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Found a spider, I'm keeping him/her, is it safe?

  • 19-01-2013 11:54pm
    #1
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭


    Some identification would also be much appreciated. Thank you.

    SK.


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  • #2
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Thats a wild insect. Why would you even think about "keeping" it??


  • #3
    WildIreland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭WildIreland


    Skinhead Kane wrote: »
    Some identification would also be much appreciated. Thank you.

    SK.

    It's a house spider... and yes, its safe, but could be tricky enough to keep, and not sure it's such a great idea. Far better to release it in a dark shed or outbuilding, if you have one, and let it get on with life.

    It's a wild animal (although not actually an insect: it's an arachnid), and will do better left to its own devices.


  • #4
    Desmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Desmo


    WildIreland wrote: »
    It's a house spider... and yes, its safe, but could be tricky enough to keep, and not sure it's such a great idea. Far better to release it in a dark shed or outbuilding, if you have one, and let it get on with life.

    It's a wild animal (although not actually an insect: it's an arachnid), and will do better left to its own devices.

    What Calvin said!
    If I might add, by way of encouragement to let it out, they are usually safe but that particular kind (big Tegenaria species) can bite and some people do react badly to the bites.
    Des


  • #5
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭Skinhead Kane


    Good point. I let him out into the shed upon seeing this. I suppose I'd be better off buying one in a pet store, hopefully an exotic one, if they sell them that is.

    Thanks for the replies guys.


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