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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phil" data-source="post: 152078" data-attributes="member: 4151">the "heat" method does work. I have a dedicated spider house that is actually outside. I have only had one escape. An O. diamentinensis (christened Dufresne from shawshank redemption after that little episode!!!). Back to the story. it got out from the bottom of the door into my garden. Luckily (as I now see it) the UK weather was its usual wet and cold bet despite this, I could not find my spider. thinking it was gone for good and would be a victim of either the weather or the local wildlife (hedgehog or birds) I feared the worst but had to continue with the feeding marathon as there was about 200 Ts in there at the time all waiting to be fed. After about 20 mins, my eye was drawn to something crawling up the wall by the door. there it was!!!! Obviously drawn back to the heat source and none the worse for its little jaunt outside. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>