Iguana droppings all over your dock, pool deck and patio aren't just disgusting to clean up — they can carry salmonella and stain surfaces. Here's how to actually stop them.
Why iguanas keep pooping in the same spots
Iguanas love to bask on warm, open surfaces — pool decks, docks, seawalls and patio furniture — and they tend to defecate in and around the water and their favorite basking areas. Some will even use a pool as a toilet.
Because they return to the same basking spots daily, the mess is relentless as long as the iguanas are present.
Cleaning safely
Iguana droppings can carry salmonella, so wear gloves, avoid dry-sweeping (which can aerosolize particles), and clean with soap and water followed by a disinfectant. Keep kids and pets away from droppings.
But cleaning is a treadmill — as long as the iguanas keep basking on your deck, the droppings keep coming.
Stop it at the source
The lasting solution is to make your basking areas less attractive and reduce the local iguana population. Trapping the resident iguanas, discouraging basking, and (for waterfront homes) an ongoing program dramatically cuts the mess.
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