Posted by giveawayboy on September 06, 2002 at 21:39:25:
In Reply to: Fixing things? posted by PS on September 06, 2002 at 17:08:09:
No easy answers! I have brown recluse spiders living with me. The only bugs I have seen in my house are ants (insects) and these spiders (arachnids). Anyway, the recluse spiders, w their cute little violin backs have not killed me yet. They live in dark places like closets and wardrobes. I saw one crawling out the other night. I think he was on my bathroom counter. I simply moved him away from my area and let him crawl around somewhere else. But I'm no Jain saint or anything. I have also on occassion killed them. My main goal now is to cohabitate, but at the same time, I'm not against exterminators, and we do use an extermination system here. There are no easy answers here. I don't want to play God, but I also don't want my living space to be taken over by potentially dangerous animals. Also, there is the whole matter of food and cleanliness. Anyway, having a few bugs around never bothered me. I have these cute ants that get in the house from somewhere. They are the big kind. They are usually solo or in duos. I usually just say hello to them and talk to them while I'm shaving or sitting on the toilet reading a book. I would have no desire to kill them for sport, but if my home were suddenly invaded I would kill them.
Bill