The best thing to use as a spudger, if you need a spudger, is a spudger! Moving past that, if you are asking yourself this question and you don't have a spudger, you probably need one now. So we're going to give you a few ideas and hope they help. Some common items to use as a spudger include an old credit card, a gift card, butter knife, flat-head screwdriver, a pen or even a pencil.