Patio pond with frog?

Best bet is to contact a local water pond store and pose this to their expert.

an outdoor pond does not really require a heater, as it gets colder fish and other things living in it just go deeper into the water, the frog will naturally find a place it is comfortable.

To help with the freezeing over thing, get a fairy heavy, but floating rubber ball, this will stop a solid sheet of ice forming on top of the water, allowing you to lift out the main bulk of the ice every now and again.

The dank water can be sorted by getting a small pond filter and filter drum, some pump filters also come with a fountain attachment, which also helps with the ice sheet and looks very pretty in summer

If you get freezing winters where you live I'd suggest taking the pond apart before the cold weather arrives and take the frog for a ride to the nearest natural pond. Or I suppose you could get him to live in an aquarium -- I'd check whether the particular species of frog can survive this. If you have expensive plants you might winter them over. If you have a pump this definitely needs to come inside -- a cold garage is okay -- the pump just needs to be dry.

Agree with Little Mama. Frogs do no hibernate in water - they will find a moist spot under something or in the ground depending on the type of frog. Take it out if you can ... I am a sucker for all types of beasties so I'd drain the pond to save a life.

i would catch the frog and relocate it to a bigger pond where it can actually find a suitable place to hide for the winter. Feeding wild animals is never a good idea because it gives them a false sense of security about food sources. If you stop feeding it for some reason, it will probably starve.

if u cant catch the frog then just give the frog a way to hop out so he can bury himself like some rocks or pice of wood for a ramp...he will know when its time to leave the pond

I think the frog can take care of himself.

Either the water is outside water or inside water, if youre not swimming in it dont shock it.

if you have fish never re fill the pond up with tap water as the clorine you get in the water is toxic to fish and animals so take out all the animals in your pond and leve it to stand for a couple of days

thanks

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