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Are house spiders deterred by rats?

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Spiders inhabit places where there is a ready food supply…period… They have no interest in, or fear of, rats…or humans for that matter…you can make them jump and run by making sudden moves near them…they'll flee, but it's not because they're afraid…it's just a startle response…. read more

Most rats eat every spider they can find. I know almost all of my rats do it, and some of them even actively hunted spiders and other insects. I bet wild rats are even more driven than my domestic rats. read more

They don’t, that is a myth. There is also a myth around here that Hedge Apples (aka the fruit of the Hedge tree) deter spiders. This is pure unscientific bullshit. read more

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