The change in weather has turned my house into the set of Arachnophobia. This was never a problem as I’d trained a child to think all creepy crawlies are wonderful. This has worked well up until now. The trained child has now developed a fear of spiders despite my efforts. How the hell do I get rid of them now? I don’t believe in killing them and I’m incapable of being able to remove them myself, that was the child’s job. Are there any gadgets on the market to assist? Have you used them? Do they work? I’ll never sleep again if I can’t resolve the problem  |
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" How the hell do I get rid of them now? I don’t believe in killing them and I’m incapable of being able to remove them myself. Are there any gadgets on the market"
Get the child catcher from chitty chitty bang bang   |
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"I’m dabbing lavender essential oil around my rooms like a mad woman after i had an encounter recently with one so big it struggled to stay on the wall  "
Holy crap, I don’t like the sound of that, hopefully it won’t have the energy to crawl to Preston Does lavender oil work? My only problem with that is I’d be permanently unconscious lavender sends me to sleep |
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" How the hell do I get rid of them now? I don’t believe in killing them and I’m incapable of being able to remove them myself. Are there any gadgets on the market
Get the child catcher from chitty chitty bang bang "
Hmmmmmm not wanting to sound picky but spiders are probably not in his remit ‘child catcher’. Although I currently have a spider that’s the size of a small child |
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"Can’t you but spider grabber type things, they sort of close around said beast then you can release them back outside. "
This sounds good but it must be secure because it will need to be transported some distance away otherwise it will return |
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I’m terrified of them. Everyone around me has to deal with them because I physically can’t. I will leave the house before I try to deal with one. I’ve phoned a friend, I’ve asked a neighbour, I made a delivery man remove one once  I can pass out at the site of one. I am no help whatsoever Pink |
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"Can’t you but spider grabber type things, they sort of close around said beast then you can release them back outside. "
Yeah I was just thinking of those I saw one on the telly the other say,or just get another grown up to remove it. |
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"I’m dabbing lavender essential oil around my rooms like a mad woman after i had an encounter recently with one so big it struggled to stay on the wall
Holy crap, I don’t like the sound of that, hopefully it won’t have the energy to crawl to Preston Does lavender oil work? My only problem with that is I’d be permanently unconscious lavender sends me to sleep "
don’t think so, i’m hoping my dog ate it but even he looked nervous when he saw it!
Lavender, Tea Tree and Lemon oil are supposed to work. But yeah my bedroom now smells like it belongs to a 90 year old 
I’ve not seen any more (fingers crossed).
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"Can’t you but spider grabber type things, they sort of close around said beast then you can release them back outside.
Yeah I was just thinking of those I saw one on the telly the other say,or just get another grown up to remove it."
I’m void of another grown up, distance don’t you know |
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"I’m terrified of them. Everyone around me has to deal with them because I physically can’t. I will leave the house before I try to deal with one. I’ve phoned a friend, I’ve asked a neighbour, I made a delivery man remove one once I can pass out at the site of one. I am no help whatsoever Pink
There’s an idea I could keep ordering stuff and the delivery driver could remove them . Thanks Babs you were inadvertently a great help  "
That’s all you need Pink, a man that does |
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"I’m terrified of them. Everyone around me has to deal with them because I physically can’t. I will leave the house before I try to deal with one. I’ve phoned a friend, I’ve asked a neighbour, I made a delivery man remove one once I can pass out at the site of one. I am no help whatsoever Pink "
Me too i cant even use something to remove one! Its Like something takes over my body and i just freeze its pure fear. My daughter is also petrified and shes 4. If matts not home im in complete turmoil until hes home and can remove it lol
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"I’m dabbing lavender essential oil around my rooms like a mad woman after i had an encounter recently with one so big it struggled to stay on the wall
Holy crap, I don’t like the sound of that, hopefully it won’t have the energy to crawl to Preston Does lavender oil work? My only problem with that is I’d be permanently unconscious lavender sends me to sleep
don’t think so, i’m hoping my dog ate it but even he looked nervous when he saw it!
