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just got a beautiful dewy pine! but what do they eat? its still to small to succesfully eat anything and what part do you feed it to? is it sticky everywhere on the plant?

Congrats on the new dewy pine. I've not grown one before, so I can't say for sure what they like to eat, but I'd guess that they'll eat any kind of insect that gets stuck anywhere on the leaf.

Give it A LOT of sunlight and keep in low/normal humidity, not exceeding 50-60%. They also like more sand than peat when it goes about the soil mix, sand:peat 3:1 is good. You don't need to feed it, it'll be fine. Yes it's like "sticky everywhere on the plant". For nice growth and flowering, it's good to ensure a dormancy-like period of lower temperatures, just like for VFT's in the winter, but the plant still grows then.

And an important hint: don't repot it unless it's necessary. They've got very delicate roots, so place the plant in the pot you want to keep it in during the next few years.