Well the best way to keep this from happening would be to separate the babies from the parents. The best way I would think of doing this would be to set up a 55 gallon aquarium inside, and then transfer the eggs/babies there and wait for them to grow a little bit. And then once they gain some size, you can move them back into the pond. I don't know what percentage of the eggs end up hatching because its probably better if you let the eggs hatch where they were laid versus moving them, however, if they eat a lot of the eggs, you may want to just move the eggs. Either way, best of luck!
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