Removing tadpoles from pool

Melis

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Neat are you letting them all mature ?
I’ve been trying! We had 2 pool companies come out. Both said we don’t have to drain, just needs lots of chemicals. So I was thankful to see a bunch start to transform. Ive been scooping out the others and putting them in a tank on my deck. Will be transporting them to a new home this weekend :)
 

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I’ve been trying! We had 2 pool companies come out. Both said we don’t have to drain, just needs lots of chemicals. So I was thankful to see a bunch start to transform. Ive been scooping out the others and putting them in a tank on my deck. Will be transporting them to a new home this weekend :)
You are doing a good deed!
 

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Nice Job, Have you seen any adult frogs around ? I usually get some frogs in my turtle pond but haven't seen one yet this year. I think they don't need my little pond because of all the rain we've had this spring.
 

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Nice Job, Have you seen any adult frogs around ? I usually get some frogs in my turtle pond but haven't seen one yet this year. I think they don't need my little pond because of all the rain we've had this spring.
Just some grays. But this is the first spring in our new house, so I’m not sure what’s common around here yet.
 

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Nice Job, Have you seen any adult frogs around ? I usually get some frogs in my turtle pond but haven't seen one yet this year. I think they don't need my little pond because of all the rain we've had this spring.
Do you need a frog fix? Maybe I can help! : )
I LOVE that these little frogs are getting relocated instead of destroyed! Awesome!
 

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That is so cool! Glad you could release them.
 

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Wow, I can't believe they would still be getting in there. Like Zeropilot asked, are you putting chemicals in it?
 

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Yeah we had to put a lot of chemicals in it to clear it since it was so swampy. We didn’t know they were still getting in it until we saw the skimmers filled with eggs this morning. I wish there was something I could do to keep them from laying eggs in it :/
 

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View attachment 240068 View attachment 240069 Any suggestions on how to remove a large amount of tadpoles from an inground pool? We just bought a house that sat on the market about 4 years, so the pool has not been opened in at least that many years. When we took the tattered cover off we found out we have our very own pond with hundreds of tadpoles! Now while I eventually want to have a pond on our property, the pool is not the place for it lol. Because the water is so dark, we were not very successful in fishing them out with a net. Wasn’t sure if anyone had any other ideas?
It’s a pretty piece of property but that’s just crazy! Good luck! I will be interested to see how you resolve this issue.
 

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It’s a pretty piece of property but that’s just crazy! Good luck! I will be interested to see how you resolve this issue.
Thank you! We absolutely love it here. The House has a lot more work to do, but I will be excited when that’s done so I can focus time to preparing for a new tort! The fiancé needed lots of garage room for his hobby, I was excited for the 3.5 acres so plenty of room for my “hobby” E72F3F18-6CB9-4AAC-9062-DA5CDCE2AA40.jpeg
 
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