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title: "Hey all! How do you know when a VFT is ready to eat a fly? I know…"
description: "Hey all! How do you know when a VFT is ready to eat a fly? I know they don’t need food often, but don’t want to underfeed him either. And how do you catch…"
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author: "amy 🌵"
published: "2025-06-03T11:49:57.354559Z"
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# Hey all! How do you know when a VFT is ready to eat a fly? I know…

_Posted by amy 🌵 on 2025-06-03_

Hey all! How do you know when a VFT is ready to eat a fly? I know they don’t need food often, but don’t want to underfeed him either.

And how do you catch flies?? 😂😂

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## 4 comments

### Roro commented on 2025-06-03

My advice would be to feed your fly trap 3-5 days after fly trap digests the last fly to feed another :)

### Brown Bear commented on 2025-06-09

They really don't have to eat often, and by looking at your plant it needs more sunlight, they are stretching out looking for sufficient light

### Cazycatlady commented on 2025-06-15

You can feed a vft any bug not just flies. Also fun fact, vft can survive of just sunlight and water. Best of luck!

### PlantRocker318 commented on 2025-07-10

Insects or Flies are really just like their own way of fertilizing themselves because the don’t take in nutrients or minerals through water. They seem to need more sun/light because they’re a bit too green, at least on the back right side of the plant, and they’re not red on the inside!

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