Iguana Removal in Palm City, FL
Green-iguana removal and burrow control for Palm City — we clear the baskers off your seawall and dock, fill and screen the burrows undermining your lake bank, and protect the landscaping they graze.
Palm City, FL
Why iguanas are common in Palm City
Palm City is laced with freshwater canals and seawalled golf-community lakes, backing onto the rural acreage of Palm City Farms. That mix of manicured waterfront and wild edge fuels heavy iguana activity — basking on seawalls, burrowing along the lakes. Swift Wildlife removes them humanely and protects the banks they undermine.
Palm City gives iguanas an abundance of water: the South Fork of the St. Lucie plus the seawalled lakes and canals threading its golf communities. Every seawall is a basking ledge and every soft bank a burrow site, and the well-watered ornamental landscaping around these communities keeps them fed.
A cold-blooded reptile, the green iguana suns on a seawall or lake edge each morning before grazing nearby greenery, then digs a nesting burrow into the bank. A capable swimmer, it moves along the interconnected canals and lakes to travel from one seawalled yard to the next.
Early warning signs of iguana activity
Across Palm City’s gated communities and rural-edge lots, these are the first tells to watch and listen for.
Basking on the lake seawall
Large iguanas sun on the seawall of a golf-community lake or canal, sliding into the water as you approach.
Burrows undercutting the seawall
Fist-sized holes with loose soil open along the seawall or bank, signaling tunnels that are hollowing out the wall.
Droppings on the deck
Seed-flecked droppings accumulate on the dock and pool deck by the lake, a salmonella concern where people gather.
Common property entry areas for iguanas
On a Palm City property, iguanas concentrate in a predictable set of areas — these are the ones we inspect first.
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Seawalls & lake banks
Iguanas dig nesting burrows into the seawalls and soft banks of the community lakes and canals — the signature waterfront threat here.
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Docks, decks & pool areas
Sun-warmed docks, seawall caps and pool decks are basking platforms they return to every morning.
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Ornamental landscaping
Irrigated hibiscus and other favored plants near the water are prime grazing and easy burrowing ground.
Damage risks for Palm City homeowners
Left alone, iguanas don’t stay a small problem on a Palm City property. Here’s what’s at stake.
Undermined seawalls
Burrows hollow out the soil behind the cap, cracking the seawall and letting fill wash out — a real structural cost around a community lake.
Grazed landscaping & droppings
They strip ornamentals to stubs and leave seed-flecked droppings on docks and pool 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 solution in Palm City
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.
Prevention & exclusion strategy
Removing the iguana is half the work. These measures keep the next one off your Palm City property.
Fill and screen seawall and lake-bank burrows before the tunneling weakens the wall.
Replace hibiscus and other favored plants near the water with iguana-resistant landscaping.
Install seawall guards along the community lakes and canals to block basking and burrowing.
Keep fallen fruit and pet food cleared so nothing draws them to stay.
Every exclusion we install is backed by our written re-entry guarantee.
Your Palm City action plan
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Fill and screen seawall and lake-bank burrows early, before the tunneling weakens the wall.
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Replace hibiscus and other favorites near the water with iguana-resistant landscaping.
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Keep fallen fruit and pet food cleared so nothing invites them to linger.
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No permit is needed — green iguanas are non-native and unprotected in Florida; book removal.
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Iguana Removal across Palm City
Same-day iguana removal from Martins Crossing and Copperleaf to Harbour Ridge, Canopy Creek and Palm City Farms.
Get iguanas out of your Palm City home.
A free, on-site evaluation of your whole property and a written plan to remove what’s there and seal it out. A real person answers, 24/7.
- Free, same-day on-site evaluation
- Humane iguana removal, done right
- Written estimate before any work
- Backed by a written re-entry guarantee