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title: "Just got a Venus fly trap any tips"
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# Just got a Venus fly trap any tips

_Posted by Predator plant lover on 2024-07-30_

Just got a Venus fly trap any tips

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## 13 comments

### Octopikaixer commented on 2024-07-30

Have a butch of distilled water

### Octopikaixer commented on 2024-07-30

Ready

### Sinthea commented on 2024-07-30

Mine is in sphagnum moss only. I let it sit in water 24/7 and only water with rain water or distilled water

#### Predator plant lover replied on 2024-07-30

Isn’t it bad for Venus fly traps to water them constantly?

#### Sinthea replied on 2024-07-30

No they are bog plants. They want water 24/7 to imitate a bog. Pitcher plants don’t want water 24/7

#### Predator plant lover replied on 2024-07-30

Really because the app said water it every three days

#### Sinthea replied on 2024-07-30

Just to make sure it has water but it’s definitely supposed to be sitting in water at all times

### Predator plant lover commented on 2024-07-30

Also, I do mist my fly trip regularly

### James commented on 2024-07-30

Don’t give it too much water

#### Predator plant lover replied on 2024-07-30

Okay I water mine every 3 days

#### Ray replied on 2024-07-31

There is really never such a thing as “too much water” for Venus flytraps

#### Ray replied on 2024-07-31

Water your Venus as often as you want, I water my when I touch it and if feels like it’s beginning to dry out. Honestly, its roots are always sopping wet, as in I keep the sphagnum moss dripping with distilled water almost constantly.

Venus fly traps are bog water plants, meaning their roots are CONSTANTLY wet, they HATE drying out.

When feeding traps only feed 1-2 at a time because you can over fertilize them. Changing the substrate to sphagnum moss is always a plus, it retains moisture without added risk of a ton of bugs like peat moss.

When it hits winter you need to put it outside because Venus flytraps go dormant during the winter. Without this dormancy you’ll see slower growth and eventually death of all traps and the whole plant. If they’re not allowed to rest they will exhaust and die.

### James commented on 2024-08-01

Use rain water.Tap water kills them almost instantly.

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