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Anybody use a Critter Skimmer?

14 years ago

I'm wondering if it really does work. We have lots of frogs and toads and I'm not looking forward to fishing them out dead! I actually like the little boogers because they eat the bad bugs! I also wonder if it does work, do they end up just jumping right back into the pool? Any thoughts?

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ms_minnamouse
13 years ago
It'll work if the frogs make it to the skimmer alive and figure out that they're supposed to walk up the ramp. If the frogs drown before they get to the ramp or don't figure out the ramp, it's useless. I just got one and it's well designed. It's just up to the frogs.
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