Lavender, Tea Tree and Lemon oil are supposed to work. But yeah my bedroom now smells like it belongs to a 90 year old
I’ve not seen any more (fingers crossed).
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Oh I could give lemon oil a try that has no side effects where I’m concerned and I love the scent of lemon |
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"I’m terrified of them. Everyone around me has to deal with them because I physically can’t. I will leave the house before I try to deal with one. I’ve phoned a friend, I’ve asked a neighbour, I made a delivery man remove one once I can pass out at the site of one. I am no help whatsoever Pink
Me too i cant even use something to remove one! Its Like something takes over my body and i just freeze its pure fear. My daughter is also petrified and shes 4. If matts not home im in complete turmoil until hes home and can remove it lol
I cant explain in words how scared i am. "
I’ve considered hypnotherapy until I was told it’s unlikely to work on me |
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Hearing a scream that could wake the dead the other night, followed by my daughter charging into my room, kicked the cat off the bed as she dived under the covers.
"Spider?" I asked her. "OMG the worlds biggest spider!"
Found it the next night...... not quite the worlds biggest spider, but I did have to wiggle the pint glass to get all its legs comfortable inside the glass. Feisty bugger, it kept attacking the glass with its fangs. |
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"Look on the jml website..
Im sure they flog a spider catching type contraption..
Or lakeland
I just use a glass and piece of card "
A glass and a piece of card you say That would mean I’d need to be breathing the same air as the spider, nope that’s not happening. JML sounds promising they have gadgets a plenty thanks |
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"Hearing a scream that could wake the dead the other night, followed by my daughter charging into my room, kicked the cat off the bed as she dived under the covers.
"Spider?" I asked her. "OMG the worlds biggest spider!"
Found it the next night...... not quite the worlds biggest spider, but I did have to wiggle the pint glass to get all its legs comfortable inside the glass. Feisty bugger, it kept attacking the glass with its fangs."
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Harmless my arse these spiders I tell you |
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The answer is glaringly obvious: Simply buy yourself a fairly sizeable Tarantula and set it loose in your house; It will then predate upon and clear your domicile of the existing arachnid infestation  |
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"Hearing a scream that could wake the dead the other night, followed by my daughter charging into my room, kicked the cat off the bed as she dived under the covers.
"Spider?" I asked her. "OMG the worlds biggest spider!"
Found it the next night...... not quite the worlds biggest spider, but I did have to wiggle the pint glass to get all its legs comfortable inside the glass. Feisty bugger, it kept attacking the glass with its fangs.
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Harmless my arse these spiders I tell you "
I'm just glad I don't live in Australia, those buggers actually try and kill you! Ours just make us crap ourselves. |
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"The answer is glaringly obvious: Simply buy yourself a fairly sizeable Tarantula and set it loose in your house; It will then predate upon and clear your domicile of the existing arachnid infestation "
Are you insane? |
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"Hearing a scream that could wake the dead the other night, followed by my daughter charging into my room, kicked the cat off the bed as she dived under the covers.
"Spider?" I asked her. "OMG the worlds biggest spider!"
Found it the next night...... not quite the worlds biggest spider, but I did have to wiggle the pint glass to get all its legs comfortable inside the glass. Feisty bugger, it kept attacking the glass with its fangs.
O
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Harmless my arse these spiders I tell you
I'm just glad I don't live in Australia, those buggers actually try and kill you! Ours just make us crap ourselves."
You who needs laxatives |
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"Get a dog. Mine catches and chews the spiders, then deposits them in the middle of the floor so I can admire his work."
