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Post by LAM88 on Jul 28, 2014 16:21:20 GMT
We just recently completed our in ground pool and I'm having a hard time dealing with the frogs in the skimmers. So far they have mostly been alive, and as much as it grosses me out to deal with them, I can't leave them there to drown. But the minute I pull them out they jump right back in.  I'm definitely a bug phobe and the frogs aren't all that different in my book, so it takes every thing I have to pull them out. Any success with ways to keep them out? I found these online but the reviews are mixed so I was wondering if you all had any experience with these or other products. I don't know what I'll do if I get a chipmunk or a squirrel or other small mammal.  Critter Skimmer
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Post by kelly316 on Jul 28, 2014 17:33:47 GMT
We used the Critter Skimmer when we had a pool and it worked well.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 28, 2014 18:37:44 GMT
Add more chlorine to make the water less attractive to them.
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Post by LAM88 on Jul 28, 2014 20:07:54 GMT
Add more chlorine to make the water less attractive to them. Won't that make it less attractive to humans too? |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 28, 2014 20:11:01 GMT
OMG.. this reminds me of our pool when I was a teenager... We moved into this house and the pool hadn't been used in quite some time. My dad and stepmom were going to have it all redone. They pull the cover off after the winter and the dang pool was fill with frogs. Being the animal lover (that is my stepmum).. gathered ALL the froggies/tadpoles and relocated them. I am saying 100s if not 1,000s...
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Post by scrappammie on Jul 28, 2014 20:19:35 GMT
Yikes. I can honestly say I've never had a problem with frogs. (I live in Nevada, but had a pool in WA as well.) Maybe keep a floating solar cover on the pool overnight? I'd think they could hop across that and out? Plus, it helps heat loss overnight and keeps dust and junk from the bottom...
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Post by lovetodigi on Jul 28, 2014 20:23:28 GMT
We no longer have a pool and will never again have a pool. However, when we did have one, a few years ago, I would go out first thing every morning and help the little crritters out of the pool. I did call for backup the morning that I discovered a baby snake in there. I was not about to get near that thing.  |
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Post by Aheartfeltcard on Jul 28, 2014 20:31:18 GMT
If you add chlorine and test it and it is at normal readings it should be enough to keep the critters out. In 15 years I think there were only 5 occasions where something entered the pool and or skimmer.
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Post by bianca42 on Jul 28, 2014 20:35:20 GMT
DH used to throw them over the fence into the neighbor's yard...assuming that nobody was home.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 28, 2014 23:26:40 GMT
If you add chlorine and test it and it is at normal readings it should be enough to keep the critters out. In 15 years I think there were only 5 occasions where something entered the pool and or skimmer. I should have written a longer explanation like goobernut2. If your chlorine is at the right level you should be good. I think that yours is probably too low right now. An extra 1/2 cup isn't going to bother a human but it will an animal that fits in the palm of your hand. I'd say that we've had the same amount of animals in our pool as goobernut2 in the same amount of time. It has been after big rain storms or when we've taken the cover off. Good luck. I hope you enjoy your pool once you get your levels where they need to be. |
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Jul 29, 2014 0:22:42 GMT
When I had a pool, it was the ex's job to get them out but it was rare to have any.
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Post by LAM88 on Jul 29, 2014 0:24:52 GMT
Our pool has only been open a few days and we didn't get any frogs at first, but now that you mention it, we did have a big rainstorm last night and then bam...4 frogs this morning. Yuk! Our salt generator isn't running yet to allow the Pebble Tec to cure so we are just using chlorine tabs for the first 2 weeks.
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Post by peasful1 on Jul 29, 2014 0:42:11 GMT
We don't get any critters in our pool except a few wasps. Just use a skimmer net or even a bowl or cup to scoop them out. I wouldn't touch any frog or toad here, some of them are poisonous.
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Post by eebud on Jul 29, 2014 0:58:14 GMT
We have never had any frogs in our pool. We do occasionally get a rat that fell in.....probably trying to get a drink. When we first put the pool in, there was more building going on around us and that kept the rats stirred up. Now, it is rare since the neighborhood is built out. We also occasionally get a baby bird that was learning to fly. Unfortunately, we have never been out when it happened so the baby birds always drown. DH removes are dead creatures from the pool.
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Post by keknj on Jul 29, 2014 1:16:16 GMT
Oh yuck. I never thought about getting critters in the pool. Frogs totally skeeve me out. I would be calling the pest removal people to come get it out. Or maybe coax a neighborhood child with a cookie to get it out for me. Cause ain't no way I'm getting close enough. It might jump on me. Oh great, now I've grossed me out.
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I'm definitely a bug phobe and the frogs aren't all that different in my book, so it takes every thing I have to pull them out. Any success with ways to keep them out? I found these online but the reviews are mixed so I was wondering if you all had any experience with these or other products.
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