How to get rid of the creepy crawlies?

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I'm picking up an arcade game that's got some Daddy Longlegs running around inside of it. Besides vacuuming and general cleaning, anything else I should do? What about eggs hidden away in corners I may not be able to see, etc.?
 
I always detox my games in the garage for a good amount of time before coming indoors. Spiders are always the toughest.

Once, after having a game in the garage for a couple of weeks, my cat found and killed two mice.. The game had signs of mice and I had been through the whole thing (not a restore, just the basic checks).
 
Isn't this a bit whimpish? I mean daddy long legged's? Just pick them up and throw them out. Use a rag to rid any cobwebs and destroy any eggs you see.
 
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Isn't this a bit whimpish? I mean daddy long legged's? Just pick them up and throw them out. Use a rag to rid any cobwebs and destroy any eggs you see.

I agree, wipe them down or use a feather duster. Thats not much compared to mice, Rats, or termites.
 
Use a rag to rid any cobwebs and destroy any eggs you see.

pookdolie said:
What about eggs hidden away in corners I may not be able to see?

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Dunno...never caused any issues beyond a lack of bugs.

That's good. I read once of someone doing something similar to a bug bomb and ruining their electronics, though...
 
If your house doesn't have an existing bug population for the spiders to eat then any spiders inside the game will starve to death in short order anyway.
 
I once opened the back of an arcade and a fucking velocoraptor sprung out and tried to kill me. I put my dukes up and we boxed it out for a bit, before it went cowering and running out of my garage. Now, every time I go to open the back of an arcade, I make sure I have an electro stun cattle prod with me.

Fucking raptors get into every god damn thing.
 
I once opened the back of an arcade and a fucking velocoraptor sprung out and tried to kill me. I put my dukes up and we boxed it out for a bit, before it went cowering and running out of my garage. Now, every time I go to open the back of an arcade, I make sure I have an electro stun cattle prod with me.

Fucking raptors get into every god damn thing.

Now that's some funny stuff!
 
eLutz recommended food grade diatomaceous earth in that thread. Seems like a winner to me.

spiders don't like soapy water, it suffocates them, so that's an idea for you as well. you don't have to soak the cab just mist the spiders i'm pretty sure that will work.
 
I do a precursory lookover when the machine is still on the truck and use a broom & rag to get rid of any eggs or big stuff before I bring it in the house. Otherwise, I don't really worrry about it. I live in MO where an occasional spider is far more than common.
 
Depends on the species. Many can live for months without food or water.....

If your house doesn't have an existing bug population for the spiders to eat then any spiders inside the game will starve to death in short order anyway.
 
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