New from Minnesota

New from Minnesota#149827

By Puppybarnes -  Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:54 pm
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- Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:54 pm #149827

I have always wanted a VFT, and walking thru Home Depot, they have a display of them. I put one in the cart, hoping my husband would not look at the display and balk at the cost. For the price it is, it had better last more than a month!. I like interesting things in nature. My granddaughter and I go looking for Monarch caterpillars during the summer. I have one that has spun, and another that is "spinning" and two more eating milk weed. I do have a question that I cannot seem to find the answer for. Must all the traps be fed on a VFT? I fed two of the largest traps today. We do alot of fishing and I had some wax worms in the fridge. It was neat to see the head snap shut! I also read somewhere to take the "flowers" off the plant for better growth? What does the flower look like? I am more than happy to help the plant along, but I don't know what the flower looks like. Live and learn though. Thank you to anyone that answers. I greatly appreciate it.

Re: New from Minnesota#149831

By pieguy452 -  Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:32 pm
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Joined:  Sun May 22, 2011 11:09 pm

- Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:32 pm #149831

Welcome to flytrapcare, Puppybarnes! Flytraps are fun to grow and easy to care for once you get their few requirements down

Puppybarnes wrote:Must all the traps be fed on a VFT?

A flytrap should never have to be fed, it will lure and catch food on it's own. However, if you want to see it eat something in action 1 or 2 bugs a week wouldn't hurt. There is such a thing as overfeeding, so feeding every trap in a short period of time will do more harm than good.