Are spiders a danger to guinea pigs?

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I'm planning to adopt my very first guinea pig as soon as I get my grades up lol. Anyways, I am planning to build a guinea pig cage and have it placed on the floor, but I'm afraid of whether a spider or any insect would attack a guinea pig since I sometimes see spiders crawling on both floors and walls. I googled if spiders are dangerous to guinea pigs but I could not find a direct response. I do not want my guinea pig to be afraid or harmed by any creature :< . What should I do to keep spiders away from guinea pigs? I don't my guinea pig to end up like this family: Family fear poisonous false widow spiders killed their pet guinea pigs | Daily Mail Online
 
What country do you live in? If uk then no i doubt any are a problem except for false widows, but i havnt heard of any harm done by one to a guinea pig.
 
I'm in Australia, we have some nasty spiders here.
Iv never had any problems with spider's & guinea pigs, do you know what kind of spider is in your house?
 
My pigs often have huntsmen and small spiders in their hutch (all non-harmless), I have a HUGE phobia of spiders, but i let the small ones stay. They are actually quiet handy and often catch the flys and other bugs that eat my piggies food.
I see that you said “guinea pig”, please do note that guinea pigs must live in pairs, a guinea pig living alone can lead to a lot of depression and stress.
 
We get false widows in Cornwall, in fact they are everywhere, guttering, windows, summerhouse etc and we have had them in outside cage. They can give a nasty bite to humans which can turn septic, but I doubt they would be any problem for guinea pigs are they are covered in fur.
 
amelchor005 said:
I'm planning to adopt my very first guinea pig as soon as I get my grades up lol. Anyways, I am planning to build a guinea pig cage and have it placed on the floor, but I'm afraid of whether a spider or any insect would attack a guinea pig since I sometimes see spiders crawling on both floors and walls. I googled if spiders are dangerous to guinea pigs but I could not find a direct response. I do not want my guinea pig to be afraid or harmed by any creature :< . What should I do to keep spiders away from guinea pigs? I don't my guinea pig to end up like this family: Family fear poisonous false widow spiders killed their pet guinea pigs | Daily Mail Online
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Hi! European spiders usually don't bother guinea pigs. Apart from the false widow spiders (which are pretty rare in the first place), there are no poisonous spiders around in the UK. Deadly spiders are more of a consideration for outdoors piggies in Australia.

Please be aware that it is advisable to keep guinea pigs preferably as indoors pets or in an insulated shed that can be safely heated in winter and is protected during heatwaves and that is safe in storms. Heat stroke, freezing and cold/dampness are the biggest environmental killers in the UK!
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Skypipdot said:
What country do you live in? If uk then no i doubt any are a problem except for false widows, but i havnt heard of any harm done by one to a guinea pig.
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Well that's good to know :) (btw I live in United States)

Sammi1 said:
I'm in Australia, we have some nasty spiders here.
Iv never had any problems with spider's & guinea pigs, do you know what kind of spider is in your house?
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As far as I know, there are black spiders that are smaller than my palm and those spiders with long skinny legs (I believe they are called daddy long leg spider)

MinnieZvonar said:
My pigs often have huntsmen and small spiders in their hutch (all non-harmless), I have a HUGE phobia of spiders, but i let the small ones stay. They are actually quiet handy and often catch the flys and other bugs that eat my piggies food.
I see that you said “guinea pig”, please do note that guinea pigs must live in pairs, a guinea pig living alone can lead to a lot of depression and stress.
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Those spiders gave me the chills when I googled it O_O . But hey, at least they are killing the flies for you lol. And yea I know guinea pigs are sociable animals but I don't know yet if my parents will let me have more than one. Hopefully they do let me though and even if they don't let me then I'll be his/her company for the entire time by playing with it :> .

Bill & Ted said:
We get false widows in Cornwall, in fact they are everywhere, guttering, windows, summerhouse etc and we have had them in outside cage. They can give a nasty bite to humans which can turn septic, but I doubt they would be any problem for guinea pigs are they are covered in fur.
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Whoa, you have way more spiders than what I have. So I guess I have nothing to worry about spiders (or at least that's what I think). Thank you so much for sharing your experience :)

Wiebke said:
Hi! European spiders usually don't bother guinea pigs. Apart from the false widow spiders (which are pretty rare in the first place), there are no poisonous spiders around in the UK. Deadly spiders are more of a consideration for outdoors piggies in Australia.

