Forum: Pools, Pets and Creepy Critters

Everyday I get about 20 dead spiders in the bottom of my pool. It's become part of my routine to jump in with goggles and skimmer (without pole) and...

I have an in-ground pool infested with Boatmen, no matter how many hundreds I scoop out every day, there are a hundred more the next day. -Including...

That would be horse flies, deer flies, gad flies, and etc. With our pools we've created the perfect breeding habitat for them. At our place, we have...

I found a dead mouse at the bottom of my pool. I have a saltwater filtration system. I cleaned the pool out yesterday but my chlorine reading was 0...

This is a new development. Several times in the past week, a turkey has pooped in the spa (my spa is connected to the pool, they share the same...

Well, we didn't close the pool properly last fall and finally got around to opening it this afternoon. We cleaned the leaves off the surface and...

New pool owner with a few questions. Been a lurker on this site for a month or so. Ive gotten a lot good info here. With the info I've found here,...

We are thinking of getting a vinyl liner, ingound pool. We also have a golden retriever that LOVES to swim. Will she cause a lot of damage?? Is it...

We will be closing on a house with a pool in about two weeks. The current owner has a solar blanket on a roller, but I am worried about my dog...

My dogs are drinking water from the pool which is saltwater. There is a bowl of freshwater near by but still they lap up water from the pool. Is this...

Hello, I live in North Alabama, and it seems that a bunch of birds have decided to use my IG pool as a toilet. There are many deposits on and...

I found a worm in my skimmer sock today. Where did it come from & why was it still alive in all that cl? I think is was a "whipworm" according to...

We have had our 24,000 gal., below ground, gunite, swg pool for three years. All has been wonderful until, suddenly, this summer our pool has been...

I have a pool that seems to be infested with Japanese beetles. I clean it every day and the next morning it seems as if there are twice as many in...

we have awful horse flies. they are never around it seems until the kids get in the pool. as soon as everybody gets wet out they come, landing on...

I had never heard of these bugs till I got a couple last year. My girlfriend was bitten by one and it hurt big time. A couple of pool centers in my...

We live on a relatively small lot that is backed up to some woods. Being a new pool owner I'm concerned about mosquito control. We've always had a...

Sadie loves to swim in the pool, especially when others are. Not a problem most of the time. We usually put her in the garage with Milk Bone for a...

Hi all Any advice on how to get rid of the deer flies while swimming? They attack everyone in the pool.

Hello: Been a lurker since last year, never had a pool before so after reading this forum got the guts to try out an Intex 12' round last year....

So my pool is 15x30 rectangle in so. Florida. No matter how many hours I run my pump or how many times a day I skim the pool, there is constantly...

Speaking of water fleas, I have them too with a vengeance! I read some posts and shocked the pool. they died and it's a week later and now they're...

How do you prevent moles from tunneling under your liner and causing deep ruts in pool bottom

Well here I was thanking God I've only found your typical critters like Mice and birds in the skimmers. I was out helping one of my fellow workers on...

Well it looks like I’m on the verge of a nut grass invasion there are over a dozen pointed things poking up in the bottom of my liner. They are...

My pool cover has been DESTROYED by squirrels and stray cats! =( See picture at http://bit.ly/Sm2iJV Is there a hard plastic cover that I can...