One Iguana, One Pool, One Daily Mess: Why the Lone Pooper Is the Hardest Job We Do By Rudolf Kohn, Iguana Jones Removal Services

People assume my hardest jobs are the big ones — fifty iguanas tearing up a seawall, a whole colony living under a condo. They're wrong. The hardest job I do, the one most companies won't even touch, is one single iguana pooping by your pool. Every single day. In the same spot.

The most common call I get

This is one of the most common problems in South Florida, and it's the call I get constantly — especially from Coral Gables. It always sounds the same: "Rudolf, there's just one iguana. It sits by my pool, and every morning there's poop in the same place. Sometimes in the water."

One iguana. Sounds easy, right? It's not. One iguana is harder than fifty. A colony is predictable — they fight, they feed, they expose themselves. A lone iguana is smart, quiet, and set in its ways. Most wildlife companies don't want this job, because there's no quick fix. You can't just show up and grab it. You have to outthink it.

Iguanas are creatures of routine

Here's the secret to the whole thing: iguanas are deeply routine animals. That lone iguana isn't wandering randomly. It has a pattern — it suns in the same spot, eats at the same hour, and yes, it does its business in the same place every day. Disgusting, but useful.

That's why these cases are teamwork. I work directly with the homeowner to map the iguana's routine: what time it shows up, where it basks, which path it takes to the pool deck. Once we know the pattern, we can beat the pattern.

A different tactic for a different enemy

With one iguana, you throw out the standard playbook. You develop a specific, unique tactic for that one animal: trap it, remove it, or change its pattern so it never comes back. That's exactly what our three-visit package is built for — live cages placed on its routine path, combined with sensor systems that tell us exactly when it moves. Three visits, targeted, and very effective.

The package is $450. And it works.

Why you can't just ignore it

This isn't just about a dirty pool deck. Iguana droppings can carry salmonella, and when the poop lands in the water, that's a real problem — especially if you have small kids swimming in that pool. I've seen families end up paying hundreds of dollars a month on extra pool cleanings because every time the pool guy leaves, the iguana goes right back to its spot.

I see this constantly in condominiums, and Coral Gables calls me about it more than anywhere else. People get tired of it. They get fed up. That's when they call Iguana Jones.

Tired of the daily mess?

If you've got one iguana that has claimed your pool as its personal bathroom, you don't have to live with it. We built a package specifically for this — three visits, cages, sensors, done.

Call or text (786) 488-3955 — Iguana Jones Removal Services. You have iguanas, we have solutions