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title: "I’m thinking of getting a Venus fly trap. Does anyone know anything…"
description: "I’m thinking of getting a Venus fly trap. Does anyone know anything about the care or if there hard to take care of plants and if they like lots of sun?"
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author: "PlantPerson"
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# I’m thinking of getting a Venus fly trap. Does anyone know anything…

_Posted by PlantPerson on 2023-12-12_

I’m thinking of getting a Venus fly trap. Does anyone know anything about the care or if there hard to take care of plants and if they like lots of sun?

## 4 comments

### Krista commented on 2023-12-12

I have tried several and not had much lucky. They are picky little guys.

### c.cat commented on 2023-12-13

i find them relatively easy to care for, others may have different opinions

heres some general care info:  
carnivourus plants do in fact like a lot of sun! they cant tolerate any nutrients in their substrate or water, they get that from the insects they catch.  
i have my flytrap in sphagnum moss, and i keep it sitting in a few inches of distilled water. (you could use rainwater, too)  
they like humidity, but mine seems to do just fine without a humidifier

try to avoid triggering the traps for no reason, it takes energy and causes that trap to die faster.  
each trap can close i think 3-4 times before dying off.

if you havent already, i suggest you check out or join the carnivourus plant group on here!  
if you do decide to get one, here are some feeding tips:

\- outside they catch what they need  
\- inside you will probably be better off feeding them every once in a while, i think monthly.  
\- use live insects  
\- feeding one trap is enough for the whole plant

hope this helps, and good luck!!

### PlantPerson commented on 2023-12-13

Thanks for the advice!

### Clark commented on 2023-12-14

They need a ton of sun! And personally I would wait till summer to get them as during winter they should be dormant and somewhere cold, easier that way.

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