--- title: "Plant SOS!!!! I accidentally left my Venus fly trap outside and it…" description: "Plant SOS!!!! I accidentally left my Venus fly trap outside and it rained a lot and a cold snap happened! I’m so upset cause it was looking the best it ever…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/bWPZv8HbQaqjH8VEQtY9kQ" community: "Carnivorous Corner" author: "Cowro" published: "2024-10-20T00:00:27.913247Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BrJ7PY-uYVeszLgJteoVWnmhoncDTtjiBSNqldO_UT8/fiJHAkjEQRmPcnzVhIVGmw.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Carnivorous Corner](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw.md) # Plant SOS!!!! I accidentally left my Venus fly trap outside and it… _Posted by Cowro on 2024-10-20_ Plant SOS!!!! I accidentally left my Venus fly trap outside and it rained a lot and a cold snap happened! I’m so upset cause it was looking the best it ever had! You can’t see in the picture but there is two babies that are growing and they look fine but the rest obviously doesn’t. Is it still alive? What should I do to help it???? ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BrJ7PY-uYVeszLgJteoVWnmhoncDTtjiBSNqldO_UT8/fiJHAkjEQRmPcnzVhIVGmw.webp?size=large) ## 30 comments ### Ezzeldin Yaqoub commented on 2024-10-20 Do worry it will only enter dormancy, I know because I saw some helpful videos and the Venus fly trap in that video were covered in snow and came back during spring, so don’t worry it will likely recover. #### Cowro replied on 2024-10-20 Yes but I want to know what to do. Should I put it in dormancy now? Should I let it heal a little first? Is there some way to help it from rotting? Because I wasn’t going to start dormancy till November. I know all about dormancy I’ve owned Pete for a while. #### Ezzeldin Yaqoub replied on 2024-10-20 Leave it in the same spot and let it be dormant, but cover it when the harshest frosts happen and it will come back in spring. #### Cowro replied on 2024-10-20 My Venus fly trap doesn’t live outside. It will die if it is out there. #### Ezzeldin Yaqoub replied on 2024-10-20 I meant leave it on the window sill it was originally or put it on one if it wasn’t, so it can feel the cold it needs to get into dormancy and make the window sill it’s on, is one in the lowest floor since lower the floor the colder it is to help with dormancy. #### Cowro replied on 2024-10-20 K but will it be fine to be going into dormancy cause it looks rotted from overwatering from the rain _15 more replies in the app_ ### Sky’s Garden commented on 2024-10-20 I live in Tennessee and I’ve had my plant for about 5 years. I leave my Venus Fly Trap, practically, in standing water in the Summer and it loves it. Overwatering won’t kill it. In the winter, I leave my plant outside if it’s above freezing. When below freezing, I move it to an enclosure to protect it. It always comes back in the Spring after going into dormancy during the winter. Loves it here in Tennessee 😀 #### Cowro replied on 2024-10-20 Sitting in standing water the plant can’t be overwatered cause it chooses to bring it up, in this situation the rain forced it to be watered. Overwatering can indeed kill a Venus fly trap, I mean look at the picture. It’s clearly squishy from water. But what I’m more asking is how to help it from what’s happened ### Brown Bear commented on 2024-10-27 It's fine mine are looking the same way, they're going to sleep. I would just wait until spring, trim off the dedead leaves and your plant will come back better and stronger. #### Cowro replied on 2024-10-28 It wasn’t just “going to sleep” though. It was extremely over watered. ### TheTropicalPlantCave commented on 2024-11-03 Honestly I let mine get snowed on a little bit, helps them go dormant. Put in a cold windowsill or garage ( they don’t really need light in winter). Then is spring it’ll grow like never before #### Cowro replied on 2024-11-04 Ok thanks, I was just worried about how it looked a little “rotty”, but I guess it will be okay ### TheTropicalPlantCave commented on 2024-11-05 Also it’s hard to overwater Venus flytraps, mine sit is a tray filled about 1/3 the way up he pot with water. Once the water is depleted, I let it dry out for a day or two and refill #### Cowro replied on 2024-11-07 Like I said in the post, it was out in a rainstorm. #### TheTropicalPlantCave replied on 2024-11-07 Still, that shouldn’t overwater your plant --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_