- Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:53 pm
#128056
I just got my Venus Fly Trap from amazon.com today
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Venus-Fly-Trap-Pl ... 065&sr=8-1
Everything looked fine when I ordered it, (I take deep consideration in customers reviews of their experiences with the retailer).
I just got the package today and the plant looks very miserable. Half the leaves and traps were pitch black. I immediately gave it distilled water that has been processed with reveres osmosis and direct sunlight. I am just hoping I can recover this plant because I am very fascinated with what it can do.
The sun is dying down today so I put it next to my lizards cage. The reason for doing so is because my Bearded Dragon requires UVB fluorescent light(10%) in order to survive. So I thought it would be best to put the VFT next to the cage instead of IN the cage. Reason for this is because I am assuming all the heat in my lizards cage (85degrees) would possibly dry out the plant quicker. My bearded dragon is a desert lizard, so it requires a high temperature in order to sustain his health. The white bowl contains 1/2 inch of purified water as the instructions said.
If someone can please guide me to the ropes then I would greatly appreciate it.
Here is a link to the photos:
EDIT 1: I think I gave it the wrong bottled water. I read that some bottled water is not distilled, so right now I am going to boil some water and use that instead.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Venus-Fly-Trap-Pl ... 065&sr=8-1
Everything looked fine when I ordered it, (I take deep consideration in customers reviews of their experiences with the retailer).
I just got the package today and the plant looks very miserable. Half the leaves and traps were pitch black. I immediately gave it distilled water that has been processed with reveres osmosis and direct sunlight. I am just hoping I can recover this plant because I am very fascinated with what it can do.
The sun is dying down today so I put it next to my lizards cage. The reason for doing so is because my Bearded Dragon requires UVB fluorescent light(10%) in order to survive. So I thought it would be best to put the VFT next to the cage instead of IN the cage. Reason for this is because I am assuming all the heat in my lizards cage (85degrees) would possibly dry out the plant quicker. My bearded dragon is a desert lizard, so it requires a high temperature in order to sustain his health. The white bowl contains 1/2 inch of purified water as the instructions said.
If someone can please guide me to the ropes then I would greatly appreciate it.
Here is a link to the photos:
EDIT 1: I think I gave it the wrong bottled water. I read that some bottled water is not distilled, so right now I am going to boil some water and use that instead.
Last edited by jabinx92 on Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:03 am, edited 1 time in total.