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title: "Help when I first got the Venus fly trap it was very happy for while…"
description: "Help when I first got the Venus fly trap it was very happy for while but now it’s very sad. What do I do? It’s managed to survive two years surprisingly."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/ke496k-7TrGWtgbLFbXPBA"
community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Eb"
published: "2024-07-28T07:40:21.379946Z"
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# Help when I first got the Venus fly trap it was very happy for while…

_Posted by Eb on 2024-07-28_

Help when I first got the Venus fly trap it was very happy for while but now it’s very sad. What do I do? It’s managed to survive two years surprisingly.

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## 3 comments

### AlexSloj commented on 2024-07-28

Where have you had it/what is the lighting situation? If you have been keeping it appropriately watered (in a tray while allowing it to dry a bit between waterings) and in proper substrate (which it looks like you have) then lighting is the most likely culprit.

### Eb commented on 2024-07-29

I put it in direct light

### Eb commented on 2024-07-29

Sorry, I meant indirect light

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