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title: "I’ve got this little guy I’m trying to rescue but I’m having some…"
description: "I’ve got this little guy I’m trying to rescue but I’m having some trouble… any tips?"
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# I’ve got this little guy I’m trying to rescue but I’m having some…

_BayLeaves님이 2024-04-12에 게시함_

I’ve got this little guy I’m trying to rescue but I’m having some trouble… any tips?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PwtBApTg28oYGM90bFgiUkWchBmvLmB535RfjA0rHE8/UX8xEZl5TeiXtR5mXdVmvQ.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### S.R님이 2024-04-12에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Do some googling or try You Tube. I’ve never had a Venus fly trap but I know they can be very difficult and I believe they do not like to be potted in soil. They get all their nutrients from the bugs they eat … so their substrate has to be void of vitamins or minerals or something …. Good luck!!

### Gabby님이 2024-04-12에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Cut off all the black. Lots of light. They like to be moist but not drenched. Feed once a month. No fertilizer. Only distilled water

### snazzy man님이 2024-04-12에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I’ve been told that Venus fly traps go dormant as well.

If it’s not dormancy it’s prob an old trap. Mine I’ve experienced that with every two new leaves/traps it makes it loses one. Mine is doing amazing other than that.  
Also don’t feed it live food. It stresses them out. Use a sort of “fertilizer”. There are certain kinds you can buy that co inside the traps mouth.  
Works better than live food since live bugs can stress the plant out.

#### snazzy man님이 2024-04-12에 답변했습니다.

Also what soil is it planted in? It doesn’t look like the correct soil but i could be wrong.

#### KMax님이 2024-04-13에 답변했습니다.

I bought a fly trap that looks similar to this one. I thought the soil was incredibly dense and holds on to too much moisture. What kind of soil should the plant be in?

#### Aimeeoj님이 2024-04-13에 답변했습니다.

It needs a carnivorous plant mixture! Usually peat moss and perlite or something similar

### Mossy-paws님이 2024-04-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You could try watering less

### nosugartonight님이 2024-04-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Check out plants with krystal on YT or Instagram

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