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title: "I need help with my drosera, Squidward. He was doing fantastic just a…"
description: "I need help with my drosera, Squidward. He was doing fantastic just a few days ago. He even had beautiful flowers that were opening each day. A few days ago he…"
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# I need help with my drosera, Squidward. He was doing fantastic just a…

_Posted by happysoxdonkey on 2025-08-31_

I need help with my drosera, Squidward. He was doing fantastic just a few days ago. He even had beautiful flowers that were opening each day.

A few days ago he started having some troubles. Many of his “tentacles” started turning brown. The only change I can think of is the temperature is dropping into the 50 degree Fahrenheit range at night. I started moving him from the window in the evening. I looked around online and I don’t think the 50s is cold enough to kill him, but I only got him this summer so I don’t know.

We’ll probably turn the heater on sometime over the next few weeks. Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for his care?

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## 5 comments

### Tom commented on 2025-08-31

When flowering it takes anergy from the leaves, so the leaves go brownish and drop, mine did the same back ago, but after a few weeks perked right back up and went more bushy, just make sure your using distilled or rain water and not tap

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-31

Thank you! I didn’t know that! Should I remove the brown or leave it? My plants are so spoiled they only get filtered water from a zero filter. lol

### Tom commented on 2025-08-31

Same thing also happened to my fly catcher plant , think some say not to let it flower but they look good when out in bloom

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-31

Thank you! I didn’t know that! Should I remove the brown or leave it?

#### Tom replied on 2025-08-31

I leave the brown, just  
Desoves back in to plant , not sure if it gives goodness back into soil to it to reuse

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