Please be aware that it is advisable to keep guinea pigs preferably as indoors pets or in an insulated shed that can be safely heated in winter and is protected during heatwaves and that is safe in storms. Heat stroke, freezing and cold/dampness are the biggest environmental killers in the UK!
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Sure thing, thanks for the tip! How can I know if my room is either too hot or cold for my guinea pig?
 
amelchor005 said:
Well that's good to know :) (btw I live in United States)



As far as I know, there are black spiders that are smaller than my palm and those spiders with long skinny legs (I believe they are called daddy long leg spider)



Those spiders gave me the chills when I googled it O_O . But hey, at least they are killing the flies for you lol. And yea I know guinea pigs are sociable animals but I don't know yet if my parents will let me have more than one. Hopefully they do let me though and even if they don't let me then I'll be his/her company for the entire time by playing with it :> .
It’s good that you are planning to give your pig a lot of attention, but unfortunately no amount of human interaction can replace the company of another piggie, and they can still get depressed. I would definetly try to convince your parents to allow you to have two.


Whoa, you have way more spiders than what I have. So I guess I have nothing to worry about spiders (or at least that's what I think). Thank you so much for sharing your experience :)



Sure thing, thanks for the tip! How can I know if my room is either too hot or cold for my guinea pig?
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It’s good that you are planning to give your pig a lot of attention, but unfortunately no amount of human interaction can replace the company of another piggie, and they can still get depressed. I would definetly try to convince your parents to allow you to have two.
 
MinnieZvonar said:
It’s good that you are planning to give your pig a lot of attention, but unfortunately no amount of human interaction can replace the company of another piggie, and they can still get depressed. I would definetly try to convince your parents to allow you to have two.
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Sure will, thanks for the advice! 👍
 
i would make sure your parents will absolutely let you get two piggies from the start and if they won’t, perhaps reconsider getting guinea pigs at all. They need to be kept in pairs, and as has been mentioned above, while it is great that you will play with the piggy, it won’t replace having a piggy friend and they just don’t cope very well living on of their own.
If they won’t let you have two piggies, perhaps you could look into other pets which don’t mind being solitary?
 
Piggies&buns said:
i would make sure your parents will absolutely let you get two piggies from the start and if they won’t, perhaps reconsider getting guinea pigs at all. They need to be kept in pairs, and as has been mentioned above, while it is great that you will play with the piggy, it won’t replace having a piggy friend and they just don’t cope very well living on of their own.
If they won’t let you have two piggies, perhaps you could look into other pets which don’t mind being solitary?
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They won't be alone. They have spiders as their companions 😂 . But okay I will, and I'm pretty sure my parents will let me have at least one more guinea pig :> .
 
amelchor005 said:
Well that's good to know :) (btw I live in United States)



As far as I know, there are black spiders that are smaller than my palm and those spiders with long skinny legs (I believe they are called daddy long leg spider)



Those spiders gave me the chills when I googled it O_O . But hey, at least they are killing the flies for you lol. And yea I know guinea pigs are sociable animals but I don't know yet if my parents will let me have more than one. Hopefully they do let me though and even if they don't let me then I'll be his/her company for the entire time by playing with it :> .



Whoa, you have way more spiders than what I have. So I guess I have nothing to worry about spiders (or at least that's what I think). Thank you so much for sharing your experience :)



Sure thing, thanks for the tip! How can I know if my room is either too hot or cold for my guinea pig?
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Daddy long legs is a nickname for the crane fly. The fin spiders with long legs and a little tiny body are harvester spiders. In the uk
 
Welcome!
I am also in US. What kind of spiders that are poisonous and dangerous live in US? I have heard of other continents, and countries having poisonous spiders but not in US.

I have spider traps, tape-traps, in the basement and spiders get trapped on the tape-traps and die there. Maybe you can put some around their cage. I bought the tape-traps at the Home Depot and Lowes. My Finn and Lara, my piggies, stay on the main floor and not in the basement.

Wish you the best of luck!
 
Seven7 said:
Welcome!
I am also in US. What kind of spiders that are poisonous and dangerous live in US? I have heard of other continents, and countries having poisonous spiders but not in US.

I have spider traps, tape-traps, in the basement and spiders get trapped on the tape-traps and die there. Maybe you can put some around their cage. I bought the tape-traps at the Home Depot and Lowes. My Finn and Lara, my piggies, stay on the main floor and not in the basement.

Wish you the best of luck!
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Thank you so much, I forgot spider traps were a thing lol. Wish the best of luck to you too!
 
It depends on where you live and where there are dangerous spiders there. In Canada where I am, there is nothing with a strong enough venom to be hamful. In Australia, for instance, that's a different story!
 
Freela said:
It depends on where you live and where there are dangerous spiders there. In Canada where I am, there is nothing with a strong enough venom to be hamful. In Australia, for instance, that's a different story!
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So I did some research and there are at least 3 poisonous spiders in the US and as far as I know there are none that can kill you but may damage your tissues. Just stating this so that the people scrolling down here know about this lol.
 
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