Aha, now we are going to be getting a dog and funnily I’ve had a dog previously that caught spiders  |
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"The answer is glaringly obvious: Simply buy yourself a fairly sizeable Tarantula and set it loose in your house; It will then predate upon and clear your domicile of the existing arachnid infestation "
Eh? noooo |
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" The trained child has now Twitter Ads info and privacy a fear of spiders despite my efforts. How the hell do I get rid of them now? I don’t believe in killing them "
Trade said child in for a spider friendly one, killing of children is frowned upon here, inspite of the temptation at times to do so  |
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Trade said child in for a spider friendly one, killing of children is frowned upon here, inspite of the temptation at times to do so "
Nah I thinking trading this one would be a mistake I think this is the one that will look after me when I’m older |
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"Can’t you but spider grabber type things, they sort of close around said beast then you can release them back outside.
Yeah I was just thinking of those I saw one on the telly the other say,or just get another grown up to remove it.
I’m void of another grown up, distance don’t you know "
You just have to man up then don't you I'm afraid. Get those spiders (gently) by their legs and chuck them out. |
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"Can’t you but spider grabber type things, they sort of close around said beast then you can release them back outside.
Yeah I was just thinking of those I saw one on the telly the other say,or just get another grown up to remove it.
I’m void of another grown up, distance don’t you know
You just have to man up then don't you I'm afraid. Get those spiders (gently) by their legs and chuck them out."
You’re asking Sally soft arse to man up? |
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You can buy loads of catcher things from places like argos etc. Plug in things that repell them etc.
Up the thread someone mentioned lavender oil and conkers.
I put conkers on window sills above the radiators and feel this works rather than in the corners.
Never tried lavender but have heard of using pepermint. Cant confirm whichbis better.
My cat would normally catch them for me but he is now too old and some of them at the moment are so big, the cat glances at me as if to say 'sod that, you can deal with that one!'
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There is of course another sure fire method of combating the problem albeit admittedly a tad more intricate than my previous suggestion.....
The new Royal Marines Commando TV advert clearly shows a hard as nails soldier who, thanks to his expert and extensive training, can effortlessly tolerate a Giant Bird Eating Spider crawling across his face without so much as even flinching or blinking (Rambo, move the hell over!!!!)
The answer you seek therefore is to simply sign up for the Royal Marines;
After a few years of merciless and likely soul destroying training and possibly a few stints of duty in some far away war torn zone, you will be completely cured of your arachnophobia!
If however, in the unlikely event that after all this, you still hold an aversion for spiders, you can simply sue The Ministry Of Defense for false advertising and make a shit ton of money.
Either way, it’s a win - win situation |
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"Put conkers in the corner of each room "
Conkers only work for outside spiders. Spiders that are both indoor and outdoor, and just indoor, dont mind them |
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Always remember folks: Spider’s are more scared of us than we are of them
.....I am of course lying through my teeth though as spiders do not posses the requisite higher cerebral functioning to suffer specifically from anthropophobia....
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"The change in weather has turned my house into the set of Arachnophobia. This was never a problem as I’d trained a child to think all creepy crawlies are wonderful. This has worked well up until now. The trained child has now developed a fear of spiders despite my efforts. How the hell do I get rid of them now? I don’t believe in killing them and I’m incapable of being able to remove them myself, that was the child’s job. Are there any gadgets on the market to assist? Have you used them? Do they work? I’ll never sleep again if I can’t resolve the problem "
just hoover them up |
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"The change in weather has turned my house into the set of Arachnophobia. This was never a problem as I’d trained a child to think all creepy crawlies are wonderful. This has worked well up until now. The trained child has now developed a fear of spiders despite my efforts. How the hell do I get rid of them now? I don’t believe in killing them and I’m incapable of being able to remove them myself, that was the child’s job. Are there any gadgets on the market to assist? Have you used them? Do they work? I’ll never sleep again if I can’t resolve the problem "
I use a hoover and suck them up |
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"Can’t you but spider grabber type things, they sort of close around said beast then you can release them back outside.
This sounds good but it must be secure because it will need to be transported some distance away otherwise it will return "
I use a glass and paper to cover it. Took one massive spider to the bottom of the street, chucked it in a bush then ran (yes ran!!) all the way back home and locked the door. |
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There was an interesting article on BBC yesterday
All the old wives tales have shown no scientific evidence of doing anything ..bin them.
