Help Relocating Black Widow

[ASHouser]

Hello, it was recommended I come here for advice, I share space with several Black Widows who live in my yard and I have no issue with them, I have not had one that has come into the house for the five years I've been here, and those in my house are not at risk of being severely harmed by them, but I do have two cats, and recently I found a widow with her egg sack in one of the window wells of the basement. I have left her alone so far, as I don't think she'll come into the house, but I am concerned that the babies might come in when they hatch. I would like to relocate her and her eggs but I am worried that if I try she may just abandon them. Is there a way to relocate both her and her eggs without causing either harm, or a way maybe to seal the window or a chemical that will keep the babies away but not kill them?

 

[NMTs]

She is protecting the sack, but that is all the involvement she'll have with them. Once they hatch out, they're on their own. That said, if you want to relocate the sack and can put it in a place that is relatively safe and not likely to be visited by a predator, then the babies will still hatch out without the mother there. I've relocated the sacks and the spiders before, and the easiest way to do it is just use a long stick and gently wrap the webbing around it until you can pick up either/both (you might have to do one at a time, because the spider is likely to try to hide), then use the stick to transport them to the new location and either leave the whole stick there or gently wipe the webbing off on a surface in the new area. If you are gentle, you can get the spider to grab onto the stick voluntarily - just use a long stick, though, because they can move quickly when they want to!

Hope that helps.

 

[ASHouser]

She is protecting the sack, but that is all the involvement she'll have with them. Once they hatch out, they're on their own. That said, if you want to relocate the sack and can put it in a place that is relatively safe and not likely to be visited by a predator, then the babies will still hatch out without the mother there. I've relocated the sacks and the spiders before, and the easiest way to do it is just use a long stick and gently wrap the webbing around it until you can pick up either/both (you might have to do one at a time, because the spider is likely to try to hide), then use the stick to transport them to the new location and either leave the whole stick there or gently wipe the webbing off on a surface in the new area. If you are gentle, you can get the spider to grab onto the stick voluntarily - just use a long stick, though, because they can move quickly when they want to!

Hope that helps.

Okay, thank you so much for respondin!