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title: "This is my child I just got it today it's my first one ever if you…"
description: "This is my child I just got it today it's my first one ever if you have any advice please let me know"
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# This is my child I just got it today it's my first one ever if you…

_Posted by Creepypasta-fan\<3 on 2024-12-20_

This is my child I just got it today it's my first one ever if you have any advice please let me know

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## 4 comments

### Thetropicalplantcave commented on 2024-12-20

Preferably place outside, keep outside all year if you live in hardiness zone 7 or above. Don’t worry about frost. If you live somewhere colder, put in garage, it doesn’t need light during the winter. Keep it in your garage from nov-march. Water with only distilled water or reverse osmosis. Tap water has way too many minerals, also never fertilize, the insects it catches will do that. If you place it outside, you won’t need to feed it, if you place it inside, feed it once a month. The insects shouldn’t be bigger than the trap. Never feed human food. Place in 7-9 hours of direct sunlight. Keep in a tray of water about a 3rd of the way up, let it soak up till it’s empty, wait a day and fill it again. Only use carnivorous plant mix or sphagnum moss. Also these plants can look dead but be full alive, especially during dormancy. These plants aren’t the best for beginners but once you get the hang of it, it becomes light work. They need to stay wet as they come from bogs and swamps. I know this may have been an overwhelming message.

### Creepypasta-fan\<3 commented on 2024-12-20

Thanks

### c.cat commented on 2024-12-20

sarracenia northwest is a great website and has some very informational pages, i highly recommend checking them out! they also sell plants, mine came in great shape :)  
good luck!!

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### 🎲Sunmoth🍡 commented on 2024-12-21

Had a flytrap like that for years, love them so much! I kept it under a grow light for about 8h a day, and watered with distilled water:)

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