Palmetto Collegiate Institute
A restored school building dating to 1881, now paired with the Leonard L. Price Gardens.
Primary service market
Lexington is Critter-Ridder’s home base and primary service market. From established neighborhoods near downtown to wooded lots and Lake Murray-area properties, the town’s mix of mature structures, active growth, and tree cover creates many different wildlife-entry conditions.
Serving Lexington by confirmed availability · Lexington County

A little local history
Lexington traces its roots to the Royal Township of Saxe Gotha, established in 1735. The present town began around a new county courthouse and jail in 1820 and was known as Lexington Courthouse until 1900.
A restored school building dating to 1881, now paired with the Leonard L. Price Gardens.
A late-1890s industrial landmark adapted into a distinctive local gathering and business destination.
A downtown venue built on a site with layers of Lexington commercial and community history.
Visual property clues
These field and wildlife images illustrate the property conditions Critter-Ridder evaluates during professional wildlife service.



Local property considerations
These are practical inspection priorities, not a claim that every property has the same problem.
Older additions, vents, soffits, and transitions can create multiple access points that deserve a complete exterior review.
Rapid development can shift wildlife movement around tree lines, drainage corridors, and newly disturbed habitat.
Wooded and shoreline-adjacent properties often require attention to crawlspaces, rooflines, chimneys, and detached structures.
Service area orientation
Call with the property address or ZIP code to confirm current service availability and scheduling.
Check AvailabilityLocal service FAQs
General guidance helps you prepare. The correct plan still depends on the animal, season, access, and property conditions.
Explore the wildlife guide →Yes. Critter-Ridder serves Lexington as part of its approved Greater Midlands coverage. Because travel, property access, service type, and scheduling can affect availability, provide the complete property address and a short description of what you are seeing, hearing, or smelling. The team can then confirm coverage and determine the appropriate inspection rather than asking you to diagnose the animal yourself.
Sounds, odors, tracks, droppings, visible damage, and the time of day can provide useful clues, but several animals can create similar signs. A phone conversation may narrow the possibilities; it usually cannot confirm the species, the number of animals, the active opening, or whether dependent young are present. An on-site inspection connects the clues to the actual building conditions so the recommendation is based on evidence rather than a guess.
Removal or control and exclusion are different parts of the work. Removal addresses the animal that is currently active; exclusion corrects approved openings and vulnerable areas that could allow wildlife to return. When accessible entry conditions are found, Critter-Ridder can explain a separate exclusion or repair scope, including which areas are included, what materials are proposed, and what limitations apply.
Homes and businesses in Lexington can experience activity involving squirrels, rats, mice, bats, raccoons, opossums, birds, and other South Carolina wildlife. The specific pattern varies with tree cover, water, food sources, development, building age, roof and foundation design, and the season. The animal matters, but the more important service question is how it is using the property and what condition is allowing the activity to continue.
Avoid handling wildlife, disturbing a nest, entering a contaminated confined space, or sealing a suspected opening before the conditions are understood. Note where and when the activity occurs, keep pets and children away from the area, and save any useful photos or video taken from a safe distance. If a person or pet may have had direct contact with a bat or another potentially rabid animal, seek appropriate public-health or veterinary guidance promptly.
A clear next step
Tell Critter-Ridder where the activity is happening and what you have noticed. The inspection connects those clues to the property.