Enlarging pond

Question
I'm enlarging my pond...finally! I'm so excited about this. What I'm agonizing
over is the transition. I have a 300-400 gallon preformed pond. In this pond,
I have 30 Japanese snails (and their recent babies), 11 goldfish (and their
recent babies), plants and one HUGE bullfrog. I'm excavating this pond and
using the same spot for the 1500 gallon larger one. Any tips on how to
transition with the least amount of stress and life loss would be greatly
appreciated....I do have the help of 4 very strong men! ;)

Answer
Hi,
To transfer your goldish you need to float them in a container in your new pond until the temperature of the water in the container and that of the new pond equalizes and then gently let them swim out of the container into their new home,the plants need to be kept in water until you move them to their new home,but I must admit I have no knowledge of snails so I cannot help with them I suppose you keep them in an aquarium until yhe new pond is ready,
George.