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title: "Update/Question on Alan: It’s been a week since I’ve gotten Allan and…"
description: "Update/Question on Alan: It’s been a week since I’ve gotten Allan and he’s already grown a few new traps. I’ll take this as a good sign. I was wondering if I…"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Carnie"
published: "2024-06-28T16:21:33.783469Z"
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# Update/Question on Alan: It’s been a week since I’ve gotten Allan and…

_Posted by Carnie on 2024-06-28_

Update/Question on Alan: It’s been a week since I’ve gotten Allan and he’s already grown a few new traps. I’ll take this as a good sign. I was wondering if I should be misting him. Some websites so misting them can be more harmful than helpful and others say it does help them. I have yet to mist Alan

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## 4 comments

### Carnie commented on 2024-06-28

I was also looking to get Alan a bigger pot with more room to grow. Anyone have any suggestions on what pot I should get?

### c.cat commented on 2024-06-28

hi, i think you can go without misting - i had one and never misted it and it did fine! for a new pot i would probably stick with the plastic nursery pots, but others might have different thoughts. definately stay away from tericotta pots, as they can leech minerals and other things into the water.  
hope this helps!

#### Carnie replied on 2024-06-29

Thank you! What’s size do you suggest I get?

#### c.cat replied on 2024-06-29

i think anything that is at least 4 inches deep is ok, or just reuse the pot it came in :)

heres a little more info on repotting because tbh, i dont know a whole lot abt repotting VFT's but feel free to completly ignore it, i wont be offended lol

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