I get ringneck snakes - probably 2 or 3 a year. They are the reason I turn the pool lights on before going for a nighttime dip! (I do not like snakes!)
Finding strange things in the pool
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I figured sneaking in the shameless plug about my gopher fence was already pushing it. I tried the alligator, but the squirrels kept teasing him. I caught them riding him around one night. Then a raccoon got involved. It was a whole thing... didn't really pan out... 🐿+🐿+I am disappointed in your suggestion. Adding a small water source? I was expecting something like " add a alligator"
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I've found a small grass snake, several frogs, a couple of moles, since construction was completed in January. I had no cares about the moles. I hate them. And the gophers too. But they gophers have stayed out of my pool and fenced yard. I did use frog logs for the first half of this summer, until I realized they were starting to grow algae along the back edge where it met the tile. Then out they came. I guess I should have checked them more often and washed them off once in a while. Although they got sun bleached very quickly and started to look terrible. We had no frogs in the pool during the time of the frog logs. Before and after, yes. I may order some of the critter skimmer lids over the winter. I am a little concerned about those however since I use the skim pro towers and those and the critter skimmer ramp will be fighting for the same real estate.
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I’d much rather have snakes than spiders!
Oh, I don't count those. Wolf spiders in the skimmer baskets. Sitting on top of my skim pro handle! That's when I use the fish net to get them and any junebugs and crickets that are all clinging to it off, so I can grab ahold without squishing a bunch of them.
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We don't get a lot of those but they have to be the scariest spider alive in looks..Plus they aren't too scared of humansOh, I don't count those. Wolf spiders in the skimmer baskets. Sitting on top of my skim pro handle! That's when I use the fish net to get them and any junebugs and crickets that are all clinging to it off, so I can grab ahold without squishing a bunch of them.
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No idea about their fear of us, but they are terrifying when they have all the babies on their backs and you step on it.
Those little ones scatter like they were shot out of a gun, and there's so many! I almost torched my apartment building that night. LOL!Have to get them out of the skimmer slowly when its that time of year. I get them to climb in the net and then shake them off in the yard, then they scatter.
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Oh yah the wolf spiders with babies on backs we get a ton of those here!
This summer I got a tiny plastic kiddie pool for my small kids and first morning after using I turned the thing over and found a dead cockroach. Turns out this area of Northern cali is notorious for this species of outdoor roaches and they love water. May have to rethink this pool build lol
This summer I got a tiny plastic kiddie pool for my small kids and first morning after using I turned the thing over and found a dead cockroach. Turns out this area of Northern cali is notorious for this species of outdoor roaches and they love water. May have to rethink this pool build lol
I worked with a guy in high school who was terrified of spiders but would jump in a overgrown creek to catch a snake..One day I was chasing him around the shop with a spider and the next day he brought in a 6' snake and said " I got something that will eat your spider"..I didn't stick around
That looks exactly like my problem. I think the Nature2 cartridge has not been changed in 14 years and the bits of silver and copper have eroded so much they are coming out of the cartridge and ending up on the bottom of the pool or in the pump basket. They look shiny in water, but turn black as soon as they're exposed to air.Do you have a Nature2 type device?
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That's why I recommended that you remove the cartridge in your other thread.
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What is this? Black algae or something else?
The pool service said it is black algae. Looking closer it looks like some white or silver spots surrounded with something black - basically cheerio size black circles. Some of the Paramount cleaning nozzles have a lot of algae? and black junk or mineral staining? It's hard to get a good photo.
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One dead mole in the skimmer. Three dead frogs. One more frog was still alive and released. So I got a frog log. FrogLog: Keep frogs, and other animals out of your swimming pool
Ever since adding the frog log I haven't seen anything in my skimmers
I love the frog log saving lots of frogs. They're welcome to make a home in our spa or in the canal.
Years ago our oldest had to bring in stuff for biology, mainly bugs. He found everything he needed in our skimmer. He did quite well in that class. And made a lot of friends sharing his 'bounty.'
I still remember the huge splash one night. A momma possum fell in our pool. We got her out but one of her babies was in our skimmer.
I still remember the huge splash one night. A momma possum fell in our pool. We got her out but one of her babies was in our skimmer.
I rescued this walking stick from the pool and released him or her to the bushes!
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So cool! I found a praying mantis once. Wish I could have gotten him to stick around. Stick around! 
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