Yes there have been a couple brown recluse spiders which have been positively identified. Of course I worry about those, I haven't seen any spiders in my ferret room so far, but will exterminate the entire house to be safe. A few years ago there was a wolf spider in the ferret room, we caught it and put it in a field outside. I know they are not poisonous to humans, but was concerned about the ferrets having an allergic reaction to a bite should one occur. It's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to our precious little fuzzbutts! Julie and the fab four Poncho: What's that long thing with all the legs that mom went screaming out of the room with? Razz: Hey, I wanted to have that for a snack! Mickey: I'll take raisins any day Boo Butt: Do you think mom will take me to Dervish's beauty salon soon? [Posted in FML issue 2599]