The mating season will end first week of October so you'll see less rampant male spiders looking for fun.
Keep the house tidy to deter them and if you must, Windows shut. |
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"Can’t you but spider grabber type things, they sort of close around said beast then you can release them back outside.
This sounds good but it must be secure because it will need to be transported some distance away otherwise it will return
I use a glass and paper to cover it. Took one massive spider to the bottom of the street, chucked it in a bush then ran (yes ran!!) all the way back home and locked the door. "
Lol
I would of taken care of that for you |
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"You can buy loads of catcher things from places like argos etc. Plug in things that repell them etc.
Up the thread someone mentioned lavender oil and conkers.
I put conkers on window sills above the radiators and feel this works rather than in the corners.
Never tried lavender but have heard of using pepermint. Cant confirm whichbis better.
My cat would normally catch them for me but he is now too old and some of them at the moment are so big, the cat glances at me as if to say 'sod that, you can deal with that one!'
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"There is of course another sure fire method of combating the problem albeit admittedly a tad more intricate than my previous suggestion.....
The new Royal Marines Commando TV advert clearly shows a hard as nails soldier who, thanks to his expert and extensive training, can effortlessly tolerate a Giant Bird Eating Spider crawling across his face without so much as even flinching or blinking (Rambo, move the hell over!!!!)
The answer you seek therefore is to simply sign up for the Royal Marines;
After a few years of merciless and likely soul destroying training and possibly a few stints of duty in some far away war torn zone, you will be completely cured of your arachnophobia!
If however, in the unlikely event that after all this, you still hold an aversion for spiders, you can simply sue The Ministry Of Defense for false advertising and make a shit ton of money.
Either way, it’s a win - win situation "
Bugger that I just need a marine |
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"Where does this irrational fear of spiders stem from, I could understand if we lived in Australia.....so is it due to a specific incident in Childhood or ??? Discuss......"
My mother, it’s learnt behaviour. I try not to let my fears be apparent to my kids, I don’t want them to have irrational fears. I have a few |
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"I don't mind picking spiders up, but I got fed up of them escaping.
A dustpan is a good way to keep them still while you get to a door or window, as they tend to 'hide' in the crease."
Nope that’s not happening |
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"The change in weather has turned my house into the set of Arachnophobia. This was never a problem as I’d trained a child to think all creepy crawlies are wonderful. This has worked well up until now. The trained child has now developed a fear of spiders despite my efforts. How the hell do I get rid of them now? I don’t believe in killing them and I’m incapable of being able to remove them myself, that was the child’s job. Are there any gadgets on the market to assist? Have you used them? Do they work? I’ll never sleep again if I can’t resolve the problem just hoover them up"
I’m not killing them because I have an irrational fear |
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"Can’t you but spider grabber type things, they sort of close around said beast then you can release them back outside.
This sounds good but it must be secure because it will need to be transported some distance away otherwise it will return
I use a glass and paper to cover it. Took one massive spider to the bottom of the street, chucked it in a bush then ran (yes ran!!) all the way back home and locked the door. "
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My cats are great for catching them... except they like to bring their catches and drop them on my lap.. thankfully they haven't done that with any spiders yet x |
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" There was an interesting article on BBC yesterday
All the old wives tales have shown no scientific evidence of doing anything ..bin them.
The mating season will end first week of October so you'll see less rampant male spiders looking for fun.
Keep the house tidy to deter them and if you must, Windows shut. "
Yes Swing mentioned this earlier. However he knows my house is immaculate and he’s not brave enough to suggest keeping it tidy either |
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"Where does this irrational fear of spiders stem from, I could understand if we lived in Australia.....so is it due to a specific incident in Childhood or ??? Discuss......
My mother, it’s learnt behaviour. I try not to let my fears be apparent to my kids, I don’t want them to have irrational fears. I have a few "
Near enough every woman I've ever had a relationship with has also suffered from it, also crane flies ?? most have been terrorised by elder siblings with spiders/insects/worms when young.... |
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