Frogs in and around pool
Frogs in and around pool
I am having same problem with loud frogs at night. It is 3:40 a,m. and not able to sleep with the noise from those frogs
Frogs in and around pool
This my be mean but I had had it with these frogs keeping me up at night. Plus attracting snakes to my yard. So last night I took a BB rifle put pellets in it not BB's and killed the big male. I didn't hear one frog last night. I'm hoping the females will hear another male calling them and move on. I had tried catching him for about a week with no luck. Hope this helps
Frogs in and around pool
This might be mean but I had had it with these frogs keeping me up at night. Plus attracting snakes to my yard. So last night I took a BB rifle put pellets in it not BB's and killed the big male. I didn't hear one frog last night. I'm hoping the females will hear another male calling them and move on. I had tried catching him for about a week with no luck. Hope this helps
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Frogs in and around pool
The frogs will return if you just throw them over the fence! Get a trash sack...a deep garbage bag...and round tongs and capture them one by one. Relocate them to the park pond or a lake. Then skim for little egg "strips" or u will have a batch of tadpoles next. This must be repeated a couple of times but you won't have noisy nights or poisonous items like mothballs...that will kill a cat or dog...around. Good luck
Frogs in and around pool
I'm going to get mothballs and some vineger first thing in their morning there like 100 frogs around the. Pool in the evening and I get so tired of picking them out so thanx Darla I've been looking for some kind of solution for 4
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Frogs in and around pool
The frogs we have have been hiding in the old chipmunk holes underground during the day. Then they come out at sundown. My dogs dig up those holes & chasing them. The type we have are Spring Peeper, they hibernate in shallow holes during the Winter. They eat the bugs. I just scoop and toss over fence. I once found tadpoles in a plant saucer after a heavy fall. These type of frogs are known to be aggressive in laying their eggs! We shock the h*all out of our pool to combat the problem. We can't use poison because of curious kids & dogs. The nearest park, creek & lake are all NY State protected. So transporting them if caught is a fine.
Frogs in and around pool
Did you put the moth balls around the pool decking? or the Lawn? Did they damage/stain the pool decking or kill the grass? I have a heavily wooded area that where I will carpet bomb the mothballs. I can flip a frog 4-6 Ft. on a good night.
Frogs in and around pool
Pls guys help me because it seems as if mothballs is working but my problem I don't know it any one who can explain it to me too much noise I'm not sleeping even now
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Frogs in and around pool
I have the same problem and am kept awake constantly by loud bullfrogs croaking all night. Salt is the answer! Buy some pool salt which comes in 25kg bags and sprinkle it on the paving around the pool. Frogs don't like salt at all and won't cross the salt. You need to repeat this after rain as it gets washed away easily. But I have found that salt is the only thing that really works and is eco-friendly.
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We have the same problem with the frogs! We have had the pool for 3 years and this is the first time frogs got in it. Wonder why this year?
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They are ruining my life right now. I'm getting my golf clubs out tomorrow night and they've had it
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Problem: frogs laying eggs and swimming in pool, being around house all night croaking.
Ive read every one of the posts on this message board and tons in other forums. first and foremost DON'T USE MOTHBALLS it is extremely toxic to the land and if you have a well it WILL contaminate your drinking water(depending how close your pool is to your supply) also the largest reason for having frogs around your pool is due to welcoming conditions, and lack of natural predators. Let me give you a little background on me. I have breed fire belly, African hopping toads, and domestic tree frogs for a local pet store for many years. the one thing i had to learn is the conditions had to be right for them to breed.
solution1 :arrow: : really the only effective solution is to increase the natural predators that eat the type of frog in your area. just remember though as a general rule if the marking on the frogs belly are ultra bright they are more than likely poisonous. if they are general treefrogs most snakes will eat them. like pythons, black racers,copperheads, ect.. The biggest thing you dont want to do is to do what my neighbor does and kill every snake he sees. this activity is what upsets the natural ecosystem. then you will have an infestation with no predators to keep the population from growing.
solution2 : if you have an above ground pool you might want to look into an electric cover to seal the pool completely when not in use.( these can cost a bit but are worth it in the long run.
solution3 : Buy a new pump with a larger flow rate and make sure that the water is circulating properly. if the water isn't circulating then that is one of the best welcoming features.
hopefully this will help a few of you out.
ps.. if you dont want to handle live snakes, look online for motion sensing snakes. they wont kill but might deter for awhile. i use owls and wolves to help protect my chickens at night.
