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title: "Ive had my venus fly trap for about 4 months now but my biggest…"
description: "Ive had my venus fly trap for about 4 months now but my biggest wonder is if it needs to be fed? Ive never done it but i keep seeing contrasting opinions on…"
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author: "Geezer"
published: "2023-09-12T16:35:11.47Z"
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# Ive had my venus fly trap for about 4 months now but my biggest…

_Posted by Geezer on 2023-09-12_

Ive had my venus fly trap for about 4 months now but my biggest wonder is if it needs to be fed? Ive never done it but i keep seeing contrasting opinions on google

## 3 comments

### Katelynn commented on 2023-09-12

Yes!

### alex commented on 2023-09-12

yes you should feed it only one trap or maybe two at a time though and don’t feed them anything bigger than their mouth also you can feed them fish flakes i heard

### LadyImpatient commented on 2023-09-13

You can do fish food pellets and crush it up a bunch. Don’t over feed a trap.

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