Forum: Pools, Pets and Creepy Critters

We just went out to check our chlorine levels and our filter and found all over the white metal poles these tiny swarming bugs that are smaller than...

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 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...

Your enjoying your crystal clean sparkling pool on a mid spring afternoon after a long day at work. Splashing around in the water, you admire...

Found this in our pool pump.. was curious as to what type of snake it was. (SoCal)

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...

I live in Connecticut and have an above ground pool. My dad has had the pool for about 15 years and this year suddenly we keep finding these small...

Our pool is no fun because of insects. First, we seem to have some type of light brown, TEENY TINY worm/bug thing all over the pool. I mean, ALL OVER...

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...

After only have my 24 ft doughboy for 3 weeks I'm haveing a huge problem with water bugs. Actually I don't know the real name for them. We can net...

Walked around the still closed pool today and saw my first water boatman of the year... let the war begin!!!

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...

How much DE should I be putting out? A heavy, wide band of DE? A tiny amount? Should I mix it into the dirt or leave it on top? We've been told...

We're enjoying a nice mild day here in the Denver Metro area and looking over what's been done for our new pool build. As we're looking around, this...

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...

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

Is there an upper limit for chlorine that's too much for dogs? We have a new puppy (12 weeks) that, for the first time for a dog of ours, we have...

My roommate and I bought a pool last summer. It's just a small intex pool since we're renting a house and everything went smoothly last summer....

Hi everyone, I am a new pool owner (my wife and I bought the house in SoCal about six months ago) and this led me to make one of the daftest...

My two Dobbies won't go in the pool - on their own. That's a good thing but they do run around it like nuts chasing each other. The other day one of...

I have a million tadpoles on my pool cover. I have drained as much water as possible off of it. What do you guys do? I hate to kill them, but then...

Hi! I have a 15x42 above ground pool and this is my first pool. We neglected cleaning our pool cause we needed some tubing. So today I had my son...

I've had my pool for 9 years. This is the first year that I've had this fast swimming, oval shaped black bug. Anyone know what they are or how to get...

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 noticed a lot of bird poop on the edge and in the pool over the past few weeks and last night I discovered why. It seems the Grackels think the...