Spine?

[Minni]

So I opened yesterday. The pool was a murky mess as is typical. Started a SLAM today and did some brushing/ vacuuming. It’s clearing up so I tossed in my robot to help get leaves and speed stuff up. I can’t see the bottom at this point.

I pulled up the robot and there is a rather clean 6-7 in spine from something in the basket, likely a rabbit possibly a bird frankly I am not sure.

Where there is a spine there is prolly a head and teeth or nails and ribs etc. I don’t want to get a head stuck in a line or a tooth in a liner. I assume just filtration and sanitization will address the rest of the creature in time. Any suggestion on how to deal with potential bones and or the rest of this animal situation?

 

[ajw22]

Do you have skimmer socks on your skimmer?

The skimmer socks or pool cleaner should catch anything before it gets into pipes.

 

[Minni]

Thanks I usually only run those during cottonwood season, and it looks like I am out. I can makeshit something, but whatever it was is long since stopped floating, so more worried about the main drain and the liner with any kind of brushing or vacuuming. Not sure if I should just go as normal, vacuum and no robot, or wait for it to filter more and see if I can see the bottom?

Thinking this was a bunny based on other things.