Comments on: Venus fly trap care: How to water, tend, and feed this carnivorous plant

By: Jessica Walliser

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 21:43:51 +0000

In reply to Jess Brunkhorst.

Unfortunately, this is untrue. Sorry. No fruit for VFTs.

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By: Jess Brunkhorst

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:24:20 +0000

I was told once that they can eat fruit if I didn’t have access to any bugs?

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By: Jessica Walliser

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:45:11 +0000

In reply to Nancy.

Live insects are always best. It’s all I’ve ever done, personally, so I can’t say if the bloodworm would work. But, the flytrap leaves absorb the juices from the bug and if you’re just using rehydrated bloodworms, those “juices” would really just be water which wouldn’t provide the plant with what it needs. Sometimes it will take weeks to months for the leaf to finish digesting its prey. Slow process for sure!

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By: Nancy

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:50:08 +0000

How long does it take to “eat” its meal? Also I read on a different site to feed them rehydrated blood worms and then very gently pressing on the sides to mimic the bug moving in side. Does this work?

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By: Jessica Walliser

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:46:44 +0000

In reply to Kathy.

They do not need grow lights when in dormancy. Your garage is a great place to keep the dormant plants.

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By: Jessica Walliser

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:42:51 +0000

In reply to Breanna.

Nope. They’ll absorb the nutrients they need before shifting into full dormancy.

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By: Breanna

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 04:05:39 +0000

Is it bad for my Venus Fly Trap to go into winter dormancy while some of the heads still are eating food?

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By: Kathy

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:49:16 +0000

Do I need grow lights during the dormancy process? They live outside in spring/summer. Brought them in the house and have them in my garage but thought they may need grow lights with timers. 4 hrs of blue spectrum lights?

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By: Jessica Walliser

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 02:50:46 +0000

In reply to Camila Rombach.

In order for the traps to close, they need to be triggered by the movement of a live insect. Because of this, it’s not recommended to feed dead insects to the plants.

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By: Camila Rombach

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:56:09 +0000

Uh hi, my flytrap it lives indoors. Can I feed it dead bugs from my garage? Thanks this was informative

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