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title: "Hello! Brand new to flytraps and have 3 now. Trying to prepare for…"
description: "Hello! Brand new to flytraps and have 3 now. Trying to prepare for repotting in the soonish future and confused as many things say to set pot with drainage…"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Alex"
published: "2024-04-05T17:05:37.597423Z"
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# Hello! Brand new to flytraps and have 3 now. Trying to prepare for…

_Posted by Alex on 2024-04-05_

Hello! Brand new to flytraps and have 3 now. Trying to prepare for repotting in the soonish future and confused as many things say to set pot with drainage holes in an inch of water, while others say the plant thrives in terrariums. I understand terrariums lock in moisture more but also that setting the pot in water allows the plant to absorb water as needed but is one better than the other? Should i set a pot with drainage holes in a terrarium rather than using the terrarium as the pot itself (similar to one of the left in photo below)  
Photo of the three below in their temporary homes.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bJDOsdeQYwC014jK3IptXIwqcIaQMcCGe07MbNQzZQ8/JXSfvfs0RDOB-reYK7CPBg.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### nepenthomancer commented on 2024-04-06

You’re doing great. Terrariums mean you need to think about manually feeding more. They’ll do fine just like you have them!

#### Alex replied on 2024-04-06

Okay that’s great to hear. Thank you!

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