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title: "Hey guys! So I got this Mexican Butterwort a couple months ago, and…"
description: "Hey guys! So I got this Mexican Butterwort a couple months ago, and she was doing just fine, eating fruit flies and having the time of her life. I brought her…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/f6gPrXBRvoWFcJdUUorq0B"
community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Lulu"
published: "2025-06-26T12:40:10.183323Z"
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# Hey guys! So I got this Mexican Butterwort a couple months ago, and…

_Posted by Lulu on 2025-06-26_

Hey guys! So I got this Mexican Butterwort a couple months ago, and she was doing just fine, eating fruit flies and having the time of her life. I brought her back home from college, and she was still doing great, killing a lot more bugs and happy. This morning, I looked at her to water her (recommended from this app), and her leaves/petals looked brown and droopy, almost rotten. I have no clue why it looks like this or what happened to make her rot. What should/can I do to help her? Update: she smells like rubbing alcohol and her settles are getting worse

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## 1 comment

### Tyler cactus durden commented on 2025-08-09

I can’t say what your issue is. I’ve kept one alive almost continuously using the tray method. It’s in a small pot with a hole and placed in a larger tray with water at almost all time.

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