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title: "Does Venus Fly Trap have to have pink traps in order to close?"
description: "Does Venus Fly Trap have to have pink traps in order to close?"
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# Does Venus Fly Trap have to have pink traps in order to close?

_Geplaatst door StormLover op 2024-10-22_

Does Venus Fly Trap have to have pink traps in order to close?

## 4 reacties

### Marshmellow reageerde op 2024-10-22

No

### GreenLeaf reageerde op 2024-10-22

There are small hairs inside the trap. Those being stimulated is what triggers the trap to close (usually by a bug crawling through).

### Wolfen 🐺 reageerde op 2024-10-22

Pink inside the trap is really only a factor of cultivar type. Like was said, the traps closing have to do with triggering the tiny hair inside the trap. If you're setting un-alived food in the trap, it won't often trigger, it needs to move. Which you can simulate with something small like a toothpick. Keep in mind the trap have a trigger life, usually 3x

### StormLover reageerde op 2024-10-22

K. Thank you all!

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