How does one keep frogs out of the skimmer?

Found one dead one that had gotten caught in the netting. Just found
another living one. Took the netting out and left the top off hoping it
will vacate.

Thanx

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:15:31 -0400, "pixi" wrote:

Have I become personna non grata? I asked how to keep frogs out of the
skimmer several days ago and havne't seen a word. Please give me a clue.




I personally don't have a skimmer, but maybe you could put a screen or
net material over the intake?

I usually don't respond to questions if I feel I can't help. Maybe no
one who read your post could. Or maybe your post was lost before it
got to the "right" person who -could- help.

I don't think any questions here are actually "ignored" just to annoy
the poster.


Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

"pixi" wrote in message
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Have I become personna non grata? I asked how to keep frogs out of the
skimmer several days ago and havne't seen a word. Please give me a clue.

Pixi...often lack of responses if a result of a lack of answers. I don't
have a skimmer, so I can't speak from experience, but it seems to me, that
there really is no way to keep frogs out of the skimmer. The skimmer is
design to let stuff in, and not let it out. What you may want to work on is
creating an escape route out the top of the skimmer box for the frogs.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

I'm sorry - I didn't see the post. As BV said, skimmers are designed to let
things in . . . Because I didn't see your post, I don't know if your skimmer
is the same as mine, i.e., I have a frame with a net that fits snuggly
inside. It catches the leaves and things - including frogs. I just turn them
loose when I clean the net. If you don't have one of those, perhaps you
could get some of the big mesh bird netting and rubber band a piece of it
around the entry way to your skimmer. This would still allow "most" stuff to
enter, but would keep the froggies out. Frogs are determined: I had to
jerry-rig something to keep them from getting sucked into my pump intake:
they were wreaking havoc with my check valves!

Lee

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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"pixi" wrote in message
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Have I become personna non grata? I asked how to keep frogs out of the
skimmer several days ago and havne't seen a word. Please give me a
clue.

Pixi...often lack of responses if a result of a lack of answers. I don't
have a skimmer, so I can't speak from experience, but it seems to me, that
there really is no way to keep frogs out of the skimmer. The skimmer is
design to let stuff in, and not let it out. What you may want to work on
is
creating an escape route out the top of the skimmer box for the frogs.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

I haven't ever been able to figure out how to discourage frogs from doing
anything they want to do. I think that is why Mother Nature makes so many of
them, to replace the clueless among them.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Have I become personna non grata? I asked how to keep frogs out of the
skimmer several days ago and havne't seen a word. Please give me a clue.

Maybe no one has an immediate answer...?

Hi pixi !! Boy, good thing you spoke up!
I was having a discussion with Susan - we were talking about the Savio
Skimmer. She had one installed and it kept getting frogs
and fish stuck in it. Her husband jerryrigged a thingie to attach
to the skimmer. Wish she would post again!!!! I don't remember
all that she told us in her post. Maybe I can find it in my saved
posts.! Will look anyway.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Ka30P" wrote in message
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I haven't ever been able to figure out how to discourage frogs from doing
anything they want to do. I think that is why Mother Nature makes so many
of
them, to replace the clueless among them.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Thank y'all. Do really appreciate the answers.

Pixi

"pixi" wrote in message
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Have I become personna non grata? I asked how to keep frogs out of the
skimmer several days ago and havne't seen a word. Please give me a clue.

I had 5 or 6 bullfrogs of varying sizes chose my skimmer box for wintering
over. Needless to say, I had frog soup this spring. ech.
"pixi" wrote in message
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Have I become personna non grata? I asked how to keep frogs out of the
skimmer several days ago and havne't seen a word. Please give me a clue.