Horse chestnuts are supposed to be repellant to spiders. Seems they don't like chestnut oil and are never found on chestnut trees||||?
I scattered around 15 conkers on my windowsills last year and also kept them in pot pourri dishes and candle holders (electric candles) it did seem to help. The Lakeland spider catchers are good, but the tube is too short for my liking. I'd prefer one 5 times that length, but then I'm seriously phobic about spiders and I'm sure I can sense them when they are in a room. There is a hoover built into the tube which is strong enough to suck up big ones too. It doesn't harm them and they can be released outdoors, or preferably sqaushed by someone brave enough to stamp on them. (stops them breeding)
Now I'm going to look into electronic repellers. Anyone know how they work?

Lex, that spider looks almost big enough to take a saddle and rider..

That is simply beautiful! An amazing piece of work by a spider. So delicate, yet strong enough to hold the weight of the spider and anything trapped within it. If you have walked into a spider's web, it's pesky stuff to get off.

......... I wonder where the owner was wandering.

Prepare yourselves ladies, it's autumn and we will be gearing up again for the march of the humungous, brown, male McHairys on the rantan. I think last autumn was the worst for me, I never had that many in my farmhouse down under! As fast as I evicted one another would appear.

[quote="debbier"]It sure does! It took a couple of weeks for ours to get going - but apparently this is normal as it takes time for the spiders to adjust for them to get out of their hiding holes :eek: Haven't seen a spider for ages now!![/quote]

Good stuff I may have to look into one of these little babies when I get paid then hehe!

Thanks for the tip! :D

It sure does! It took a couple of weeks for ours to get going - but apparently this is normal as it takes time for the spiders to adjust for them to get out of their hiding holes :eek: Haven't seen a spider for ages now!!

[quote="debbier"]Hey guys, just noticed you have been looking for ways to get rid of spiders, and someone mentioned the electronic repellers and that you would need one for every room - not true!! We have one for the whole house :) Only £20 quid as well.. not as bad as it seems!

[url=http://www.getridofspiders.co.uk/advanced-spider-repeller-whole-house-p-8424.html?cPath=1234_1245]Get Rid of Spiders[/url][/quote]

Wow does it work????

Hey guys, just noticed you have been looking for ways to get rid of spiders, and someone mentioned the electronic repellers and that you would need one for every room - not true!! We have one for the whole house :) Only £20 quid as well.. not as bad as it seems!

[url=http://www.getridofspiders.co.uk/advanced-spider-repeller-whole-house-p-8424.html?cPath=1234_1245]Get Rid of Spiders[/url]

[quote="cathidaw"]When I was young , I had a head for heights, was not afraid of moths or butterflies or anything that I can remember- except my maths teacher and my dad. I had a collection pet furry striped caterpillars -(I wonder where they have all gone) until I got a rash on my arms, .
Now I get vertigo on high buildings and even dream about being up there sometimes and wake myself up, can't be near a butterfly, get frantic with big moths. Nearly all of us have a phobia of some kind --and usually unreasonably.It would be interesting to know what other strange things people are afraid of,
I dont like touching old buttons , safety pins , and old coins.
Otherwise I'm quite normal !!![/quote]

HAha your right lets start a new thread to find out hehe!

I wonder what causes our phobias?

When I was young , I had a head for heights, was not afraid of moths or butterflies or anything that I can remember- except my maths teacher and my dad. I had a collection pet furry striped caterpillars -(I wonder where they have all gone) until I got a rash on my arms, .
Now I get vertigo on high buildings and even dream about being up there sometimes and wake myself up, can't be near a butterfly, get frantic with big moths. Nearly all of us have a phobia of some kind --and usually unreasonably.It would be interesting to know what other strange things people are afraid of,
I dont like touching old buttons , safety pins , and old coins.
Otherwise I'm quite normal !!!

That's really quite pricey isn't it! I think just Hoover your house in every corner often and that way they have nowhere to hide and get comfy ... other than that it’s a case of getting use to them.

I usually just get the Hoover and Hoover them.

[quote="Marcey"]No I think they were in a near by field I'm not entirely sure.

By the way Josie I was searching the internet and kept coming across websites that sell these

[url=http://www.getridofspiders.co.uk/4.htm]spider repeller, get rid of spiders[/url]

This seems to be some sort of spider deterrent - I wonder how affective these are though? Does anyone here have one?

I'm really quite tempted to get some for my house.[/quote]

My sister got one of these for her living room and she said it does the job well enough if it isn't covered byu nything or has anything obstrcting its path! Problem is they only seem to work in the room they are in - so at the cost of £10-15 each you will need one for each room?

Bit expensive don't you think so?

If I could buy one and it did an effective job throughout the house then it would be good - but one for each room is loooong ! LOL

No I think they were in a near by field I'm not entirely sure.

By the way Josie I was searching the internet and kept coming across websites that sell these

[url=http://www.getridofspiders.co.uk/4.htm]spider repeller, get rid of spiders[/url]

This seems to be some sort of spider deterrent - I wonder how affective these are though? Does anyone here have one?

I'm really quite tempted to get some for my house.

[quote="Marcey"]I would rather this - but I just get so jumpy and scared. I was having a conversation with someone the other day and I was saying that when I was younger I wasn't scared of so much? For example I would collect snails. Then at school the phase went onto collecting woodlouse.

I was mortified at the thought of this but its true. But now as I've got older I'm just getting more and more frightened of things.

Has any one heard about the 100 sheep involved in accident where a lorry overturned? Many were killed. :( [/quote]

I think you have a poitn there - I never liked them but I never used to be terrified either!

Maybe it all started with arachnaphobia when I was younger hehe! Movies can have an influence?

Were the sheep in the lorry???? :(

I would rather this - but I just get so jumpy and scared. I was having a conversation with someone the other day and I was saying that when I was younger I wasn't scared of so much? For example I would collect snails. Then at school the phase went onto collecting woodlouse.

I was mortified at the thought of this but its true. But now as I've got older I'm just getting more and more frightened of things.

Has any one heard about the 100 sheep involved in accident where a lorry overturned? Many were killed. :(

Ergh Moths! Yes they are another terror! And they always seem to fly right in your face! Anything but that you know?

Luckily my cat loves them and thinks they are a right treat so I don't need to bother myself with these :bounce:

The fat ones that you are referring to are the worse ones! Ewwwww! It makes me cringe!

Gladys - I like you have a thing about killing spiders - I would rather someone would pick them up and chuck them outside than harm them - this is probably due to my dad drumming this intio me at a young age, not that he ever got me to do it though! Haha! I usually get my friend Maryam to do it for me, she is the brave one hehe! She will pick up a spider, a moth or whatever and launch it out the nearest window hehe!