spiders and goose eggs

david161


Joined: 25/09/2008
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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 20:43

I have been told that a good way to prevent spider infestation in your house is to have a goose egg in the house- anyone heard about this and any truth in it. I havent seen any goose eggs for sale either!

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 21:00

I wonder if it's true? Very interesting if it is. I'd really like to know how it works??



Have you considered getting a couple of geese?

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 21:02

Horse chestnuts (conkers) in the corner of the room works. I live with some spider paraniod women and after placing one conker in the corner of each room haven't seen a spider (nore have the women thank goodness!!). Don't know where you'd get conkers in TRNC though!

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:33

The little shop in karsiyaka opposite my house sold huge bags of chestnuts at xmas time (chestnuts are conkers, aren't they?)



DD

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:35

DD - you ever tried eating conkers?



Jean

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:37

Jean, i don't know to be honest....i've played with a few though ;)



DD

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:39

Sorry Daisy, no conkers and chestnuts are different, Horse chestnuts (conkers) do not taste very nice and I don't think you can eat them.

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:43

Here's a question, are chestnuts a nut, fruit or a pulse? It's not a trick, i really don't know..being thick and all!



DD

suntanman



Joined: 18/04/2007
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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:44

But they really do get rid of spiders (conkers).

suntanman



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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:47

But under new EU health and safety rules, you have to wear goggles to handle them. Or am I getting mixed up with the stupid rules that children now have to wear goggles in school when they play with them.

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:47

Thanks suntanman, at least you have tried them as well.

daisy I believe that chestnuts are nuts (they got to be spending all that time hanging around in trees!!!!!)

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:47

lol double D dont fancy eating conkers - hope you are recovering from your op



how and why do conkers get rid of spiders ?



Thanks

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:52

Thanks sienna, recovering nicely thanks. Maybe if you throw the conkers at the spiders...that would work...or you could hire my dogs for a day...you will never have spiders with them in the house lol



DD

suntanman



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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:52

They have to leave the room to go back to their nest to try and find their goggles. Upon realising that they are spiders and don't posess the said items, don't return, in case Health and safety officials are in waiting.

sienna


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Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:57

suntanman u have lost me matey ? LOL



glad to hear you are doing well double D

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:59

Suntanman you crack me up!

Sorry I don't know why conkers deter spiders I am just a user who was given the tip and it works for me. I live in an old cottage ( til I move to TRNC later this year) and when I moved in the ladies I live with were forever freaking out when they saw a spider. I was advised to put a conker in the corner of each room, which I did and we haven't seen a spider since (two years)

suntanman



Joined: 18/04/2007
Posts: 721

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 23:59

sienna.

Don't worry. I lose myself at times. One glass of red too many tonight, Im giong to bed.

Hope I don't dream of spiders!

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
07/06/2009

Sorry David 161, I haven't helped you with your duck egg!!

sienna


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Message Posted:
07/06/2009 00:07

Lol suntanman me too only one glass though - I was put off by a nasty horror film its was horrid !! lots of claret about yuk



halfful thanks for the tip does it work for tarantulas as well !? If so take your conkers over otherwise your women will go bonkers if they see one of them !!!



nite nite all

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 00:12

Nobody told me about tarantulas!! I didn't know they were indigenous? herhaps they need two conkers in each corner!! I didn't intend leaving my conkers behind!

KentGirl


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 200

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 00:28

Hi



I have heard about the goose eggs.



A friend of mine recently got bitten by a spider and had to visit hospital due to the severity of the bite. Since then quite a few people mentioned about getting a goose ege which she has.

You can buy them in Starling ( she brought from one opposite Pork Shop) i think they are by the deli counter and i believe they cost 25ytl for a plain one or 35 ytl for one that is decorated. Apparently most of the locals swear by them!!



Hope this helps

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 00:32

Very interesting, do you leave them raw or do you cook them and peel them or what? How often do you have to change them?

I don't fancy importing a Horse chestnut tree!!

