Spider in enclosure?

Pure Tortoise Power

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Hey all, it's been a long time since I last posted. So anyway, I just noticed some spider webbing in a corner of the enclosure. I'm not sure whether I should address it or not. I think the reason it decides to settle in the enclosure is due to the upcoming winter and there are fruit flies in the enclosure. Personally I like spiders because they eat the annoying bugs. But if it can cause any potential harm to my sully, I'll have to remove the little fellow and destroy its webbing.
 

Tim Carlisle

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3 spiders I make a point to remove if seen:

1.) Wolf spiders
2.) Black widow
3.) Brown recluse

Wolf spiders get aggressive even when not provoked. Black widows generally get aggressive around egg sacs. Brown recluses - I just absolutely hate those MFers after being bitten by one and spending months back and forth to the wound care center.
 

Viola B

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We have Hobo spiders here. They live in the ground, making tunnels. They are mean and aggressive. I do worry about them and are trying to keep them out of the out door enclosure.
 

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