doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
I mean, at some point it comes down to this.No, it would NOT know how to clean goop from eyes with a 3 Intelligence. And I have told the player many times about fine manipulation and a spider doing things and I get arguments of Why Not? The player has it firmly in her head that the spider is a highly intelligent extension of herself and frankly doesn't know how to roleplay an Int 3 pet.
Either put your foot down or accept the pet as the player views it.
Neither is the right answer. You just have to pick one.