Look for droppings and night-time scratching overhead. Sealing beats bait. See our full Buford rodent control guide →
🦝 Raccoons
Raccoons raid commercial trash at night and den in a soffit, chimney or apartment roof edge by day. In an attic they sound "like a dog up there." They're a Georgia rabies-vector species, so the law calls for removal, not relocation — and any kits have to be found before anything is sealed.
🐿️ Squirrels
Gray squirrels go after new homes with untested finish gaps and old downtown houses with tired fascia boards alike. They're busy in the morning and late afternoon, they chew wiring, and a mother that gets sealed out will chew straight back in to reach her babies. Flying squirrels show up at night.
🦇 Bats
Parking-lot lights and retention ponds draw insects, and the wooded slopes toward Lake Lanier add more. Bats roost in gable vents, chimneys and the roof edges of flat-topped buildings. They're protected, and exclusion waits out the April 1–July 31 maternity season unless a licensed operator handles it.
🐍 Snakes
Pond banks, planted islands and the edges of graded lots all hold rodents, and rat snakes follow them. Georgia has 47 native snakes and seven are venomous; the copperhead is the one to realistically watch for here. Non-venomous snakes are protected — killing one is illegal.
🦔 Armadillos & diggers
New sod laid over loose, graded soil is easy digging. Armadillos tear it up overnight hunting for grubs and worms, leaving cone-shaped holes and burrows under decks and slabs. Nothing baits them and nothing repels them; a pro sets traps on the paths they actually use.
🐾 Opossums & skunks
Crawlspaces under older downtown homes, gaps under new patio slabs, and the dead space around apartment stairwells all make easy dens. Opossums leave a mess and sometimes die in place; skunks bring spray and are a rabies-vector species. A pro removes them, checks for young, and screens the opening shut.
Animal-specific help in Buford
Deep, local guides for the problems we get called about most — with our wildlife crew behind every one.
How to get help in Buford
Tell us what you're hearing
Scratching in the attic, a snake by the porch, holes in the yard — call with your problem and your Buford address.
We connect you locally
Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
They solve it — for good
Inspection, humane removal, full exclusion and cleanup — handled by our wildlife crew, following Georgia rules.
Common wildlife removal questions in Buford
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One call to your Buford wildlife crew
Whether it's squirrels in an older in-town attic or a raccoon in a new subdivision crawlspace, the fastest fix is our wildlife crew, who knows Gwinnett County wildlife. Call us and tell us about the job — we will confirm the local crew for your county before any work starts.
- Local to Gwinnett County. Georgia DNR-compliant handling — call to ask about licensing and insurance.
- One company, one call. Call us and tell us about the job.
- Done right. Removal, exclusion and cleanup.