What It Costs - Real Ranges for Central Indiana Wildlife Work
Fixed-price quotes after inspection. No subscription, no upsell, no per-visit charges. The ranges on this page are the same ranges the team has been billing across Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, Noblesville, and the rest of central Indiana for the last several years.
Fixed quotes after a free inspection, never before
Wildlife work is impossible to price accurately over the phone. A raccoon in an attic could be one animal in one entry, or it could be a female with four kits using three entries across a two-story roofline with contaminated insulation underneath. Those are not the same job. We do not pretend they are.
The team gives you a fixed-price written quote after we walk the property. The inspection is free. The quote does not change unless the scope changes - if we open a soffit and find a second entry we could not see from the ground, we call you before we work past the original scope. No surprise add-ons on the invoice.
We do not run a subscription model on residential work. Some companies sell a "wildlife protection plan" that bills monthly forever. We do not. Residential customers pay once per project. We back the work with a two-year exclusion warranty, and if a sealed entry fails inside that window we come back and fix it at no charge.
Some jobs come in at the low end of the range, some at the high end - the inspection tells us which. The biggest drivers are entry count, building height, species protocol, and whether contaminated insulation needs to come out. A bat job on a one-story ranch with two entries and no remediation is the low end of bat work. A bat colony on a three-story Carmel custom build with eight entries and a guano cleanup is the high end. Same service, different number.
Every service, low to high
| Service | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection / diagnosis | Free | On-site, full attic and exterior walk, written findings |
| Raccoon removal | $475 - $1,800 | Range covers single animal up to family with reunite-box protocol |
| Bat exclusion | $850 - $3,200 | One-way devices, entry sealing, dusk count included; DNR-compliant |
| Squirrel removal | $385 - $1,400 | Eastern gray and flying squirrel; flying squirrel work is more involved |
| Mole control | $295 - $650 | Standard residential lawn; multi-acre lots quoted separately |
| Groundhog removal | $325 - $850 | Foundation and outbuilding burrows; range covers single den to multi-den site |
| Beaver removal (residential pond) | $625 - $2,400 | DNR season Nov-Mar; range covers single pair to colony |
| Beaver removal (HOA pond / culvert) | $3,500+ | Engineering coordination, culvert work, multi-visit scope |
| Coyote den exclusion | $475 - $1,800 | Habitat assessment, den-site exclusion, food-source mitigation |
| Opossum removal | $285 - $625 | Crawl space, shed, deck removal and entry sealing |
| Dead animal removal | $185 - $650 | Wall-cavity retrieval is the high end; outdoor retrieval is the low end |
| Animal-in-attic project (varies by species) | $385 - $3,500 | Catch-all when species or scope is unknown at booking |
| Exclusion (targeted, single entry) | $250 - $900 | One entry, materials matched to existing trim |
| Exclusion (whole-perimeter) | $1,800 - $4,500+ | Full roofline walk, every soffit and gable sealed, multi-day work |
| Insulation remediation (typical 1,200-2,000 sqft) | $1,800 - $4,500 | Removal, decon, R-49 blown cellulose replacement |
| Insulation remediation (heavy contamination, whole-attic) | $4,500 - $8,500+ | Full PPE, hazmat disposal, primer seal, full re-insulation |
| Roundworm or histoplasmosis decontamination (add-on) | $650 - $2,400 | Adds to base remediation cost when contamination is confirmed |
| Pre-listing realtor inspection | $0 - $295 | Free under 2,500 sqft; see realtor program page |
| Commercial / HOA monthly program | $250 - $1,500/mo | See commercial program page; project work quoted separately |
Five inputs that move price from low end to high end
- Entry count. One soffit gap is the cheap version of the job. Eight soffit gaps, two ridge gaps, and a gable peak vent failure is the expensive version. The inspection counts the entries, and the count is the biggest single input.
- Building height. A one-story ranch is one ladder. A three-story custom with a steep cut-up roof is rigging, lift rental, and two crew members minimum. Height multiplies labor.
- Species protocol. Bats have a DNR maternity blackout. Raccoons in February-June require reunite-box protocol. Coyotes require habitat assessment, not removal. Each species has a different work cost.
- Decontamination need. A clean attic with one entry and no accumulation is just an exclusion. An attic with a 24-month raccoon latrine and confirmed roundworm risk is a contamination job that costs more than the wildlife removal itself.
- Season. Peak months (March for raccoon, August for bat) book solid and price firmer. Slack months (September weeks 2-4, mid-October, mid-December) often come in at the low end because the crew has open days.
What homeowner's insurance typically covers
Wildlife damage coverage varies widely by carrier and by policy. The team does not promise what your policy will cover - we have read enough denials to know that promise would be a lie. What we can tell you is the pattern we see across central Indiana carriers.
Often covered: structural damage where wildlife caused documented destruction (chewed wiring, displaced insulation in measurable square footage, compromised soffit or fascia). Confirmed contamination remediation (roundworm decon, bat guano cleanup) when documented with photos, square footage, and species ID on a professional's letterhead.
Sometimes covered: partial insulation replacement when tied to documented animal entry and contamination. Repair of wildlife entry points when classified as structural damage by the adjuster.
Rarely covered: the wildlife removal itself. Routine exclusion work. Damage that has been present for an extended period without prior claim. Multiple claims on the same property within a policy year.
The pattern: insurance pays for cleanup and structural repair more often than it pays for the trapping itself. The documentation is what makes a claim viable. The team writes our remediation reports assuming an adjuster will read them, with photos, measurements, species identification, and a written remediation protocol. We do not file the claim for you, but we will give you the document packet you need to file it.
If you are not sure whether your situation is claimable, call your carrier first with our written estimate in hand. Most carriers will tell you over the phone whether the situation is in scope before you formally file.
Free inspection, fixed quote, no surprises
The simplest version of how the team prices a job: we come look, we tell you the number in writing, you decide. The number does not move unless the scope moves. If we open a wall and find a second entry, you get a phone call before we keep working. The two-year warranty is on the invoice. The crew shows up when we say we will.
If you want a rough estimate before the inspection, call. The team can usually give you a range over the phone after you describe what you are hearing or seeing. The on-site number is always the one that counts, but the phone range will not be far off.
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