Ive read every one of the posts on this message board and tons in other forums. first and foremost DON'T USE MOTHBALLS it is extremely toxic to the land and if you have a well it WILL contaminate your drinking water(depending how close your pool is to your supply) also the largest reason for having frogs around your pool is due to welcoming conditions, and lack of natural predators. Let me give you a little background on me. I have breed fire belly, African hopping toads, and domestic tree frogs for a local pet store for many years. the one thing i had to learn is the conditions had to be right for them to breed.
solution1 :arrow: : really the only effective solution is to increase the natural predators that eat the type of frog in your area. just remember though as a general rule if the marking on the frogs belly are ultra bright they are more than likely poisonous. if they are general treefrogs most snakes will eat them. like pythons, black racers,copperheads, ect.. The biggest thing you dont want to do is to do what my neighbor does and kill every snake he sees. this activity is what upsets the natural ecosystem. then you will have an infestation with no predators to keep the population from growing.
solution2 : if you have an above ground pool you might want to look into an electric cover to seal the pool completely when not in use.( these can cost a bit but are worth it in the long run.
solution3 : Buy a new pump with a larger flow rate and make sure that the water is circulating properly. if the water isn't circulating then that is one of the best welcoming features.
hopefully this will help a few of you out.
ps.. if you dont want to handle live snakes, look online for motion sensing snakes. they wont kill but might deter for awhile. i use owls and wolves to help protect my chickens at night.
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what an annoying issue to have. i have tried the moth balls they worked for nights then the little loud suckers were back. I bought pest rid granuales and pest rid spray that worked for about 2 nights then they came back.
I have been getting mosquito treatments, spraying viper at night, and put out some fake snakes and put out used coffee grounds and use a solar pool cover to at least keep them out of the pool. I also made mixture of bleach, salt and water and spray the pool deck and the pool cover. I couldn't sleep either I had to put on ear plugs. I am on day 3 frog free but this is so draining. I also shut off all my pretty yard lights. I never hated frogs so much in my life.
I have been getting mosquito treatments, spraying viper at night, and put out some fake snakes and put out used coffee grounds and use a solar pool cover to at least keep them out of the pool. I also made mixture of bleach, salt and water and spray the pool deck and the pool cover. I couldn't sleep either I had to put on ear plugs. I am on day 3 frog free but this is so draining. I also shut off all my pretty yard lights. I never hated frogs so much in my life.
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The most easiest way to keep frogs out of your pool is to use a barrier.
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I can feel the frog pain!! But people suggesting building a fence (never heard of a fence that will stop a frog), or barrier (what is that?) are not helping us. I have found that keeping my chlorine high is key. My trouble is 'tree frogs' who most certainly will not be deterred by fences or barriers. They can climb upside down and for those that cannot locate the frogs; look in your bushes and trees around the pool.
I have noted that my holly bushes were a particular attraction for some reason. They did not live there, but lived in the oaks surrounding the pool area, and perched in the Holley's to sing their songs all night after heavy rains, when the chlorine was low due to dilution. It takes days sometimes to get rid of them with chlorine, but it dose seem to eventually work...for a while.
So...anything more than just create a barrier would be helpful? Like...does the mothball thing work by creating some type of wide barrier (maybe 3/4 feet), around the pool area perhaps (would have to be wide in my case...as these frogs are good jumpers).
Useful Help appreciated please?
I have noted that my holly bushes were a particular attraction for some reason. They did not live there, but lived in the oaks surrounding the pool area, and perched in the Holley's to sing their songs all night after heavy rains, when the chlorine was low due to dilution. It takes days sometimes to get rid of them with chlorine, but it dose seem to eventually work...for a while.
So...anything more than just create a barrier would be helpful? Like...does the mothball thing work by creating some type of wide barrier (maybe 3/4 feet), around the pool area perhaps (would have to be wide in my case...as these frogs are good jumpers).
Useful Help appreciated please?
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