no snakes in the grass cause i mowed it

[Syndrome]

what is your usual course of action when you spot unwanted vermin and other unsavory creatures in or around your home? do you kill them? do you scream and ask someone else to kill them? do you try to capture them and relocate them?

 

[Somewhere_]

If its a large bug, I take out my airsoft shotgun because 1) its more fun 2) actually kills 3) dont have to touch the bug

I dont like big bugs (zero tolerance), so thats my first choice. Of course I make sure to clean up the remains. If its a small bug, I just smash it and throw it out.

Snakes are too big of an issue. Its mostly harmless baby garden snakes that get into the house, which can easily be removed and let outside. As with lizards, but I usually let lizards stay around... The same lizard live in the bathroom for a few weeks one time. Idk if thats weird, but whatever. We were both happy with it I guess.

 

[Lucid]

I caught a rat the size of a small kitten in a mouse trap at my last house and it was one of the most disgusting experiences of my life.

 

[Cay]

i just run away honestly. i have learned to deal with small bugs though. im making baby steps

 

[5qwerty]

I usually spare spiders by using tissue and sending them outside.

Other stuff I kill. I heard some bugs are edible.

 

[tokyodrift]

Scream like a little school girl.


And then proceed to either kill it or capture it and release it outside.

 

[Juno]

I don't know if I've shared this on PC before but once, a giant moth flew into my bathroom - I collected my toothbrush and toothpaste, shut the door and put up a sticky note on it that said "MOTH", then went to brush my teeth downstairs that night instead.

The next morning, I see the door is still closed and inferred that no one took care of the moth for me, so I cracked the door open and looked inside - the moth was chilling in the sink, and I quickly grabbed a bowl to cover it, then restickied the "MOTH" note over the bowl. There's two sinks in my bathroom, so I just used the other one. For 3 weeks. And the moth bowl stayed there. For 3 weeks.

Of course the moth is dead at this point, but the thought of picking up the massive dead moth still made my skin crawl, so eventually I just asked my dad to take care of it for me. He said the moth was all dried and shriveled up.

tl;dr I go to great lengths to not touch bugs, luckily no rats or snakes around here

 

[Aquacorde]

I'm the mom friend and the one that gets things done so I'm the one that deals with the bugs. Normally by squishing, but I'll rescue spiders sometimes.

 

[Corrin]

I usually spare spiders by using tissue and sending them outside.

This most of the time, but sometimes I'll just leave them be.

 

[gimmepie]

I prefer to relocate if possible but that's not always easy when dealing with dinner plate sized spiders or dugites.

 

[Desert Stream~]

I try to intimidate it and shoo it away. I'd rather not kill other bugs.
It ususally doesn't work, so I have to wait for someone else to handle it.

 

[tranceking26]

It all depends what mood I'm in. It will either be a crush against the wall or hoovered up for the spiders.

Flies get swiped at with my oven glove until they go out the window.

 

[Nah]

Insects and spiders die if I can get them. Other than that it's extremely rare for other animals to actually get into the house.

The other day at work though a small snake somehow managed to get inside the building. Managed to coax it outside with a pole.

I caught a rat the size of a small kitten in a mouse trap at my last house and it was one of the most disgusting experiences of my life.

Oh god some of them really get that big? That sounds fucking nasty

dinner plate sized spiders

ok well i'm never going to australia then

 

[gimmepie]

ok well i'm never going to australia then

In general it's an exaggeration but they can get close to that. When I was a kid I came home from school to find a truly ridiculously sized huntsman (I think) on the wall and I remember it to this day lol.

It's South America that gets the really crazy big bugs though.

 

[Nah]

In general it's an exaggeration but they can get close to that. When I was a kid I came home from school to find a truly ridiculously sized huntsman (I think) on the wall and I remember it to this day lol.

It's South America that gets the really crazy big bugs though.

that's still way too big for me tho

and I guess I'll be avoiding South America too

 

[gimmepie]

that's still way too big for me tho

and I guess I'll be avoiding South America too

If you're looking to avoid spiders the only place you'll be happy is Antarctica. They've still got rats though. You can't win.

 

[moon]

I don't have any vermin. I like my home. <3

 

[Esper]

Worst I've had to deal with is ants and fruit flies and you just leave a trap for them and they die and go away on their own eventually. Sometimes there are spiders, but I leave them alone mostly or throw them outside since they're generally good at eating other bugs.

 

[Lucid]

Oh god some of them really get that big? That sounds fucking nasty

It was fat as fuck and almost 6 inches long minus the tail. Absolutely disgusting. But yea they can get pretty big

 

[Belinda]

The timing of this thread is actually hilarious because I dealt with an unwanted ant invasion yesterday up until today. I haven't seen many today in the house thankfully because I spent hours on end trying to get rid of them. They took over my kitchen so I had to squash every little bugger. There seem to be an ant colony outside my front door so I know this is an issue when the weather is extremely humid. I use a natural bug spray plus used boiling hot water and threw it all on them outside. I know this sounds insane but it actually helped in my case. Other than that I'll freak the fuck out if it's a spider, I know most are harmless so I tend to let them go about their day. But if multiple spiders start showing up I'll take action. No way in hell they are going to take over my room. And I had a termite infestation last year so I had to vacate my room because they were everywhere. I got really anxious and didn't feel comfortable in my room for a long time afterwards the problem was fixed by a termite specialist.