TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Iguana breeding season is in full swing in the Sunshine State and one unlucky reptile found herself in a sticky situation last week.
On Sunday, a female iguana was removed from a Miami resort swimming pool after laying more than two dozen eggs on a waterslide.
Michael Ronquillo with Humane Iguana Control told WFLA that the resort had contacted the company after the iguana made its way into a pool slide jet, most likely to lay its eggs.
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“When we got the call we dropped everything we were doing and rushed to the location,” Ronquillo told WFLA. “When we arrived the iguana had found its way out of the hole and we removed the iguana eggs.”
Ronquillo said the iguana’s eggs somehow ended up in the bottom of the pool. He said they’re unsure how the eggs got there.
In total, 30 eggs were removed, but female iguanas can “lay up to 70 eggs in one year.”
With breeding season occurring from February through March in South Florida, many reptiles have been finding unusual places for
