After reading my story titled “A Night of Death and Betrayal” which is the sad story of how I accidentally killed one of my frogs and drove another off by shocking my pool with chlorine, Rae was moved to email me about a similar dilemma she was experiencing but this time with a spa. Rae asked what I thought she should do. Here is an excerpt of her email.
4 frogs have made a home in our spa which is full of water but without the chemicals, they hide under the cover. I am trying to make a frog pond so we can use the spa and not kill the frogs. Problem is, are they going to use the pond once we put the chemicals in the spa!
As I found out the hard way, it is difficult to keep frogs out of their favourite places when you need to. If your frogs are getting in even with the cover on then it may be impossible. The best you can do is put the chemicals in in the morning when they are hiding out and hope the water is less toxic by evening when your frogs will want to come out and play.
A new play ground may help. I always advise putting in a pond. Maybe introduce your frogs to it before you put the chemicals in your own water playground, but if your frogs are anything like mine, they will keep going back to your spa or pool.
My frogs swim in my pool all the time and it doesn’t seem to effect them, it’s only when we put in such high concentrations of chemicals to sanitise the water that it overwhelms them.
Good luck, Rae! I hope the whole operation goes smoothly for you.
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