A. moderatum that I got less than a week ago dead in water dish?

[Brewser]

Death Could have resulted from a multitude of factors.
Where it ended May be a clue or just coincidence.
Best Regards & Wishes to You and Yours.

 

[Spifdar]

This is wild speculation but I'm gonna note it anyway, and maybe someone with more experience with tarantula parasites can comment. But there's some invertebrate parasites, if your t was wild-caught, that alter the animal's behavior so it'll seek out and sit in water until the parasites can exit & spawn in there. I imagine it's a VERY slim chance this is what that is but maybe have a look at the water anyway and see if there's anything weird, wormy or buggy in there.

 

[Gevo]

Earlier in this thread, the OP says it was purchased from a reptile store that they think sells only captive-bred species. It may be worth checking with them just to find out before your next purchase. I'm in Canada, so it may be different where you are, but here, it's quite difficult to find larger Aphonopelma species that aren't wild-caught because they take so, so long to grow, and we also have a lot of WC Avicularia, Tlitocatl albopilosus, and a few others in stores and with tarantula sellers. There's one Canadian breeder that comes through for reptile shows that openly states its commitment to captive breeding, so that's the one I always watch for and feel most comfortable buying from. There's another seller that's more local to me that sells quite a lot of WC tarantulas, but they mark them clearly on their website for transparency, which I appreciate. Not all sellers do that, unfortunately.

 

[gigiwave]

Earlier in this thread, the OP says it was purchased from a reptile store that they think sells only captive-bred species. It may be worth checking with them just to find out before your next purchase. I'm in Canada, so it may be different where you are, but here, it's quite difficult to find larger Aphonopelma species that aren't wild-caught because they take so, so long to grow, and we also have a lot of WC Avicularia, Tlitocatl albopilosus, and a few others in stores and with tarantula sellers. There's one Canadian breeder that comes through for reptile shows that openly states its commitment to captive breeding, so that's the one I always watch for and feel most comfortable buying from. There's another seller that's more local to me that sells quite a lot of WC tarantulas, but they mark them clearly on their website for transparency, which I appreciate. Not all sellers do that, unfortunately.

I will double check that they only sell captive bred if I decide to buy from that store again. I’ve bought 3 others from the same store that I haven’t had any issues with but this experience has kind of turned me off of buying from them again…

This is wild speculation but I'm gonna note it anyway, and maybe someone with more experience with tarantula parasites can comment. But there's some invertebrate parasites, if your t was wild-caught, that alter the animal's behavior so it'll seek out and sit in water until the parasites can exit & spawn in there. I imagine it's a VERY slim chance this is what that is but maybe have a look at the water anyway and see if there's anything weird, wormy or buggy in there.

No parasites that I can see in the water dish. That crossed my mind as a possibility as well. Still I’ll be very thoroughly cleaning everything in the enclosure before I house another T in there just to be safe.

hopefully its ok

It ended up passing away unfortunately

 

[Matt W]

I'm in Canada, so it may be different where you are, but here, it's quite difficult to find larger Aphonopelma species that aren't wild-caught because they take so, so long to grow,

There is a reptile shop here in San Diego that sells CB B. smithiis, but they're all slings.