Normally, I am not afraid of much.. but crunchy bugs? NOPE!
So, I live in an garden apartment, and unfortunately, it does come with the occasional roach. So far this summer I saw three.. and two was dead (probably from the cats. I don't like them dead either.. but better than alive!). The cats spotted another today flying around in the light. I did all I could not to scream and disturb the neighbors!
Normally, I'd let the cats play with bugs.. most of them don't bother me.. but seeing a 3 inch roach? NOPE!
I was panicking so hard, chasing after it (And it chasing ME!) with Hot Shot Natural Insect spray.. Kills on contact? Nope! I was FREAKING OUT!! I was literally ducking and running every time it flew towards me!
I was ready to run next door to ask a neighbor to get rid of it for me, I was that scared!
Finally, I took the vaccuum and took the longest extension I had.. and inched closer, praying it would not fly off the wall, and praying the suction was hard enough to suck it down. Thankfully, it was.. and I've never moved so fast to put the attachment back on the vacuum! Now I am scared to even dump out the canister outside! I think I will leave it in the canister for a few days or so and hope it dies in there!
I can't relax now. My heart is still racing. Someone calm me down, please?! I doubt I'll get any sleep knowing there's still roaches around!
PS. I think I accidentally sprayed into my betta's tank.. ugh! I hope to clean the water before it kills my poor fish!
ETA: Now every little movement I see in the corner of my eye, I jump. No sleep for me tonight!
So, I live in an garden apartment, and unfortunately, it does come with the occasional roach. So far this summer I saw three.. and two was dead (probably from the cats. I don't like them dead either.. but better than alive!). The cats spotted another today flying around in the light. I did all I could not to scream and disturb the neighbors!
Normally, I'd let the cats play with bugs.. most of them don't bother me.. but seeing a 3 inch roach? NOPE!
I was panicking so hard, chasing after it (And it chasing ME!) with Hot Shot Natural Insect spray.. Kills on contact? Nope! I was FREAKING OUT!! I was literally ducking and running every time it flew towards me!
I was ready to run next door to ask a neighbor to get rid of it for me, I was that scared!
Finally, I took the vaccuum and took the longest extension I had.. and inched closer, praying it would not fly off the wall, and praying the suction was hard enough to suck it down. Thankfully, it was.. and I've never moved so fast to put the attachment back on the vacuum! Now I am scared to even dump out the canister outside! I think I will leave it in the canister for a few days or so and hope it dies in there!
I can't relax now. My heart is still racing. Someone calm me down, please?! I doubt I'll get any sleep knowing there's still roaches around!
PS. I think I accidentally sprayed into my betta's tank.. ugh! I hope to clean the water before it kills my poor fish!
ETA: Now every little movement I see in the corner of my eye, I jump. No sleep for me tonight!
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