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title: "HELP my sundew isn’t looking good either!! I’ve been trying to feed…"
description: "HELP my sundew isn’t looking good either!! I’ve been trying to feed it flightless fruit flies but I don’t think they are working well 😭😭"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "snazzy man"
published: "2024-02-19T13:02:22.513167Z"
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# HELP my sundew isn’t looking good either!! I’ve been trying to feed…

_Posted by snazzy man on 2024-02-19_

HELP  
my sundew isn’t looking good either!!

I’ve been trying to feed it flightless fruit flies but I don’t think they are working well 😭😭

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## 3 comments

### LadyImpatient commented on 2024-02-20

My secret to sundews is to always leave it in a little dish that has leca and water in it. Not too much water, but just like it’s sitting in a little puddle. They’re bog plants so they’re used to a lot of water.

Give it bunches of sunlight. Honestly, no need to try feeding these during the winter much. Occasionally just make sure it snags a gnat or something and it’ll be fine.

#### snazzy man replied on 2024-02-20

okay thank you so much!!!!!

### Amy commented on 2024-02-29

Don’t feed it. Use distilled water!

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