[fanfan]

“Catch and release outside ONLY!! However, you may take them as far away from your domicile as you wish. But NO KILL!!”

Any chance you can find a way to apply this plan to zone 4b?
If I put a spider outside in the winter, it will freeze to death.
Oh, the Spidanatie!

[TheOldLady]

Well, in the winter, I put them in the basement. Plenty of bugs down there.

[NicknamedBob]

"Any chance you can find a way to apply this plan to zone 4b?
If I put a spider outside in the winter, it will freeze to death."

I use the catch-in-a-transparent-jar technique. The critters are usually spotted at night, so I just leave them in the jar until the next day.

Then, in mid-day, I put them out in a shrubbery area, especially one with a layer of leaves.

My thinking is, that if they can find their way under the leaves, they may be able to find the improvised safety they require. The rest is up to them.

[Silentgypsy]

It’s difficult to draw the line between excessive coddling and proper spider treatment.