People love tropical islands. Turns out that there are many reptiles that love them too. Our yard was overgrown and iguana’s loved living in the hill. If it was not for the neighborhood cats, we would be overrun with iguanas.

Iguanas as herbivores. First I noticed they loved the tender leaves on the noni trees. I soon decided to cut those trees down as they looked sad and mangled. Next the iguana’s went after the passionfruit vines. I added some barbed wire to the area, which I think mostly hurt me. Luckily the passionfruit got bigger and tougher, and the iguana left them alone. Finally I planted some hot chilies in the garden. I could not believe it when I saw the leaves of those plants chomped.

The iguana’s mostly hide out in their burrows. But they like to come out strutting in the afternoon sun. And they scurry away when anyone approaches them.

We had an unfortunate incident when one got lost and found its way into out kitchen. Reena was in the living room painting a mural. All of a sudden, she sees an iguana coming at her. I was on a Zoom call. She screams “There’s an iguana in the house!” Luckily, it turns around and runs outside, and scurries up the hill! Poor child almost had a heart attack!