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Finally, a moment to myself! Here's an update on my Heli; it's popping up new pitchers!!

I added the live moss to the little pot, I think it looks really nice. I'm planning on making a freeze dried bloodworm shake and feeding some of the pitchers. For some reason I can't get this angle into focus . So overall I think I'm doing a good job, every now and then I take the lid off the terrarium to let some air circulate. The temps during the day are around 65f to 75f and at night around 55f to 60f, the humidity is pretty high around 85% to 95%(I think it may sometimes get to 100%). My gauges are a bit 'iffy' so the readings may or may not be completely accurate.

I think there are around 10 new little pitchers popping up, needless to say I'm really excited!

Good job!


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Thanks! All your tips helped!! I'm really happy that there are so many new pitchers popping up.

Upon closer inspection, it is going to be super difficult to feed the pitchers without spilling some over onto the media. I may have to wait for some mature pitchers.

I've heard that people sometimes just pop a little re-hydrated one in the pitchers (even fish food!), instead of a soup.

I don't feed juvenile pitchers.


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Same here. Only adult ones

Yeah, I can see why neither Cory nor Maiden feed juvenile pitchers; they're too dang tiny!

I'll just wait until I get some adult pitchers growing, it'll be easier that way.

You can feed them. Just grind some DBW and mix it with water. You just have to spray this nute water into the lil juvenile pitchers.

I use that method when i want to haste growing of some rare clones. But 90% of my juvenile are not feeded. Or they feed themselves with sprintails.

I may try that one of these days.

Good to see the minor I sent you is doing well.

WolframOmega wrote:Good to see the minor I sent you is doing well.

It sure is! I think that most of it has to do with the way it was grown before I got it, so I've got to thank you, WolframOmega, for sending me such a healthy plant to begin with!

It's been a while since I've posted on the forums! After hurriedly watering my Heli Minor this morning I took a pic of it because something looked weird. I rushed to work and during a little lull I looked at the pic of the heli and was all like, " What the #&@$?!"

Here's what I saw Then, just a while ago, I took it out of the terrarium and snapped some more pics!
Day temps reliably 75F to 80F, highest 83F! Night temps between 68F to 71F. Humidity has gotten down to around 20% during the day and over 70% at night! I've only fertilized twice with 1/4 strength urea free orchid fert via dropper in a couple of the pitchers(I may have gotten a little overspill on the Sphagnum). I'm pretty danged happy!

Congrats on the adult pitcher! That plant has come a long way from last August. Keep up the great growing!

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Thanks! It HAS come a long way, I'm really excited. The pitcher opened up a couple days ago, the 17th I think, and I couldn't resist putting in some 1/4 strength urea free fert inside of it.

I'll try to get some pics of the open pitcher soon.

That is one very happy looking plant!
Always exciting to have the first adult pitcher push up