Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 In a message dated 10/9/06 9:27:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, thelilacflower writes: > I scare everyone. I pick them up with my bare hands > and take them outside. I'm sure one will bite me one > day, maybe now.Donna > That brave I'm not. I've seen a few nasty spider bites. They make a humane spider catcher that I've always been tempted to buy. I often wonder what they eat when they're indoors for so long. TM Quote
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 I usually catch them in a bottle and let them go outside. gayle Quote
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 I scare everyone. I pick them up with my bare hands and take them outside. I'm sure one will bite me one day, maybe now.Donna --- TendrMoon wrote: > In a message dated 10/9/06 9:09:26 PM Eastern > Daylight Time, > sharon.zakhour writes: > > > . I have gotten quite expert > > at catching the spider and holding with the two > cups held " mouth to > > mouth " and then releasing it in the shrubberies > outside. :-) > > > > I don't kill anything either, ever. In fact, I have > quite a few cobwebs that > I just leave so I don't disturb the spiders > (depending on their size...the > big ones are always relocated). LOL An even better > trick for catching them is > to put a cup on top of them and slide a piece of > paper (great use for junk > mail) between the spider and the cup. > > I live in the country and we get an occasional mouse > that I have to try to > wrestle away from the cats. I've found that > plastic cooking tongs reserved for > just this purpose work great. > > TM > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 Yes, that would freak even me out. :-) Sharon Donnalilacflower wrote: > I scare everyone. I pick them up with my bare hands > and take them outside. I'm sure one will bite me one > day, maybe now.Donna > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 My husband has come home many a night to find the couch overturned and 10 or more tupperware containers turned upside down waiting for him to get home to free the poor little creatures. I love country living!!! glpveg4life wrote: I usually catch them in a bottle and let them go outside. gayle Quote
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 ROFL!!! Thanks so much for the entertaining visual! I needed the humor right about now... Thia On 10/9/06, Christene Eggie <kaijax wrote: > > My husband has come home many a night to find the couch overturned and > 10 or more tupperware containers turned upside down waiting for him to get > home to free the poor little creatures. I love country living!!! > > > <glpveg4life%40aol.com> > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 I found that you can slide a very thin catalogue under the tupperware and make a lid to take the container outside and free the intruders. I think we had a mama spider somewhere at some point and all of the hatchlings have grown very big : ) , Christene Eggie <kaijax wrote: > > My husband has come home many a night to find the couch overturned and 10 or more tupperware containers turned upside down waiting for him to get home to free the poor little creatures. I love country living!!! > > glpveg4life wrote: I usually catch them in a bottle and let them go outside. > > gayle > > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 I've used the jar / junk mail method of catching spiders for a long time now. My kids think I'm nuts, but I tell them that spiders catch bugs, so they're the good guys. Of course, if it's one of those creepy ones with a humongous abdomen, I'm not quite as eager. But I still catch it and put it outside. LOL Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote: I scare everyone. I pick them up with my bare hands and take them outside. I'm sure one will bite me one day, maybe now.Donna --- TendrMoon wrote: > In a message dated 10/9/06 9:09:26 PM Eastern > Daylight Time, > sharon.zakhour writes: > > > . I have gotten quite expert > > at catching the spider and holding with the two > cups held " mouth to > > mouth " and then releasing it in the shrubberies > outside. :-) > > > > I don't kill anything either, ever. In fact, I have > quite a few cobwebs that > I just leave so I don't disturb the spiders > (depending on their size...the > big ones are always relocated). LOL An even better > trick for catching them is > to put a cup on top of them and slide a piece of > paper (great use for junk > mail) between the spider and the cup. > > I live in the country and we get an occasional mouse > that I have to try to > wrestle away from the cats. I've found that > plastic cooking tongs reserved for > just this purpose work great. > > TM > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 I just moved out of a country house and had hundreds of spiders. Used to catch them with a cup, sliding something under and then release them outside. Seeing momma spider and her babies was amazing in one web. --- Melissa <mapalicka wrote: > > I found that you can slide a very thin catalogue > under the tupperware and make a lid to > take the container outside and free the intruders. > I think we had a mama spider > somewhere at some point and all of the hatchlings > have grown very big : ) > > , Christene > Eggie <kaijax wrote: > > > > My husband has come home many a night to find the > couch overturned and 10 or more > tupperware containers turned upside down waiting for > him to get home to free the poor > little creatures. I love country living!!! > > > > glpveg4life wrote: I usually catch > them in a bottle and let them go outside. > > > > gayle > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 You need to come to my house and catch the ones roaming all over my house..lol.. , Sharon Zakhour <sharon.zakhour wrote: > > Yes, that would freak even me out. :-) > > Sharon > > Donnalilacflower wrote: > > I scare everyone. I pick them up with my bare hands > > and take them outside. I'm sure one will bite me one > > day, maybe now.Donna > > > Quote
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