I live outside town in a wooded area. I keep about 45 species of tarantulas among other things like geckos and fish tanks. I have tons and tons of tiny little spiders that leave webs overtwhere: room corners, under furniture, window boxes, lamp shades, crown molding, etc etc. I'm constantly walking into them. Is there a safe way to repel these spiders without risk to my pets? Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Ty.
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Non-pet spider problem
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Do you know what species? Any pics you could share?
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Maybe false widows or Parasteatoda tepidariorum.
Since you live in a wooded area, it will be hard to keep them all out. Try sealing any cracks outside your house.
I lived in a condo in the woods some years back. My front porch would be infested with orb weavers every summer, I'm talking over 50 at one time on my porch. They were pretty high up, so not much I could do since I wanted to stay away from using pesticides. I let nature take its course and watched many mud dauber wasps kidnap the spiders every day.
Since you live in a wooded area, it will be hard to keep them all out. Try sealing any cracks outside your house.
I lived in a condo in the woods some years back. My front porch would be infested with orb weavers every summer, I'm talking over 50 at one time on my porch. They were pretty high up, so not much I could do since I wanted to stay away from using pesticides. I let nature take its course and watched many mud dauber wasps kidnap the spiders every day.
