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title: "👋 Plant Newbie here! My first carnivorous plant - would appreciate…"
description: "👋 Plant Newbie here! My first carnivorous plant - would appreciate any advice! Thanks!"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Plant Newbie"
published: "2025-10-26T23:46:59.003935Z"
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# 👋 Plant Newbie here! My first carnivorous plant - would appreciate…

_Posted by Plant Newbie on 2025-10-26_

👋 Plant Newbie here! My first carnivorous plant - would appreciate any advice! Thanks!

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## 3 comments

### Lynne commented on 2025-11-10

Mine are are in a water tray under a grow light

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### Plant Newbie commented on 2025-11-10

Thanks for the feedback!! I have added a tray under mine \& positioned it under a light. It has been catching lots of food!

### FayteLumos commented on 2025-11-11

I keep carniverous fish flakes so that I can feed mine if they haven't caught any bugs in a month.

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