How to Catch a Rogue Iguana

Catch an Iguana

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When iguanas get grumpy, get loose, go rogue and go looking for trouble and vegetation, it’s not pretty. The common green iguana grows up to six feet, moves like a crocodile on land, has a whip-like tail, a nasty bite and razor sharp toenails that can slice a man into ribbons if he’s not careful. When one of these bad boys gets lose in your home, office or place of business, it’s not easy to wrestle him back into captivity. Follow these steps to learn how to catch a rogue iguana.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Long-sleeved shirt
Boots
Thick pants
Welding gloves
Face mask optional

Step1

Put on your welding gloves, boots, thick pants and long-sleeved shirt. Face mask optional.

Step2

Locate the iguana that’s gone rogue by the smell of reptile in the morning, the pile of fresh iguana poop on the floor and the sound of lizard belly slithering on a smooth surface.

Step3

Approach the rogue iguana from downwind, walking slowly and softly behind the beast.

Step4

Quickly reach down with both gloved hands and grasp the iguana firmly around the midsection with fingers beneath the belly and thumbs across the back.

Step5

Lift the iguana with both hands, turning him belly side away from you, so that the iguana is held sideways with his back toward you and the tail to one side.

Step6

Walk swiftly to the rogue iguana’s enclosure, turn him right side up and place him head first back into his home, while shielding your face from his tail.

Step7

Make sure the iguana is placed entirely in his cage, then close and lock the door.

Tips & Warnings

Welding gloves not only provide protection from claws, teeth and tail, they also protect against the salmonella bacteria carried by iguanas. Wash thoroughly just in case.
After a reptile’s gone rogue, he’ll do it again—-any chance he gets. Keep welding gloves on hand wherever your reptile roams.
Iguanas can get grumpy without warning and take a bite out of you, so use common sense and keep them at arm’s length using proper protective gear.