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title: "If you got Any tips please let me know and some of my fly traps are…"
description: "If you got Any tips please let me know and some of my fly traps are closed and not opening and they haven't Eaten Anything Except water so if you got eny tips…"
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# If you got Any tips please let me know and some of my fly traps are…

_Posted by Fly trap on 2024-11-01_

If you got Any tips please let me know and some of my fly traps are closed and not opening and they haven't Eaten Anything Except water so if you got eny tips please let me know

## 10 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-11-01

did you pour water over the top of your VFT? These need to be bottom watered — actually they prefer to sit in a little tray of water (distilled or rainwater ONLY) to stay consistently moist. If you poured watered onto/into the traps that could have triggered them to close up. also be sure to give this the absolute briiiightest light you can. If you don’t have a south facing window, i’d pop it under a good grow light

#### Fly trap replied on 2024-11-01

Thank you i will try rain won't a problem be cos i live in Wales and i think little kids have been sticking their sticky fingers in the traps 😂😂 is there any way to get the traps open if the have sorry I am asking a lod of questions but thanks for the tips

#### Ryan replied on 2024-11-01

As long as they aren’t digesting anything inside, the traps will open back up again on their own fairly soon. If they are eating/digesting something they’ll take longer to open but will still open on their own.

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-11-01

correct but only once or twice, not indefinitely!

#### Ryan replied on 2024-11-02

ya i forgot to add that, thanks 👍

### Ryan commented on 2024-11-01

I don’t know what’s the weather is like since you said you’re in Wales, but in the US it is currently the season where flytraps will start to go dormant, so make sure you can give it dormancy, that is vital to the longevity of your plant.

### Landon commented on 2024-11-17

Give it so lime juice

#### Ryan replied on 2024-11-18

why do you keep suggesting lime juice, i’m curious

#### Landon replied on 2024-12-11

It gives it acid to eat bugs

### Karla commented on 2024-11-18

Do not give it lime juice!

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