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title: "I’ve been really wanting to get a small Venus flytrap, and I have a…"
description: "I’ve been really wanting to get a small Venus flytrap, and I have a question that’s probably really weird. Can Venus flytraps survive just on water, without…"
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author: "Aubrey"
published: "2023-07-05T16:33:07.973Z"
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# I’ve been really wanting to get a small Venus flytrap, and I have a…

_Posted by Aubrey on 2023-07-05_

I’ve been really wanting to get a small Venus flytrap, and I have a question that’s probably really weird. Can Venus flytraps survive just on water, without flies or gnats? What is a Venus flytrap’s ideal setting?

## 1 comment

### gia commented on 2025-12-01

They don’t get nutrients from the soil so they will definitely need bugs to survive! Also they like humidity and full sun. They prefer moss or a mixture with perlite because they like to stay moist.

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