Wash your sheets weekly—and I mean it. Sweat, dead skin, and crumbs are a spider’s gourmet buffet. They’re not eating your leftovers. But the tiny bugs that eat your leftovers? That’s their dinner.
Spiders are basically tiny exterminators. They follow the food chain. You drop a cracker? Ants come. Ants come? Spiders come for the ants. Don’t be a restaurant.
Also: shake out your blankets before bed. Especially if you have a duvet that touches the floor. A quick flap sends any hitchhiking arachnid flying. It’s like a spider ejection seat.
Fun Spider Fact #2
Spiders can hold their breath for hours. But they don’t breathe through their mouths. They use tiny lungs on their belly. So spraying that pillow with peppermint oil? That’s not a breath issue. But they hate strong smells.
Use peppermint oil. Mix 15 drops with water in a spray bottle. Mist around your bed frame, headboard, and baseboards. It smells like a candy cane factory. Spiders think it smells like chemical warfare. They’ll pack their tiny bags.
