Drosera capensis seedling doing good!

Drosera capensis seedling doing good!#190961

By plant_obsessed -  Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:20 am
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- Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:20 am #190961

Re: Drosera capensis seedling doing good!#191000

By Veronis -  Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:58 pm
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- Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:58 pm #191000

Awesome. Have you started feeding it yet? It'll grow much faster if fed. You can use crushed bits of betta fish pellets (not the whole betta pellet until it's bigger), or bits of freeze dried bloodworm. Both are in the fish food aisle of pet stores and are very cheap.

Re: Drosera capensis seedling doing good!#191003

By plant_obsessed -  Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:29 pm
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- Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:29 pm #191003

I tried using a tiny piece of fish food, but it swelled up huge and then got all covered in fungus. Ended up losing a leaf. So, I caught the smallest ant I could find - and that worked. It went through the entire digestion process, ending with it kicking it off the center and over to the side.

Re: Drosera capensis seedling doing good!#191004

By plant_obsessed -  Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:30 pm
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- Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:30 pm #191004

Here's a pic of it and the big plant it's next to, which is about to flower!

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