Iguana Removal in Hobe Sound, FL
Green-iguana removal and burrow control for Hobe Sound — we clear the baskers off your seawall, dock and vegetation along the coast and canals, fill and screen the burrows undermining your banks, and protect the landscaping they graze.
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Iguana Removal · Hobe Sound, FL ★★★★★ Why iguanas thrive along Hobe Sound’s preserve habitats
Hobe Sound sits between Jonathan Dickinson State Park and the Hobe Sound refuge, with the Intracoastal Waterway along its eastern edge. It is more scrub and preserve than seawall country, so iguana pressure is moderate — concentrated on the Intracoastal frontage. Swift Wildlife removes them humanely and shores up the banks they burrow into.
Most of Hobe Sound borders pine scrub and wetland rather than open water, so iguanas keep to the Intracoastal Waterway and the St. Lucie River headwaters where the seawalls and warm banks are. Waterfront yards with flowering landscaping draw them in, but away from the water the scrub is not iguana habitat.
Cold-blooded and sun-seeking, an iguana here basks on an Intracoastal seawall or dock each morning before grazing nearby greenery, then digs a burrow into the bank to nest. A strong swimmer, it follows the waterway and river edges to move between the waterfront properties.
Warning signs of iguana activity
On the Hobe Sound preserve edge, these are the first tells to watch and listen for — usually on the side of the home facing the wild land.
Basking on the seawall
You spot large iguanas sunning on the Intracoastal seawall or a dock, dropping into the water as you get close.
Burrows along the bank
Fist-sized holes with loose soil open along the seawall or bank, marking tunnels dug to nest and shelter.
Droppings on the dock
Seed-flecked droppings gather on the dock and deck near the water, a salmonella concern where the family gathers.
Common entry & activity areas for iguanas
Against Hobe Sound’s scrub and wetland, iguanas concentrate in a predictable set of areas — these are the ones we inspect first.
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Coastal & canal vegetation
Warm coastal and canal-side vegetation near the water gives iguanas basking cover and easy grazing on ornamentals.
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Seawalls, banks & docks
They dig nesting burrows into seawalls and soft banks and bask on sun-warmed docks and caps they return to each morning.
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Ornamental landscaping
Irrigated hibiscus and other favored plants near the water are prime grazing and easy burrowing ground.
Risks to your Hobe Sound property & family
Left alone, iguanas don’t stay a small problem beside protected land. Here’s what’s at stake.
Undermined seawalls & banks
Burrows hollow out the soil behind a cap or bank, cracking seawalls and letting fill wash out — a real structural cost near the water.
Grazed landscaping & droppings
They strip ornamentals to stubs and leave seed-flecked droppings on docks and decks — a salmonella worry where families gather.
A prohibited invasive
Florida lists the green iguana as a prohibited invasive: removable year-round on your property, but by law never relocated and released.
Our iguana removal process in Hobe Sound
A clear, humane sequence — inspect, remove, seal and restore — documented start to finish.
Property assessment
We map basking areas, burrows and travel routes, and evaluate seawall and foundation risk.
Humane removal
Iguanas are removed humanely and in line with Florida FWC guidelines for invasive species.
Burrow remediation
Active burrows threatening structures are collapsed and filled to halt erosion.
Deterrence & prevention
We recommend iguana-resistant plantings, barriers and exclusion to keep them from returning.
Long-term prevention strategy
Removing the iguana is half the work. These measures keep the next one off your preserve-edge property.
Every exclusion we install is backed by our written re-entry guarantee.
- Fill and screen seawall and bank burrows along the Intracoastal before they widen.
- Replace hibiscus and other tempting plants near the water with iguana-resistant species.
- Install seawall guards to block the basking and burrowing ledges they favor.
- Keep fallen fruit and pet food off the ground so nothing draws them to linger.
Living near nature without inviting iguanas in
Hobe Sound is worth living in because of the wild land next door — these habits let you enjoy it without iguanas treating your home as part of their range.
Seal burrows early
Fill and screen seawall and bank burrows before the tunneling weakens the structure and the nesting season expands them.
Swap the menu
Replace hibiscus and other favorites near the water with iguana-resistant landscaping to remove the draw.
Remove the invitation
Clear fallen fruit and pet food so nothing invites iguanas to linger and settle along your waterfront.
Related wildlife services in Hobe Sound
Preserve-edge homes often face more than one issue — these pair most often with this service.
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Iguana Removal across Hobe Sound
Same-day iguana removal from Poinciana Gardens and Zeus Park to The Cascades and Heritage Ridge — along every edge where the neighborhoods meet the preserve.
Get iguanas out of your Hobe Sound home.
A free, on-site assessment of your whole property — the scrub-facing roofline, attic, crawlspace, landscaping and utility penetrations — with a written plan to remove what’s there and seal the corridor at your home. A real person answers, 24/7.
- Free, same-day on-site assessment
- Humane iguana removal, done right
- Written estimate before any work
- Backed by a written re-entry guarantee