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title: "I fed one of my flytraps a mealworm about a week ago before I got…"
description: "I fed one of my flytraps a mealworm about a week ago before I got better food for them. It’s starting to rot from where the mealworm was cut it looks like. I…"
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published: "2024-03-15T20:01:33.862463Z"
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# I fed one of my flytraps a mealworm about a week ago before I got…

_Posted by OGForestGreen on 2024-03-15_

I fed one of my flytraps a mealworm about a week ago before I got better food for them. It’s starting to rot from where the mealworm was cut it looks like. I did let the worm soak in distilled water before feeding it to the trap. What’s the issue here?

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## 5 comments

### OGForestGreen commented on 2024-03-15

I fed another trap a mealworm a week prior to this one and it hasn’t rotted or anything yet. Though it has been quite a while and the trap has yet to reopen

### Anna commented on 2024-03-16

Did the trap get a good seal? If any part of the worm was outside of the trap when it closed it may not have sealed perfectly. If that’s the case it can leak digestive fluid which can rot the trap. I learned that in a video on YouTube but I can’t remember who it was by.

### Cowro commented on 2024-03-27

Anna is correct i think that is the issue it looks like if might have been outside slightly. Just make sure all it’s food is fitted in its trap and no bits are sticking out when feeding.

#### OGForestGreen replied on 2024-03-27

Had another one recently. Fed it a live bug. The trap was for sure closed completely. It’s starting to show signs of Rot from where the head of the bug is located.

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#### Cowro replied on 2024-03-27

What bug was it? Some bugs can cause rot by biting and some have internal fluids that are bad for it. It clearly is showing signs that it has to do with the bug and it hasn’t eaten too many times as that would look different. It’s strange for sure. Sometime despite fitting in the trap it’s too wide and stretches the trap that could be the case as well.

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