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07-31-2007, 09:37 PM
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plague of frogs
We've had an inground pool for three years and have always had a frog problem during the spring months that lasts for about a month. This year with recent rains they have re-emerged with a vengence and make sitting out on our screened in porch a test of patience, not to mention having to dump the dead ones out of the skimmer every day. Is there any way to keep them out, maybe a poison or deterrent around the fence/perimeter?
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07-31-2007, 09:54 PM
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Re: plague of frogs
Man this topic sounds downright biblical!
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07-31-2007, 10:19 PM
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Re: plague of frogs
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Man this topic sounds downright biblical!
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Yes, it does, I was just thinking the same thing as I was posting. These things have become a major nuisance and I am afraid that they will attract snakes, we usually get one small Copperhead a year in there, it has stopped midnight swims without the light on, I tell ya! So far this year nada on the snakes but I was thinking something like lime or mothballs as snakes do not like the smell or burning sensation as they crawl across it, maybe frogs as well????
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08-01-2007, 11:43 AM
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Re: plague of frogs
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08-01-2007, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Garrett Lundy
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Ha Ha, yeah, I had thought of that as well but no kids around and I am thinking that for every one that I kill there will be two that take its place. We're only talking about six that we saw but I would venture that there are more around somewhere.
I did a search and came up with the mothballs as well as pesticides around my foliage ideas and I may give those a try. I hear they are mating and will leave soon so the problem may take care of itself.
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08-01-2007, 12:22 PM
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Re: plague of frogs
Just a thought...
Unless these are tree frogs they can't climb and really don't jump that high, so perhaps something as simple as some garden edging fence only about 18" or 24" tall might work. You can step over it and you'll only need it in the ground for a few months a year. Of course if you want it to look nice you can add a flower bed next to it and a gate so you won't have to step over it.
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08-01-2007, 12:31 PM
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Re: plague of frogs
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08-01-2007, 12:38 PM
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Re: plague of frogs
Well, there is a six ft. privacy fence around the pool but they get through the cracks and I have even seen them resting high up on the fence so they might be tree frogs, at least some of them. I had thought of a clear plexi-glass barrier as high as what you are talking about as a deterrent to snakes on the outside flush with the fence but I think a number of frogs would still get in.
We have had a few nights of rain so that may be what has brought them back out, they may leave when it dries up but for now we can't hear ourselves think.
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08-01-2007, 12:45 PM
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HA HA HA, the bastards are doing a fine job of that themselves! They jump in and can't get out, i'll probably find all six of them dead in the skimmer when I get home. Imagine opening the skimmer cover and seeing a bleached out dead frog doing back flips around the basket and i've got to stick my hand down and get the basket out, yeech!
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08-01-2007, 12:46 PM
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Re: plague of frogs
Have you thought about a moat around the pond with lily pads that alternatively float and sink and then route some car lanes around it so cars and trucks can drive left and right and then create a hazard for said frogs?
Or has this been done before?
On a more serious note, I gather the frogs and most animals are attracted to places where they can eat so getting rid of insects is one option, although obviously if you have a pond, you can't simply drain the pond or then that would defeat the purpose... Perhaps fish that eat insect larvae may reduce the insects being hatched and less of a food source. Of course, if you have the only pond in the neighborhood, it might not help...
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