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title: "Would I be able to start a carnivorous terrarium without natural…"
description: "Would I be able to start a carnivorous terrarium without natural light?"
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published: "2024-06-07T06:44:34.738367Z"
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# Would I be able to start a carnivorous terrarium without natural…

_Posted by Tb.plantydog on 2024-06-07_

Would I be able to start a carnivorous terrarium without natural light?

## 2 comments

### nepenthomancer commented on 2024-06-07

Yeah you can get some really strong lights from Sansi or barrina just keep in mind not all carnivores have the same needs and shouldn’t be kept together. Things like Sars, VFTs, and drosera all do well in a terrarium together but they need a dormancy period in a cold environment for part of the year. Nepenthes live well in humid terrariums but are epiphytic and can’t sit in water like the other ones I mentioned. Pinguicula live year round indoors and can have cute set ups I’ve seen but all carnivores depend on very very strong light no matter how you get it to them. Gotta be a Grow light or full sun.

### DanishGramma commented on 2024-06-09

I have a terrarium for my pings, mostly to keep the cat fur from sticking to them! Lol  
I did have a couple cape sundews with them but the light was too strong for them.  
\*they don’t sit in water, I was watering them when I took this

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