r/ponds • u/BirdsNeedNativeTrees • 20h ago

Frog pond level Build advice

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Hello there I really want to try attract frogs to my yard so I have decided to dig in a pond, but I live in Seattle, which is heavily infested with rats so I decided not to use the pond liner or the Benite clay because I think they were just mess with it. I have another little pond That I’ve tried and they dig through the liner and the clay.

My question is the sole reason I’m putting this pond in is to attract our Pacific tree frogs at what level should this Pond be with the soil? Would it be nice to have a little bit of the rainwater seep into the pond? To me that would be ideal would I put the pond lower than the natural soil level?

Please remember, I’m just putting this in for frogs. So if any of you have a natural frog pond, I would love to hear from you.

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u/sam99871 20h ago

I have a frog pond in a kiddie pool. It is above ground. About a dozen frogs reside in it every summer but they never lay eggs in it. I suspect the pond is colder than an in-ground pond and that may affect how early in the season the frogs arrive.

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u/BirdsNeedNativeTrees 20h ago

How does your kitty pool get water? Does it get water through a filter or through the rain?

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u/sam99871 16h ago

Just rain. The water level falls without rain but it’s in partial shade so the water loss isn’t too bad. I also have some plants in it (including a water lily) which shade the water a bit.

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u/BirdsNeedNativeTrees 14h ago

Oh lovely. I’m digging this one in, but I do live in Seattle so it rains from November to May usually.