How to remove a spider and its web without killing it
You can gently relocate a house spider by nudging it onto a piece of paper or a cup using a soft brush, then moving the web intact or sweeping it away once the spider is safe. Relocating them carefully prevents unnecessary stress or harm, which is a common worry when you want to clear out webs without resorting to harsh indoor pesticides.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1leaving them in the bathroom so they help fight other bugs
- 2Leaving cellar spiders and wolf spiders alone or moving them to corners since they are harmless
- 3Using a handheld vacuum in the crawl space, attic, or basement a few times a year to vacuum them up
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I have have had an influx of house spiders. I spray pestie around the house but am reticent to spray inside because I have dogs.”source ↗
“My bathroom has some spider webs/con webs..how to safely remove the web nd the spider?? I dont want to kill the spider, and also i dont know if removing the webs would stress the spider😭 any tips guys??”source ↗
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