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title: "Carnivorous Corner"
description: "Passion for leafy predators"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw"
language: "en"
modified: "2023-06-09T07:38:54.162Z"
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# Carnivorous Corner

Welcome to the Carnivorous Corner, where we cultivate our leafy predators with passion and share tips for a thriving meat-eating flora!

House plants. 8501 members, 1056 posts

## Posts

- [she is healthy but arrived with a few of these shriveled guys and stems. should i leave them alone or chop them off?](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64b04dfd38736817df2bafd4.md) (by Cat, 2023-07-13, 1 comment)
- [this beauty got here today! i have one question tho, can i use bottled water or should i buy specifically distilled…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64b0188aecec5941775fa781.md) (by Cat, 2023-07-13, 1 comment)
- [Picked this Sarracenia up a couple weeks ago. First new pitcher under my care coming up super fast! I’ve been surprised…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64af09195cbe9fd90d9ae8f7.md) (by Rodolfo P., 2023-07-12, 2 comments)
- [Help me please. I got this venus fly trap about a month ago and since then all of the traps have died. I have fed it…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a9e0263e403ac3b4d65dff.md) (by Ally, 2023-07-08, 2 comments)
- [I got him](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a9b50f9f8be03efe760be4.md) (by Planta member, 2023-07-08, 0 comments)
- [Hi! I’ve had my venus fly trap for about 3 months now. I am really concerned because for the past week, I feel like…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a99aad7026f79466984c78.md) (by Lucy, 2023-07-08, 3 comments)
- [I am very worried about getting a flytrap. So did I get everything down: 1: wet feet 2: bright light (I will be using…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a97d2e725b00a3190142b0.md) (by Planta member, 2023-07-08, 4 comments)
- [Hi just got my first Venus Fly Trap and it looks dead can I save this or is this normal?? Thanks](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a97ac428be0fa1ff4d82c8.md) (by Drew, 2023-07-08, 1 comment)
- [I just ordered my first pitcher plant! A nepenthes alata, I have sphagnum moss but what else/what should I do when she…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a8e7c9979b9bfceb23b130.md) (by Cat, 2023-07-08, 7 comments)
- [I need help with my sundew! First photo is now, second photo is what it looked like when I got it. When i first got the…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a8152a979b9b39fbf4e014.md) (by Marisa, 2023-07-07, 2 comments)
- [Heyo just was wondering on one question, I just got a Venus flytrap and it’s extremely healthy but I only have a north…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a74207779a9e6fede7fba1.md) (by phoebewags, 2023-07-06, 2 comments)
- [Hello! I am new to carnivorous plants. And I am about to get a flytrap. I was wondering what there is I need to know…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a730546132787035f7e760.md) (by Planta member, 2023-07-06, 5 comments)
- [I just purchased my first carnivorous plant. A pitcher plant. Any suggestions?](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a5c450680483662e96acd6.md) (by Zina, 2023-07-05, 2 comments)
- [I’ve been really wanting to get a small Venus flytrap, and I have a question that’s probably really weird. Can Venus…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a59b43fa92036dc51ca808.md) (by Aubrey, 2023-07-05, 1 comment)
- [She’s not eating. I picked the healthiest looking trap and nothing is the abt to big is she just not ready to receive a…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a4a7b83e995574c432305b.md) (by Zan~ Anxious Planter, 2023-07-04, 3 comments)
- [Lily's first time opening up🥰 I feel like a proud mama.](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a2d4eebe5a1815fe73e749.md) (by Mai, 2023-07-03, 1 comment)
- [First time VFTer here and I need any help I can get! I bought her with a long flower stalk so I let it bloom. Well now…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a1c8c37c69af841bd09ba9.md) (by Laura, 2023-07-02, 3 comments)
- [Of 4 stems and two flower stalks I’ve got one left and I think it’s a good-un! There is an itty bitty baby trap coming…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a1c3640f6395d016c90e65.md) (by AlyssaMonkey, 2023-07-02, 0 comments)
- [Been having some issues with my pitched plant that I can’t figure out. It’s only on a couple leaves but I don’t want it…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649f750119c6b25dae380c33.md) (by Brooke, 2023-07-01, 1 comment)
- [It is very happy, but no pitchers! I am using tap water, should I switch to distilled? Should I fertilize? Can anyone…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649f1226d8c1999454610b05.md) (by PitcherPerson, 2023-06-30, 4 comments)

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