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I am sorry to say that she did eventually succumb to her "illness" and passed. None of the other inverts we keep have shown similar symptoms even though they are fed from the source, have their homes cleaned as often, etc. The only difference between care for the A. seemani and any of the others...

No worries. This is one I've had for a while. She's a kitten/lump. I'm sure individuals very, but it seems the OP has one that doesn't seem very defensive.

I am sorry. I don't understand.

Pemberton Goots is the goofiest name I have ever come up with for one of my inverts. What's the funniest name you have given to a member of your collection?

To state the obvious, whatever you chose, monitor the inside temp and humidity of the tank obsessively until you get a feel for how the chosen option directly affects both. I deeply apologize if this sounds condescending. You are clearly already thinking this way. It's just I know how easy it...

I did not read every comment on this thread, so please excuse me if I am posting anything that has already been said. It's true that lifting your T out of the tank for any length of time can pose some risks. Maybe, if you want to interact with the spider but feel unsure of how much is too much...

Y'all are cruel. I said "Never again!" after our old poop-slinger shuffled off this mortal coil (old age), but they are just soooo CUTE! Just got to keep the memory of trying to scrape that white cement off of everything. Oh! And the finicky eating habits and the skittishness.... Oh but those...

Well that's definitely one for the ol' tool box. Thank you both!

Really? You smash up a cricket and a T will accept it? Do you add water or anything?

Thank you for this thorough answer. The limitations "medicinal" care are frustrating. From what I am gathering, much of being a keeper is doing your level best to not run into the unknown, and the when the unknown happens it is kind of "just one of those things". Not that I think anyone really...

In reference to specific symptoms, the scenario I am putting forth is that you find yourself seeing something entirely unfamiliar. I cannot say what that would be as I don't know what is unfamiliar to you. So lets say you have any kind of tarantula behaving in a way that is unfamiliar to you...

I am very sorry to about your Euathlus. It does seem true that unless the direct cause is known, there don't seem to be many things to try. With ours it was a neurological break down, but the reason could have been one of thousands.

So we just lost a mature (I think) A. Seemanni to unknown causes. While there are a myriad of possibilities when it comes to the cause, the question I am left with is, what can you do for an obviously sick spider? Searching around for the last few days has only yielded three real possibilities...

My husband would take care of ours, but now that you bring it up, I should start making some really, really detailed care sheets.

cold blood, I just realized something enormously obvious. We just had our entire bathroom torn out and put back in about a month back. Even the tile was torn out because of moisture that had been seeping in underneath. There was mold and everything. The put an air-mover in for a week before they...

Well. She's in a death curl now. Thank you all for responding. I'll just have to keep a weather eye on the others.

Here are the promised pics. Tried to get one from the front, but she flipped around and started twitching. I'll just leave her alone for now or maybe I'll put her back in ICU. I am at a complete loss. This my first time posting pics so please excuse me if I do it weird.

She has never been fed wild caught food. In the last 6 months, the coldest the room has gotten was 69 F (I keep a record). No fumes that I am aware of. No new paint, no chemical cleaners. Fair enough about the maturity. We have had her for 3 years and she has grown a little each molt. I will try...

If it is of any use, she seems to be able to direct her movements now. She is still very twitchy but can move into her hide. This was something she could not do two days ago.

It would be strange if she was in premolt as she only molted two months ago. As long as we've had her, she only molts once a year. As for moving substrate around, I know what you mean! We have a little B.Vagans who is Very into construction! What I meant by clutching the bedding was that it...