Roadrunner Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Just took possession of our boat on Monday. It appears we have a heck of a lot of those 8 legged demons from hell crawling around ? Got some "no more spiders" to try and get rid of them and done around the doors with "spider x", hopefully it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Just accept it's their boat and they'll let you on board ....... nothing else to do really. Congrats on your spiders' new boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pykebird Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Conkers are supposed to work, but then if you have spiders I was also told your boat wasn't damp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettie Boo Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Conkers are supposed to work, but then if you have spiders I was also told your boat wasn't damp! Well if that's the case we've got one really dry boat!!! I hate the bu**ers, they give me the creepy crawley's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idunhoe Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Conkers are supposed to work, but then if you have spiders I was also told your boat wasn't damp! Can't say that I have found that conkers make any difference, or am I supposed to challenge each one to a game and hope that if they loose they will leave hanging their heads in shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 I love them, they catch and eat loads of bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas446 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 You want carpet moth treatment, you drop it in a bucket of water and it gasses everything. My parents used it just as they left their house to go on holiday and they said it killed all the spiders as well as the moths. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chagall Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) Got some "no more spiders" to try and get rid of them and done around the doors with "spider x", hopefully it works. Spider x is astonishingly good but astoundingly pricey so use it in the obvious places, also use Raid (the red tin) directly at them, they curl and die instantly. My walls had an interesting spray pattern for a while... however! the big ones shrug it off and disappear fast! ..and when they've vomited for a bit come back and wreak revenge!... best advice for those is bash them with the tin and if you cant bash, then this is the only way to deal with them Edited October 27, 2015 by Chagall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 I love them, they catch and eat loads of bugs Me too- they don't do me any harm and kill mossies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Conkers are supposed to work, but then if you have spiders I was also told your boat wasn't damp! In my experience conkers only work against spiders when used as artillery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire~rose Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 If you look at your expensive bottle of spider repellent you will notice it contains extract of horse chestnut. Oddly enough so do conkers! Conkers will work providing there are enough of them and they are in a small space that is kept closed up for decent periods. I have three small dishes of conkers on our boat and some small drawstring bags (the type that came with washing detergent tablets- one hung at each window with as many conkers as will fit in them. I replaced our conkers with fresh ones a couple of weeks ago and when we return to the boat I can guarantee it will be spider free. It will stay that way for a good few months, how many depending on how much we use the boat and how often we have the doors and windows open. They usually last pretty well through until spring then as summer proceeds they start to lose their effectiveness. That might be due to us having the doors and windows open a lot more or it might be because the natural oils in the conkers have all evaporated. It does not work in our house though - just in compact spaces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 The key thing with spider repellant is to sell it to people and make a profit. What better than putting a known folk remedy in it, like conkers I don't think that guarantees it works better than conkers, or at all Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Me too- they don't do me any harm and kill mossies Spiders can cause a lot of damage to cratch covers and canopies. Their shit seems to be acidic as it burns into paintwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidal Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Conkers are supposed to work, but then if you have spiders I was also told your boat wasn't damp! Depends on the species I like spiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Most of the paint docks I work in have a healthy spider population, they tend to live in the roof voids and are prone to leaving droppings on freshly painted roofs, much to the chagrin of the poor painter working there. We get the occasional ones on Resolute though I can't say that they are much of a problem, I think that their benefits outweigh their disadvantages in my book. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 I like them. I especially like opening the front doors in the morning and seeing the marvellous web that the clever wee things have woven overnight. Then of course I have to walk through it to reach the towpath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Fox Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Spider x is astonishingly good but astoundingly pricey so use it in the obvious places, also use Raid (the red tin) directly at them, they curl and die instantly. My walls had an interesting spray pattern for a while... however! the big ones shrug it off and disappear fast! ..and when they've vomited for a bit come back and wreak revenge!... best advice for those is bash them with the tin and if you cant bash, then this is the only way to deal with them I think that's the funniest thing I've seen for a while! We have a rubber spider on a fishing line in our kitchen, behind the ceiling strip light. When we have visitors I nip behind the chimney and let it silently down to come close to their faces. Have had a few screams! (yes, yes, childish, I know...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chagall Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 The key thing with spider repellant is to sell it to people and make a profit. What better than putting a known folk remedy in it, like conkers I don't think that guarantees it works better than conkers, or at all Richard But Spider Ex does work ... it was developed for the cctv and alarms industry http://spiderex.co.uk I dont see conkers in the data sheet info unless its in the perfume they add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 .....................................It does not work in our house though - just in compact spaces Cunning way of telling us you live in a big house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Instead of conkers you could always uae an ecofan to blow tham away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Instead of conkers you could always uae an ecofan to blow tham away Funny you should say that, I have noticed they dont sit on top of the stove when the fan is turning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Let them have swimming lessons and become fish food. You should have seen the monsters emerge rapidly from our stern fenders when they got a dunking as we were slipped a few weeks ago!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Instead of conkers you could always uae an ecofan to blow tham away United Arab Emirates ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcoaster Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 I have heard mention both in this thread and other places about spider shite messing up everything from paint to curtains. How do you know this? Genuine question. I have never spotted a spider squatting up and curling one out, so how do you know that spider crap is the culprit? I have visions of them hanging their asses off a beam in a paint dock to poop on the paint at the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 I have heard mention both in this thread and other places about spider shite messing up everything from paint to curtains. How do you know this? Genuine question. I have never spotted a spider squatting up and curling one out, so how do you know that spider crap is the culprit? I have visions of them hanging their asses off a beam in a paint dock to poop on the paint at the moment... little black spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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