Garden Frog In frozen pond

[antoinetteolesen]

Not knowing where you live exactly makes it hard to answer that. 2 feet deep is very shallow for a pond - I would not be surprised if that was prone to freezing solid in most temperate countries. I would try the floating ball solution first to see if that helps (doesn't work on ponds that have thick ice on them though).

Looking at those products from a nature pond point of view, it really depends on how much they heat the water. However it seems like they only keep a small area ice-free, and if this is the case I'm all in favour of them but I advise you trial one before leaving it in there permanently.

Hi John, I live in Nashville TN., we only get a tiny amount of snow once in a great while. It has been a particularly cold winter (for us anyway... 10 degrees or so at the coldest) without warm days in between. Now it is expected to snow tonight and stay cold for a while. The top of the pond is frozen solid. I've never seen it freeze all of the way. But it's never stayed so cold so long. I'm wondering if I should go buy a heater. But I don't want to cause problems from that either. One more thing, there is a fountain that is flowing into the center of the pond that has a filter. I leave it on all year. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! Antoinette

[BEETLE]

The fountain question is a difficult one, because water reaches its maximum density above its freezing point, if the pump is mixing the water round it could make the bottom of the pond, were presumably the frogs are, colder and may increase the chances of it freezing through. But most pumps also put a little heat into the water and if it is keeping part of the surface ice free it might be good (I couldn't tell if that is what you ment). I would check the temp, at the bottom with the pump on and off. My bet is it would be warmer with it off.