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title: "Soooo… my cat ate my Venus fly trap when I had my back turned, the…"
description: "Soooo… my cat ate my Venus fly trap when I had my back turned, the little brat. I haven’t touched it other than keeping its water reservoir filled, but any…"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "My precious"
published: "2025-03-22T01:28:10.656575Z"
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# Soooo… my cat ate my Venus fly trap when I had my back turned, the…

_Posted by My precious on 2025-03-22_

Soooo… my cat ate my Venus fly trap when I had my back turned, the little brat. I haven’t touched it other than keeping its water reservoir filled, but any ideas if this is gonna die on me or will it produce more leaves/stems? Is there anything I can give it to help it out? Poor fellow.

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## 9 comments

### monster\_maniac commented on 2025-03-22

oh my god is ur cat ok? idk of VFTs r poisonous or not?!?

#### Kyle replied on 2025-03-22

They aren't toxic to cats or dogs.

#### My precious replied on 2025-03-22

Yep she was perfectly fine and enjoying it apparently 🥴 it’s not the only one she got but somehow she didn’t touch the poisonous one I was afraid she might get. I’m thinking maybe surrounding them all with spiny cactus’s to teach her a lesson 🤣

### Kyle commented on 2025-03-22

If it remains well cared for, I would expect it to continue growing new traps.

#### My precious replied on 2025-03-22

I hope so. I haven’t given it any fertilizer since I know they don’t like that. Wasn’t sure if there was anything I could give it to help it out. It hasn’t fed on any bugs since I got it about two weeks ago

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-22

Just keep up care and bright light and it should start to grow new traps. If it takes awhile you may want to look at doing a VERY diluted maxsea fertilizer spritz.

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#### My precious replied on 2025-03-22

Thank you 🙏

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-22

By very diluted I mean 1/4 tsp in a full gallon of distilled. Recommend from California Carnivorous (you can look their care up too) I use it as few times a year on all my carnivorous.

### Cowro commented on 2025-03-28

It should be okay with time and care. They are much more resilient than people think!

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