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An iguana in Miami, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images)
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Florida is banning the practice of keeping invasive reptiles like iguanas and tegus as pets, but those who already own one of these scaly guys need not worry too much. The pets can be grandfathered in if you get them tagged with a microchip. This may sound like a mishmash of Alex Jones conspiracy theories, but it’s the real deal in an attempt to get invasive species under control. State officials are trying to make it easy to do so, too.