This is one of the most common questions we get, and the answer is no — we don't charge by the iguana. Per-head pricing creates a bad incentive (drag the job out, catch more heads) and it's impossible to quote honestly anyway, because half the population on a waterfront lot is in the canal on any given visit.
Instead we price the job. A one-time clear-out starts from $189 and covers the property walk, hand-catch and catch-pole removal, and burrow collapse where needed — whether we find two iguanas or twelve. Ongoing control starts from $99 a month for the schedule and monitoring. Community sites are quoted to the property. You pay for the outcome, not the body count.
Why per-head pricing is a bad deal for you
Per-iguana billing sounds fair until you follow the incentive. It rewards a company for stretching the job out and inflating the count, and it punishes efficiency — the opposite of what you want. It also can't be quoted honestly on the water, where a chunk of the population is submerged or off-property during any single visit. Pricing the job keeps our interest pointed at clearing your property, not padding a number.
What 'by the job' actually means
By the job means the starting price covers the work, not a tally of animals. A heavier infestation can mean a bigger scope — more visits, multi-day work on a nesting colony, more seawall burrows to pack — but that's scoped and quoted in writing up front. You'll see the number before we start, and it won't move because we caught more than expected.
- Single visit from $189 — two iguanas or twelve, same starting price
- Monthly program from $99/mo for the schedule and monitoring
- Heavy colonies scoped as a larger project, quoted in writing
- Never a per-animal charge
Common questions
So it costs the same whether you catch two or twenty?
The starting price is by the job, not the head. A heavier infestation may mean a bigger scope — more visits or multi-day work — but you're never billed per animal.
Why not charge per iguana? It sounds fair.
It rewards dragging the job out and can't account for the ones underwater during a visit. Pricing the job keeps our incentive aligned with clearing the property, not padding a count.
What if you remove way more than expected?
That's on us, not your invoice. If the job turns out bigger than the walk suggested, any change to scope is quoted before we do it — you're never surprised by a per-head total at the end.
