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title: "I accidentally gave my Venus fly traps and pitcher plants water with…"
description: "I accidentally gave my Venus fly traps and pitcher plants water with minerals. Will they be okay? I was using water advertised as having used reverse osmosis,…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/sKXE5N21Rpee5BWTVKK2qg"
community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "404"
published: "2024-07-08T21:03:25.42231Z"
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# I accidentally gave my Venus fly traps and pitcher plants water with…

_Posted by 404 on 2024-07-08_

I accidentally gave my Venus fly traps and pitcher plants water with minerals. Will they be okay?

I was using water advertised as having used reverse osmosis, but today, I learned that it actually has minerals added. I’ve been using it for about 48 hours now. I’m about to get some distilled water for them. One of the pitcher plants has a bit of browning on top, but nothing else seems to have any problems. Does anyone know if they’ll be okay? Advice is welcome.

## 5 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-07-08

they’ll be ok!

#### 404 replied on 2024-07-08

Thank you!

### Succulent❤️Mama commented on 2024-07-08

Whenever I accidentally watered my carnivorous plants with tap water (sleepy and got the water bottles mixed up), I just flushed them with distilled water by pouring it through for a few seconds. They were fine, but that’s not to say they wouldn’t have been fine if I hadn’t done the extra step.😊

#### 404 replied on 2024-07-08

Good to know! Thank you for the help.

### nepenthomancer commented on 2024-07-09

Yes just flush the medium with water less than 70 TDS ASAP

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