Does anyone know any animals that eat spiders?

Question

I'm deathly afraid of spiders and I would like to know if anyone knows an animal that can track the spiders down and eat them, kill them, or exterminate them, or something. Preferably a household pet but if not, i'll take any suggestions I can get. I think snakes do but I don't want a snake slithering around my room either, can someone help?

Answer 1

Cats actually eat spiders quite a bit due to their curiosity and their carnivorous instincts since their bodies lack the chemical tools to  access nutrients from plants.

Answer 2

bats eat spiders, and some birds, chickens will eat them, and make great pets, but i doubt a chicken would be very effective at catching them. my recomendation for now, get a bat...

Answer 3

well i dnt think there are any household pets my kitten tries to catch them but ends up scratching the wall

Answer 4

I do know for a fact that cats do, BUT, there are very poisonous arachnids such as the Brown Violins whose bite can be fatal to our feline friends.  When I lived in areas where the browns were evident, I was very paranoid about this and found the cats usually killed them  and fortunately never lost a friend, but was on red alert every time the chase was on.  Cats are faster than these "monsters" and do not always consume them, but feel should apprise you of the risk to your future fur baby even though it is minimal.

Answer 5

I don't think there are many animals (you can buy) that would actively hunt down something so specific.

Answer 6

ratties love a bit of spider protein so a couple of pets maybe your solution but do need work to be fed and cage to be kept clean. Very sociable creatures not like your cold snake. Love your electric blanket but will come out and fight you in a game of hide and seek !  and eat your spider----good food quite nourishing crunchy probably tastes like prawns ...Yummm

Answer 7

some types of birds like owls.......cats like to catch them kill them but not eat them sparrows kill spiders

Answer 8

I once lived in an apartment that was overrun with roaches. I considered getting a Tokay gecko. Geckos eat bugs of all sorts. Perhaps you could get or borrow one. Or better still, a chameleon. Good luck,& I feel for you. I don't care for spiders much, either! BTW, I don't know of any snakes that eat spiders.

Answer 9

i have cats and when they see a spider they quickly eat it so u should probally get a cat.

Answer 10

A shoe??

Cats will kill them, but not eat them. Dogs get scared of them, well mine do.

Kids or babies might eat them??