I have used the frog log for years. It is durable and has saved many a frog!
I got my first log many years ago, and have had no dead creatures in my pool since. Much more than frogs, this gives all the critters access to the unchlorinated water in my pool.
Saves lives, saves cleanup! What could be better?
Easy to use, clever design. I would recommend them
This is a brilliant invention for the family pool. It works like magic keeping frogs, mice, moles, and other mammals out of the water and skimmer. So grateful for this product. It's made of strong sturdy material that lasts for years.
Deb- So glad the FrogLog is protecting lots of wildlife in your yard!
I’ve used these for quite a number of years and they work really well!! Not only have I not seen any bodies but last summer a chipmunk forgot the pool was there and jumped in. He quickly swam to the frog log and climbed up the mesh and out. We always have at least 4 in the pool. . We had some ducklings in the pool last summer and they made good use of them and they made good use of them too. Great idea!!!! We have recommended them to lots of people.
Marion- Great stories about the chipmunk and ducklings! Thanks for sharing the FrogLog with others too!
I have already had to repair the stitching. It does not appear to be high quality sewing.Regardless, I've fixed & will be happy just to save the lil critters.
Hi Karen
Sorry for the poor workmanship on the stitching. This is an anomoly. We can raplace this unit if you send photos.
Rich
It's weird because we've not actually seen any frogs use the log...however since buying the frog log I haven't had to use my pool skimmer to fish a single dead frog from my pool, and I used to have to do that daily. We live by a reserve where there is a protected species so worth every cent for this frog log!!
The postal service screwed up the delivery of my initial order and claimed they delivered it to my mailbox but I never received it. I thought that was the end of the story. To my surprise, I was subsequently contacted by Rich Mason, a company representative, who upon learning of the postal mishap, immediately shipped me another FrogLog free of charge. I love it and am quite impressed by the service provided to me. I expect to save a lot of creatures this spring when the frog population explodes again. I am one happy customer! Thank you!
Thanks Lisa! I'm glad we were able to make good on the shipment despite the USPS mishap. Enjoy your FrogLog.
I have two in my pool area and ever since I have had them there have never been anymore dead frogs.
Have used Frog log for at least 3yrs now and just had to replace them do to wear and tear. So worth it if you care about saving the little creatures that happen to fall into your pool
We have an inground pool and a families of chipmunks. They run around the pool deck chasing each other , and we have had many drown from falling in.
After we installed the Frog Logs (one on each side in the middle of the deep end) we have not lost a single one in over 2 years. WE actually can see them swim to them and get out of the water.
Love it!!
I saved one baby lizard. It was sitting on the pad. We are closing the pool tomorrow so the FrogLog will be nicely packed away until next summer. Thank you for suggesting this cute little lifesaver.
Normally, I’d scoop frogs out of our pool with a net but using the FrogLog, I no longer think about doing that. Any frogs that find their way into the pool now have an easy way out. I’ve seen several just hanging out on the FrogLog so it gives me comfort knowing they aren’t caught in the skimmer baskets or in the drain.
At my last count, the FrogLog has saved seven frogs/toads and one garden snake. And those are just the animals I have seen. We love this thing!
Every inground pool should have one. No more bugs or animals since!
I have several Frog Logs and must say they are much better than the copy cats -- I'd like to point out a few features that make Frog Logs better.
Frog Log does not ride high out of the water (the 'wall" from the skirt to the log surface is not challenging - so things that find it dont have to climb as high to get out of the water onto the log). I think that whatever climbs up onto the Frog Log is tired and 'grateful' by the time they find one.
Closure for the bladder float is constructed with the opening DOWN in the water and the velcro closure goes almost all the way across the opening leaving no inviting gap. The copy cats have a closure facing up out of the water with gaps at either end of the velcro and small critters (I save beetles and spiders as well as frogs / toads/ mice etc) see the dark gap opening and crawl in thinking it safe - only to be trapped inside between the bladder and the cover. SO DEPRESSING. Frog Logs are constructed so that this particular thing does not happen - a much happier outcome.
Frog Logs hold up summer after summer. The material does not easily degrade in the sun and rip
Side note in case helpful.... I turn off the filter / skimmer pump for the pool at night so the water is calm and turn it on every morning after I have skimmed / inspected each of the frog logs. Algae normally needs sunlight to grow - and so, turning the pump off at night for the water to calm does not seem to be detrimental for the pool clarity at all. A calm pool surface makes it easier for something small to swim to a Frog Log.
Anyway - those are the reasons I like Frog Log far better than the copy cats. Frog Logs are way more effective. and much better made. I add more logs every year - not because mine need replacing, but because more of them allows me shorten the distance between them and increases the chance something that falls in will be able to find / reach one.
We've had our Frog Logs for nearly two months now. Since purchasing, we have not had a dead frog or toad in the pool, and we have about a dozen toads hanging out on our pool deck every evening. Some of them even crawl down it to sit on the pad to catch insects.
I live in rural Arizona. Snakes, squirrels, toads, moles, rats, scorpions, tarantulas, and birds. Used to have one dead animal a day floating in the pool or in the skimmer. Now closer to one a month. Worth it for sure.
I’ve use four Frog Logs lin my pool. I was finding way too many lizards drowned, so I thought I’d give them a shot. Since then, I’ve still found two or three very small lizards (babies) but no more large lizards. I’m not sure if it’s because of the Frog Logs or because I’ve run out of lizards. It’s also in the middle of summer, when the lizards are not as active. I’d probably have to use these a full season or two to know if they work. It’s worth a try though.
It only took one dead frog in the skimmer for me to purchase a frog log! While we’ve still had a fatality (a very small frog who I believe couldn’t fight the current), I believe this product has saved lives because we have definitely seen more frogs swimming that don’t end up in the skimmer!