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DarrenSV650S
22-03-10, 06:11 PM
Do these things actually work? The garage is infested with the damn things

http://www.rnlishop.org.uk/garden-outdoor/out-about/info/spider-repeller/119512.html
Jayneflakes
22-03-10, 06:14 PM
Awww, spiders are lovely and they eat nasty things. :D

What you need to do is what my sister refers to as Grow a pair!

;-)
Milky Bar Kid
22-03-10, 06:15 PM
Oooohhh, if that works then I want one!
metalangel
22-03-10, 06:15 PM
What you need to do is what my sister refers to as

;-)


What does she 'grow a pair' of then?
Mr Speirs
22-03-10, 06:16 PM
Apparently chestnuts are good spider repellers.
Milky Bar Kid
22-03-10, 06:21 PM
Apparently chestnuts are good spider repellers.

I can confirm this. If chesnuts are conkers.....! We got loads of conkers and spread them round this house this autumn and made a huge difference. We still did get the odd one but nothing like what we normally get in the house.
Jayneflakes
22-03-10, 06:21 PM
What does she 'grow a pair' of then?

Possibly French Onions. I found Habanero chilli plants are quite aromatic if you treat them right. :laughat:
seedy100
22-03-10, 06:24 PM
+1 on chestnuts (conkers) works a treat
carternd
22-03-10, 06:44 PM
Spiders eat flies, I hate flies, therefore arachnoids rule 8K.
I can hear those sound-repeller things. Eurgh. Cringing feeling in my lug-oles.
Wideboy
22-03-10, 07:05 PM
i'd have one aswell but i fear the monster spiders in my garage would smash it up

i am **** scared of spiders :|
beabert
22-03-10, 07:11 PM
Soapy liquid if they breathe through their skin like insects.
DarrenSV650S
22-03-10, 07:12 PM
The conkers thing sounds like an old wives tale lol

So has nobody tried the plug in thing then?
Messie
22-03-10, 07:14 PM
Our own Spidey hasn't answered, so looks like they work lol!
Milky Bar Kid
22-03-10, 07:15 PM
No Darren, its apparently to do with the conkers drying out and releasing a gas. It honestly worked for us. Normally during autumn and winter we get LOADS of large spiders but we really only had a few.
Sid Squid
22-03-10, 10:12 PM
What's wrong with spiders? I like spiders.
DarrenSV650S
22-03-10, 10:14 PM
They hide in buckets and cardboard boxes and scare me when I find them. And they put webs right at face height in the middle of the garage so I walk in to it
Sid Squid
22-03-10, 10:21 PM
Yeah, but they're very cool and they eat the flies and whatnot - which is worth a little web in the face every now and again surely.
DarrenSV650S
22-03-10, 10:22 PM
Na flys are cool. I like them. They don't sneak up on me silently and cover me in web. They just buzz in to the lights a few times then they are on their way
Holdup
22-03-10, 10:22 PM
They can also bite you

But spiders are cool, im kinda scared, but im trying to force myself not to be bothered by them and its working :p
barwel1992
23-03-10, 01:05 AM
hair spray and a lighter works :lol:
Davies
23-03-10, 10:28 AM
Nope, those electronic repellents don't work. I had one on the first boat I lived on which had a fair few spiders in it and I swear I could hear them laughing at it. Tried the dried chestnuts too and they did work for a bit, but after a few months just gave up and named the spiders instead.

I used to be **** scared of spiders, but after a while you just learn to live with them and realise that they are there for a reason.

If all else fails then a hoover works wonders :thumbsup:
DarrenSV650S
23-03-10, 08:26 PM
Nope, those electronic repellents don't work. I had one on the first boat I lived on which had a fair few spiders in it and I swear I could hear them laughing at it. Tried the dried chestnuts too and they did work for a bit, but after a few months just gave up and named the spiders instead.

I used to be **** scared of spiders, but after a while you just learn to live with them and realise that they are there for a reason.

If all else fails then a hoover works wonders :thumbsup:
:lol:

That's a shame they don't work. The mice ones do apparently.
Philbo
23-03-10, 08:45 PM
Ant killer spray works wonders. Just spray it in all the corners, nooks and cranies where a spider might enjoy spending some time and the jobs a good un! Have to keep doing it every couple of months though, but it does work/kill them. Ideal for a garage, but maybe not so good for the living room...
carternd
23-03-10, 08:51 PM
hair spray and a lighter works :lol:

Do you use a magnifying glass on ants too?
barwel1992
24-03-10, 02:59 PM
^ when i was younger i did, and i was joking about the lighter and hair spray i use a vacuum
Spiderman
24-03-10, 04:11 PM
I'm starting to get offended by the idea of killing spiders and its bringing up very bad thoughts of the times i was nearly killed.

I may have to lock this thread soon, can you people not see how you are offending me with your ill judged humour????
barwel1992
24-03-10, 04:51 PM
^ sorry but LOL :D
Spiderman
24-03-10, 05:07 PM
ah someone got it ;)
Jayneflakes
24-03-10, 05:12 PM
Have a pet spider, feed it flies and watch it (usually her) grow nice and big.

trust me they are beautiful animals and amazing predators, think of them as the lions that live in your shed or garage. All the benefits of an amazing tertiary carnivore but with out the large mounds of dung to clean up.

I miss my Honduran Curly Hair (http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/caresheets/brachypelma_albopilosa.htm), she was so sweet.