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I REALLY want an indoor VFT but I feel like I would struggle finding it bugs? some people say they find their own however I never have any flies or anything in my home that it can eat where can you buy food for them? do you just feed with tweezers ect
Just got this Venus Flytrap from Walmart today, he looks very sad and droopy, and there are quite a few black parts attached to it! Any advice please?
Does my Venus Flytrap’s soil look too slimy to you? When I got it I knew it’s a generally swamp kind of plant so I thought this green ooze was natural and beneficial for the plant. As I’ve been reading more online about these little guys apparently it’s common for them to get algae and slime due to overwatering near the top. Should I scrape this off or leave it?
Hey yall! Can you help me diagnose my plant?
hey!! i wanted to see if anyone had any input before i repot my pitcher plants(i was sent 2 of the same plant on accident and also wanted to know if i could put them together). it’s been almost a week for them to acclimate and i wanted to know if it’s better to use a terrarium like either of these or if it would be better off in a pot. i have a constant struggle with keeping my humidity levels in this area up, and i would love a plant cabinet for my tropicals but that’s just not in the cards for me rn. so maybe a mini one just for my pitcher plant? obviously i would open it daily for airflow i also have a lil fan on my plant stand for air circulation, i also know i would need to make sure i don’t overwater, but i really just wanted someone else’s input on the situation! ty!
I just took my VFT out of dormancy and I am so exited to watch it grow! I have it in sphagnum moss with a reservoir with distilled water and a dome over it to acclimate it back to the conditions in my house. Any tips?
so overall they seem okay..but there’s 2 smaller traps on each plant i wasn’t able to add water to as they hadn’t opened yet and i didn’t want to force them open, but they have since started shriveling. what should i do? cut them off? let them shrivel then pluck? also wondering if i should pot them together, the company sent me 2 on accident which lucky for me but now what to do with them🤔
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Hi! I recently got a venus fly trap from Lowe’s several weeks back. Since, I’ve repotted the plant into a deeper pot with a layer of Sphagnum moss and basic potting soil underneath and have been consistently bottom watering with recommended misting, but I noticed during repotting that the plant didn’t have many roots and what was there seemed to be rotted. It was doing a lot better after I repotted, but now it’s showing yellowing in the corners of the traps that are beginning to turn black. Is this crown rot? If so, what do I do??
Hi team carnivorous 👋 I’m brand new to the bug eater club & was advised to plant my little babies in a 50/50 mix of Sphagnum & Perlite. So I started the process of repotting today as my new babies are in a simple peat mix which seems very heavy & borderline stodgy. My question is regarding the live sphagnum mix I bought. Do I need to pick out all the little brown twig/pine needle looking bits so it’s just the green sphagnum going into the perlite mix or should I chuck it all in as is? Thanks in advance 🙏
sos!! i come outside today and what do i see on the doorstep? another package from the place i ordered the pitcher plant. they sent me a second one on accident!! should i pot them together in a 4inch pot? i know i should let them acclimate first but in a week or so should i pot them together?
Hi! I was at the store today and spotted some venus flytraps, I loved them as a kid and decided to buy one. I tried to pick the most lively looking one of the bunch but it’s still very droopy and sad. I have repotted it in a 10cm pot with one part perlite and 2 parts sphagnum peat moss, & keeping the saucer filled with a little bit of water. What is the most recommended thing to feed it? I don’t get many house flies but we definitely have ant problems throughout the year. Should I visit a reptile store? This is my first time with a plant of this type and I’m super excited but would love some help! ❤️
The flytraps I got from Walmart a few weeks back are producing a tonnnnn of tiny traps. I think I noticed an entirely separate plant. What do you think? Does it look like a separate plant? These are my first flytraps. If they are in fact separate traps, you’re supposed to wait until dormancy to repot them right? Edit: the pink pick is another flytrap that seems to be swarming with little traps.
I bought this little guy the other day, and I placed it on the window ledge inside my house, and I found it on the floor, so I put it back in its original package. But my concern is, how do I keep the soil humid and how do I feed it? First timer here
she’s finally here!! please share your care tips!! i have her under a grow light on its lowest setting and i plan to increase the settings every other day
I fed one of my flytraps a mealworm about a week ago before I got better food for them. It’s starting to rot from where the mealworm was cut it looks like. I did let the worm soak in distilled water before feeding it to the trap. What’s the issue here?
“Richard Dumpling” (My 7 and 5 year old wildlings each picked a name 😅) seems to be thriving after week 3. I have been bottom watering and the water is gone in a few days; should I continuous replenish the water or wait a couple days in between?
I’ve had this holiday cactus and it’s supposed to only bloom in Christmas but we brung it down to Florida and now it’s starting to bloom in the spring is this unusual
Does this look like a flower bud in the center to anyone? I thought it was perlite at first until I touched it. My eyes aren’t the best so I’d love some input 😁
Hi. I’ve been giving my flytraps mealworms and they’re doing fine. Recently I saw a video of someone feeding theirs a homemade mixture of fish pellets and stuff. I’m curious what foods and methods you guys use and what seems to work best? After feeding. What do you do to stimulate the hairs so the trap stays closed? Most of my traps are pretty small so getting even a toothpick in there can be difficult sometimes. I’m also curious if the mouths are still supposed to turn red when using a grow light? Mine are super green still, but the traps came from Walmart, so maybe it’s not a variety that turns red? Can you increase the number of active traps by alternating feedings? Why is one of my Venus flytraps producing traps that are only mm long. Tiny tiny little things.
