Rooksie

oh God - i cant cope with that, i really cant. we have 2 daughters - they will be traumatised!!!!!

Pollyana

I think you do. I've seen 5 or 6, they make me say "OMG" and stop short, but the last one - in the bathroom - didn't make me shriek, and I just left it there. The thing to do is remember they are harmless, just big, and they eat things that are nasty - like roaches.
Check the sunvisor cos the shock of it landing on you will make you jump, but thats all it is, the shock value. Whenever I think of them now, I think "Bye bye nasty germridden flying roaches" - they are worse, believe me. Throw one of those at your daughter, Rooksie, she'll go to bed cuddling a Huntsman.

Rooksie

im on the verge of tears - i cant believe you are so calm. im shi**ing bricks already.

i cant believe you left the one in your bathroom - that would beg the question "where the hell is he now?" oh my god oh my god oh my god.

and if one fell on my lap id be on the next plane back to UK i just know it.

Paul and Chloe

You mean ten times smaller.....

Gekhos are small (most of the time) wall climbing lizards that make a strange clicking sound.....



Please tell me toilet rolls in Oz are 10 times the size of the ones we get in the UK!!!!

Regards

Nikki

P.S. What are Gekhos (will I be sorry I asked....??)[/QUOTE]

kiwichild

I've never seen or heard of a huntsman in perth. Only those pesky little redbacks. Its the funnel webs in sydney and blue mountains etc u got to watch. those suckers can kill u. they creep into ur home and love to snooze in ur shoes overnight. so check ya footwear before u put them on.!

Pollyana

Geckos are really cute little lizards - we get loads on the outsides of the windows at night when the lights are on, they chase the moths.

And OK, I have counted - 3 Huntsman in Tas, 3 in Brisbane - thats during 6 holidays backpacking in Tas, and 17 months living here. And 2 of the 3 times we have had them in the house here, we had a big roach problem - they were looking for food. No roaches now = no spiders.

Don't panic.

Olibeneli

I have same approach as that here in the UK.....hence why our cat never comes in !...........

Can some cat lover tell me why it is "clean and ok" to have a cats nose that has been out smelling ours and our neighbours rubbish, wheelie bins, other cats "spray", other cats arses, dog poo, cat poo, you name it......walking around my kitchen and lounge ?.........without first cleaning it ?.......

I'd sooner have a house of Huntsmans than a cat !!!

Rooksie

thanks so much everyone - im so glad i started this thread. i seem to have lost the power of speech and my mouth feels dry. :scared: just looked in the mirror and ive gone very white all of a sudden.

Paul and Chloe

Definately huntsman in Perth, seen a few so far but mostly in out of the way places...seen a number of red backs and loads of Black Window spiders.

kiwichild

Never knew a redback could kill ya. Never heard of anyone dying from a redback bite here. The one place they love to nest in and will bite u if u rnt careful, is in ur letterbox. spray the insides of it regularly during warmer months.

Nikki

Thanks for the replies. My heart is still racing from that photo of D D house visitor. I cannot wait to show it my husband when he gets home.

Just recalled once running a bath and then returning sometime later (wanted a really deep one!) was faced with a large spider between me and the taps, the bath was nearing the top........had to get my now 10 year old son (was only 5 then) to come and turn off the taps, cruel mother or what!

My Husband will not kill spiders, his trick is an empty video cover which he traps the spider in and releases outside, don't know what he will do if we get to OZ!!!! Use a suitcase????

Off on the school run now, hopefully the fresh air will ease the sickness, cannot believe the size of that spider, tell me that is an exception???

Nikki

JackTheLad

No you wont. Geckos are cute little lizardy things with buggy eyeballs that eat moths and stuff. They are good! Trust me. My M&D were over visiting and freaked out cos there was a gecko (or 'chit-chat' as they called it) in the bedroom.

Our response was, so what, it'll keep any bugs away. Our tea-time entertainment is watching the geckos on the window chasing and catching the moths. That might say something about Oz tv

Cheers,
JTL

Oh one poster did mention that they shit all over the house, but we never did figure out whether they meant the geckos or themselves

kiwichild

The big worry in perth is snakes not spiders though. King Browns and that other one (I forget it's name). There's some number you can call to get them removed if you find them, they like to hide under beds too in summer.

Worst thing you can do is try to bash them or that: it just pisses them off and then they r likey to attack. Thats how heaps of people get bitten.

Rooksie

we need to make sure we live close to each other - that way we can share a litre of whiskey a day!!! im almost rigid with fear already and dont feel very well!!!!

Rooksie

oh super!