Need HELP! New Venus Fly Trap

Need HELP! New Venus Fly Trap#305496

By Samuel Li -  Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:03 pm
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- Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:03 pm #305496

I just got this VFT two days ago from Lowes. I put it outdoor for the whole time, and water it with bottled water everyday. I live in Bay Area California. I fed it tiny ants, the trap closed, but after 10 hours, it just open again. Are my trap healthy? And I heard dormancy is coming, should I transplant it into a terrainium during dormancy? Thank you

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Re: Need HELP! New Venus Fly Trap#305497

By evenwind -  Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:23 pm
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- Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:23 pm #305497

Welcome!

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Re: Need HELP! New Venus Fly Trap#305500

By PeteB -  Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:49 pm
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- Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:49 pm #305500

Bottled water or distilled water? . If you used bottled water there is your problem.

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Re: Need HELP! New Venus Fly Trap#305511

By Orit -  Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:32 am
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- Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:32 am #305511

If you're manually feeding your trap killed insects, you'll need to very gently squeeze the trap together for a few minutes to stimulate the trigger hairs. A VFT needs to feel the insect it's caught struggling inside it or it will assume it escaped and will not start digestion. As yours opened the next day, it's pretty clear it has not. Oh, and NO terrariums.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/arc ... ey/424782/

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