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'You have to come home!': Florida teen finds iguana in their toilet

'You have to come home!': Florida teen finds iguana in their toilet
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'You have to come home!': Florida teen finds iguana in their toilet
Iguanas are known to be an invasive species — and as many South Florida residents have learned recently, they are invading some of the most personal spaces. Related video above: Iguana makes himself at home.An iguana was found in the toilet in Courtney Ortiz's home in Hollywood, Florida. In an interview with WSVN, Ortiz said she's lived in South Florida most of her life and never had this happen. She said her son made the discovery when he came home from school."He was home alone, just got home from school and he calls me screaming," Ortiz said. "There's an iguana in our toilet! There's an iguana in my bathroom! You have to come home! You have to come home as soon as possible!" said Ortiz's son in a voicemail. Experts say the iguanas are getting in through the toilet vent, which is on the roof. And once inside, there's only one way out — the toilet. "They realized they can't get out. There's only one option - to follow it all the way down to the end, and this is what happens," said Harold, an iguana trapper.Ortiz said one iguana in the toilet is enough for her, so she had him cover her vents while he was working on the roof. "Luckily, no one got bit or hurt. I'm glad that she was able to contact me and we were able to resolve this," Harold said.

Iguanas are known to be an invasive species — and as many South Florida residents have learned recently, they are invading some of the most personal spaces.

Related video above: Iguana makes himself at home.

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An iguana was found in the toilet in Courtney Ortiz's home in Hollywood, Florida.

In an interview with WSVN, Ortiz said she's lived in South Florida most of her life and never had this happen.

She said her son made the discovery when he came home from school.

"He was home alone, just got home from school and he calls me screaming," Ortiz said.

"There's an iguana in our toilet! There's an iguana in my bathroom! You have to come home! You have to come home as soon as possible!" said Ortiz's son in a voicemail.

Experts say the iguanas are getting in through the toilet vent, which is on the roof. And once inside, there's only one way out — the toilet.

"They realized they can't get out. There's only one option - to follow it all the way down to the end, and this is what happens," said Harold, an iguana trapper.

Ortiz said one iguana in the toilet is enough for her, so she had him cover her vents while he was working on the roof.

"Luckily, no one got bit or hurt. I'm glad that she was able to contact me and we were able to resolve this," Harold said.