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 00:42

Well - all VERY interesting. My son was bitten by a spider whilst in Australia - no harm done, but he has a scar. I wonder if a solution would be planting a Horse Chestnut tree in your living room and surrounding it by goose eggs. Wouldn't look particularly attractive, but you wouldn't get any bleeding spiders in your house!



PS Don't actually mind spiders too much - except for the big hairy ones that look small until they 'stand' up. Yeukxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



J

cooper


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Message Posted:
07/06/2009 00:53

Great idea Jean, and you would also save a few bob at christmas !!

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 00:55

Its a bugger when the leaves drop though! The geese would have somewhere to roost when not laying!

halffull


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Message Posted:
07/06/2009 01:00

My wife would like to thank you all for this post, she is in tears of laughter. She did check the conkers though!!

cooper


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Message Posted:
07/06/2009 01:02

Has she drank all the wine or is her glass still halffull ?

halffull


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Message Posted:
07/06/2009 01:10

I think she's ready for bed, glass is halffull but the bottle is empty!!

simbas



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Message Posted:
07/06/2009 05:00

i have never heard that one , how does it work ?

Simbas

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 09:26

Just found this:



"Conkers have been carried in the pocket to help prevent piles and rheumatism, and used in wardrobes to keep away moths. According to a letter which appeared in the Daily Telegraph, conkers are an effective way to keep spiders out of the house: conkers, placed in the corners of a room and behind pieces of furniture, reduce the number of spiders venturing into the room. However, over a period, the conkers dry up and lose their efficacy."

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 09:34

I think this goose egg/spider thing may be superstitious nonsense, but I do know that if you eat a gherkin a day, you'll never be struck by lightning. I know this works because I do and I haven't.

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 09:49

This is now fascinating me!! I have discovered in the Uk there is a spray called 'No more spiders and guess what is in it.......chestnut extracts!:

" * Non-harmful spider deterrent spray.

* It creates a natural border preventing spiders from wishing to enter your home.

* Consisting of natural chestnut extracts and clover leaf oil.

* Deters spiders but doesn’t harm them."

Earlybird


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Message Posted:
07/06/2009 09:52

Vaughan is right about the gherkins! Same here.

suntanman



Joined: 18/04/2007
Posts: 721

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 13:06

Hi all:

I didn't dream about spiders last night.

But the Goose eggs made a wicked omelette this morning!

david161


Joined: 25/09/2008
Posts: 34

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 20:28

I think the conkers have it! I couldnt find anything about goose eggs on the internet but there is plenty about the conkers and spiders. As i have a large horse chestnut tree in my garden in the UK and can feel a bit of local business coming on, and i am open for orders!

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 20:42

Glad I could be of help david161.

I'll book eight conkers for next year when their in season.

As was correctly stated they have to be changed (every year is best) or they do loose their effectiveness as they dry out.

Earlybird where can you buy the spray, will take up less room in my luggage than the conkers!!

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 23:08

laugh,your all so funny.only one way to keep this Spider out your house....Dont invite me.!!!!!



Spider.x

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 23:15

Spider as long as you haven't got eight legs your welcome round my pad any time!

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
07/06/2009 23:17

Spider p.s mind you don't trip over the conkers when you visit though!!!

spider


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Message Posted:
07/06/2009 23:20

was told that if you just put a little minty TIC,tac,in your corners works well too.!!







Spider,x

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
08/06/2009 22:53

Haven't heard of thet one?

AlsancakJack



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Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
08/06/2009 23:00

Vaughan

Message 31:

Also place a rotten apple in your garden to stop Albino Elephants from entering your property. Works for me.

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
09/06/2009 00:16

Just seen Nige's link to Eurropean tarantula, never realised they were on the island!! Need some big conkers for them!!

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
10/06/2009 00:51

This much more entertaining than all the twaddle about the BNP.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
10/06/2009 07:38

You all need a " Rat Attack " it really worked for me , i used it for the first time this year in NC . it has two different settings 1 / for flying insects 2 / for crawlers including snakes .

Simbas