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title: "Help! Not sure why my venus flytrap dies off so quickly, it's sitting…"
description: "Help! Not sure why my venus flytrap dies off so quickly, it's sitting in a windowsill and I keep it wet. What am I missing??"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Garima"
published: "2025-06-30T15:31:41.814879Z"
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# Help! Not sure why my venus flytrap dies off so quickly, it's sitting…

_Posted by Garima on 2025-06-30_

Help! Not sure why my venus flytrap dies off so quickly, it's sitting in a windowsill and I keep it wet. What am I missing??

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## 2 comments

### Ryan commented on 2025-06-30

Are you using distilled or reverse osmosis water? That seems like it could be the issue, but if not it also needs more light and probably a different soil.

### Brown Bear commented on 2025-07-06

First of all it's in a glass pot. It should be in a plastic pot the soil needs to be 50/50 perlite and peat moss, leaving it in a window sill is basically cooking the leaves. Might as well use a magnifying glass. The sunlight coming through is frying it. You have to repot it asap and use a small tall plastic pot. And water tray. If you have to put it in the windows then close the blinds and let it get filtered light.

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