So I'm exploring an abandoned mineshaft inside a ravine and I keep running into cave spiders. I've lit the spawners but I'm wondering if I should break them just to make sure they don't spawn anymore because they're really annoying
Should I be breaking cave spider spawners in Minecraft?
Chris 05.07.2019
That must be one hell of a cave.
Tausif 05.07.2019
There's always that small chance that stuff can still spawn even if you cap the spawner (torching it on all sides and around it if need be). But is there a lot of em still popping up? Maybe there's another one nearby or something…
Mio of The Madder Lyric 05.07.2019
You can try and see what happens
Troy 05.07.2019
Most players & servers prefer NOT to break spawners in general as they're permanently destroyed in the process & removing a potential resource. They prefer to just use torches to disable the spawner so that can potentially re-enable it once they have the mechanics to harvest the mobs.
Please be aware that it's very possible to have multiple spawners in a small area. I've ran into this where the world generated 2 spawners within about 16 blocks of each other in an abandoned mineshaft. Therefore, if you still see a stream of cave spiders after disabling one spawner, proceed cautiously & look for another one.
HOWEVER, the choice is ultimately yours on how you want to proceed. I just prefer not to take unreversable actions unless I'm willing to live with the decision.
TStodden 05.07.2019