To want a house with no spiders in it?

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Surely IANBU to want to be able to walk into a room, or sit on my sofa, without freezing in terror at the sight of eight evil legs twinkling or drifting across the floor or hanging above my head.

I know they eat bugs. But I think I’d rather have the bugs. And how many bugs do they think they are going to catch in my (very clean, thank you very much) house? Why can’t they sod off to the garden where they belong?

@Stillstrawberrywater I've literally only just gotten over my fear of checking under the toilet seat after seeing a video on the internet of a big black one running up someone foot from under a toilet seat.

Never had it happen so eventually stopped worrying it would happy to me.. for.this to happen and now I cant ever trust a toilet again.

I tried to flush him away and he didnt even go with the first flush! He dances around on the water and tries to hide back under the rim, so I hit him with a toilet paper ball into the water and then flushed. But I still cant help but feel a imaginary tickle on my bum everytime i go to the toilet now

I’m staying with my son (v rural) to try get my head around my partner dumping me and becoming homeless out of the blue. Was woken up last night by the feeling of something running over my leg, swept it away and ran over my arm, switched light on, could see nothing so switched back off and went to go back to sleep, couldn’t settle so switched torch on phone, massive bastard spider next to me! This was at 2am. Scared shitless but didn’t want to wake anyone as all v late getting to sleep due to heat, sat bolt upright til 4am watching it to make sure it couldn’t get me, nipped for a wee and the fucker disappeared, curled myself up sideways on the bed (quilt on) at 4.30 and dropped off, woken my my grandchildren at 5.30. Have changed the bed and had full on day, still daren’t go to bed!!! One of the things I need to get used to being alone for the first time ever!!!

Get a cat

Our 1950s semi was full of the bastards til the kittens arrived. For a few months we came down every morning to a newly dissected corpse in the hall. Then, nothing. Except when a new spider arrived and then the two of them gave chase almost immediately. Same with all other bugs. Bliss.

who was it that twatted a spider to death?

ah dotty, spider was trying to keep you company because you were lonely.

I would have screamed and woken the neighbours about twenty miles away

I was so desperate not to wake my granddaughters that I sort of tried to cope. Going to have to go to bed shortly as will be up at silly o clock but bricking it!!

Ugh there is nothing oh nothing as bad as a spider in the bed ! A few times I have had a spider encounter in my dream only to find one in the bed the next day agh!
I can now just about cope with the spindly ones (within reason) but the house spiders agh!!!! Trying very hard not to pass this onto my DS as he grows up but now sure how haha !!

Get a cat! Or three. They'll sort it for you.

Live in a flat. We are on the fourth floor and hardly get any spiders, even though we live by a wood. We sometimes get the spindly ones which are OK.

I have arachnophobia and I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve always chosen places to live based on the perceived likelihood of spiders. Usually top floor newish flats, or newly refurbished places. Just bought my first house and got a new build specifically for this reason (other reasons too but the reduce risk of spiders for a while was a massive factor). It’s fucking hell. I hate it. I grew up in a spidery old home and it really affected my wellbeing being in a constant state of dread and frequent encounters.

Been in my new build for 4 years and I’ve seen one spider

My DH is really allergic to cats and dogs. Stupid DH!!

The spider in the bed scenario is awful!

Another vote for Indoorex. Changed my life, not kidding.

My poor daughter was applying for something at the bank sat at the desk with a member of staff being interviewed and could feel something tickling her arm under her coat, she squished it and when she came out shook her coat and a huge house spider fell out. Then my mum kept feeling something tickle her face during the night, and next morning there was a squished house spider lying on her pillow.
I allow the skinny cellar spiders, and I don't like hurting any spider and I hate the irrational fear I have of them.
Indorex will work, but its pretty toxic stuff!

My best friend visited Australia in the outback last year and woke up to a huntsmen on her pillow. She's not normally the least bit afraid of spiders but something the size of a dinner plate on her pillow and then legging it out the door at the speed of a cheetah has traumatized her.

When I was a kid, DM taught the puppy to eat spiders. I don't know how long it took the puppy to learn but she was quite efficient. Or you could adopt a lizard?

Omg how can you all live like this!!! I would have a heart attack daily.

We got insulation about 5 years ago and have had about 3 spiders since.

PoppingOneOutIn2020 & elQuintoConyo stuff of nightmares!! 😱

Where do you put the peppermint oil?

Rtmhwales there was a video of someone driving with iirc a huntsman on that fold up big above the drivers seat. I would have killed myself.

@fancynancyclancy

Well I put the peppermint oil im my bumhole in the corners of the bathroom now.

Arent chestnuts in the corner of the room meant to do something too?

You can buy plug in spider deterrents from Amazon. They work really well. I have them dotted around the house.

Apparently they are scared of conkers, but surely that has to be an urban myth?!

We used to have a flat, and never saw a spider there, but since moving into an older house, the bastards are everywhere. Mostly those long skinny legged spindly things that just hang there. I loathe them, but they are slightly preferable to the big fat hairy scuttling ones.

My old cat used to take me to show me spiders she found so I could get rid of them. I really miss that as now I never know when one will pop out from somewhere.
I'm fed up of finding them in my clean washing too 🤢

My new cat batters the big ones to death if she finds them but she leaves the little ones.

www.amazon.co.uk/VEGKEY-Ultrasonic-Electronic-Repellent-Mosquitos/dp/B07V24JT7S/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?s=gateway&keywords=spider+repellent&sprefix=spider+&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1564211027&sr=8-7

YANBU. Whoever comes up with the solution to stop these monstrous beasties encroaching human spaces once and for all they will be a very rich wo/man!