Overfed by themselves

Overfed by themselves#304905

By bioflyer -  Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:10 pm
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- Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:10 pm #304905

Hi all, my problem is that my dionaeas trap too much insects outside ! Not a single new trap can remain empty for more than 24 hours. So it shows signs of overfeeding (traps dying, poor growth)... Should I isolate them from insects or let nature do ??

Re: Overfed by themselves#304919

By TheGamingReptile -  Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:24 am
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- Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:24 am #304919

bioflyer wrote:Hi all, my problem is that my dionaeas trap too much insects outside ! Not a single new trap can remain empty for more than 24 hours. So it shows signs of overfeeding (traps dying, poor growth)... Should I isolate them from insects or let nature do ??

I think that that's a think that you can't control. If your traps still eat the insects that means that that's eh probably need the nutrients. If they wouldn't need them I think they wouldn't trap any other insect. Isolating them can cause more problems

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Re: Overfed by themselves#304932

By SFLguy -  Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:05 pm
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- Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:05 pm #304932

Overfeeding is only really a problem when the plant is unhealthy and it is forced by a human to keep feeding

Outdoors if it's catching things by itself, it's fine

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Re: Overfed by themselves#304979

By bioflyer -  Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:05 am
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- Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:05 am #304979

Thanks for your opinions !

Re: Overfed by themselves#304986

By SundewWolf -  Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:54 pm
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- Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:54 pm #304986

The traps that are eating may die faster, but since your plants just got a huge supply of nutrients new traps will sprout at a faster rate too, so everything balances out.

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