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title: "Pretty sure she’s still healthy but I’m trying to learn how to be a…"
description: "Pretty sure she’s still healthy but I’m trying to learn how to be a good plant mom. She eats good, she’s gotten about 1 fly per week on her own. However, my…"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Rachel"
published: "2023-09-27T13:27:22.745Z"
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# Pretty sure she’s still healthy but I’m trying to learn how to be a…

_Posted by Rachel on 2023-09-27_

Pretty sure she’s still healthy but I’m trying to learn how to be a good plant mom. She eats good, she’s gotten about 1 fly per week on her own. However, my question is…when should I repot, is the soil healthy? It looks like there’s some mold on the surface. Ultimately I want to put her in a tea cup but how should I go about that? She gets watered with rain water and I typically do that by placing her in a bowl with a little rainwater to soak up through the bottom.

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## 6 comments

### Planta member commented on 2023-09-27

You can drill a hole in the bottom of the teacup. Maybe a few.  
You could repot her now. I would just use sphagnum moss. But you can use stuff like carnivorous soil.

#### Planta member replied on 2023-09-27

Lol!! Come to think of it I don’t know! Yes, I believe if you just pot it in the cup with rocks at the bottom it would be good. They like their feet wet so it’ll work.

Also how do you get them so happy!! Mine are depressed ever since I got them in July.

#### Rachel replied on 2023-09-27

I honest to god don’t know because I kill everything else 😂

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2023-09-27

You use a Dremel for these matters. It’s kind of odd and feels a little terrifying to grind through an inch of glass, but I use the tiniest, non-special diamond tip bit (see image). I tried some larger bits, but they just make the process take longer - and are overkill.

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#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2023-09-27

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#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2023-09-27

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