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Spiders

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bellalou1234 · 18/08/2025 21:13

Help I’m so scared of them. I have moved into my own flat following a break up of a 17 year relationship. I can’t cope with them. Just came in from a 13 hour shift to be greeted by a bloody tarantula I’m shaking. Any tips to keep them out.

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Moonlightfrog · 18/08/2025 21:22

Get a cat? They like to chase and eat them?

I can tolerate them and even catch them to remove them, I used to be petrified then I just had to learn to deal with them.

WickedElpheba · 18/08/2025 21:22

I think Raid kills them if you really can't even pick them up with a spider catcher and don't have anyone else to get it

I'm much less scared than I used to be but I wouldn't be able to pick up a big one

Peppermint oil is meant to repel them

YourSpryWriter · 18/08/2025 21:20

I also agree with getting a spider catcher (they are amazing as you don't have to get too close, just make sure a window or door is open first so you can put it out easily) and you can also get a spray called no more spider spray. I spray round windows and doors and that normally stops them coming in.

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bellalou1234 · 18/08/2025 21:19

I think I’ll move out this was the biggest I ever seen.

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Redrosesposies · 18/08/2025 21:18

Cultivate your cellar spiders ( the far less scary, spindly ones). They eat the big fat hairy ones.😆😄

duckduckgooseduckagain · 18/08/2025 21:17

I don't think there is anything that can keep them out. They get in through the smallest space. I know you are scared but could you buy a spider catcher? (I got one from Amazon) with a long arm on it and bristles at the end that close and gently grab the spider, then you take it to a window/door and release it. It saves you having to get too close.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 18/08/2025 21:16

Conkers