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[moosejuice]

So I have this giant Cave spider, and I'm wondering how i should catch it. If you have any fun suggestions feel free to say them!

p.s. I'm new here.

[cjet79]

I havn't personally tried this but I saw it suggested in another thread about catching a cyclops.

You use a miner to dig to the spider one z-level down.  Build cage traps then have an expendable person dig a ramp underneath the spider...all goes well the person runs the spider chases and gets caught in the cage.

I'm not sure if giant cave spider's can be caught in cages though you might want to find out about that unless you want to experience premature fun.

[vagel7]

giant cave spiders can be caught in cages.They are used for silk farming as giant cave spider silk is exremely expencive and clothes made from it are more expencive.

[CloisteredSyrups]

I read somewhere that there are multiple ways to set up the actual farming process once you've caught the spider itself... what all can you do once you've snatched it? I haven't been brave (or bored) enough to try yet.

p.s. I am also new here, but my lurking has been mighty.

[Aldaris]

Put it in a block of fortifications with a triggerable wall (Bridge) between it and a bait animal and a large room. It won't be able to eat the animal, but it will be able to shoot webbing.
##B***
S#B*D*
##B***
S spider
# fortification
B drawbridge, raising -> or <-
* GCS silk
D chained bait animal.

I've seen it work great, and as for catching the bugger, do the same, but replace the fortifications with cage traps and make a path from the pit/chasm it's in to the bait. Psobily with somemore bait at intervals to draw it in.

[Shakma]

You need a path to the animal or the spider won't shoot.  You can trick it with a door set to close tightly as the spider will path through it but not open because it's an animal.  Also dwarves will be scared of the spider so best they don't see it when they collect.

I've used this setup:

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wwwwwwwwwwww
+++++++wwwww
+++++++w+O+w
+silk++#rOSw
+++++++w+ODw
+++++++w+^+w
wwwwwwwwwwww
+ floor
w wall
r racoon
O open space
S spider
w wall
# fortification
D door set to tightly closed
^ safety cage trap

It is a FPS drain though with the spider pathing through the door.

Edit: updated

[Volfram]

I've used this setup:

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+wwwww
+w+O+w
++rOSw
+w+ODw
+w+^+w
wwwwww


Code tags are your friend.(I still can't tell what you're trying to do there, though)

Alternately, using Courier font will help you line everything up without having to check multiple times or copy it into Notepad(which uses another fixed-width font)

[Shakma]

Spider can path to the chained racoon through the door and around the open ground at the bottom but won't move there because the door is in the way and won't destroy the door if it is set to closed tightly.  It will shoot webs at the racoon that will pass through the gap behind the racoon into any open space to the left.  Dwarves can collect but won't run away because they won't see the spider behind the walls.  Just don't let military near there or some dumb recruit will run and open the door and then the fun starts.  Not like that happened to me or anything though.

I've done it before with clothing industry set up around an open area to the left and it worked great.  Well for a while.

Edit:  you could probably use a fortification instead of a gap behind the racoon to prevent military mishaps.

[sonerohi]

Wait for a dungeon master so you can tame it, and then feed it racoons and kobold thieves.

[vagel7]

You cant tame a wild animal who has killed a dwarf,you also cant feed a tamed animal other tamed animals.

[vagel7]

is there a way so that the cages mechanism wont fly to some door and jam it open? cause it always seems to happen.

[Derakon]

From what I've heard, taming the GCS will make it harder to extract silk since you'll need an actively hostile target instead of a wild animal. I've never tried myself, though, so I could be wrong.

As for jamming doors with the mechanism, just make certain the cage is far from any doors. It's not like space is at a premium here.