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Newtime venus fly trap owner, got a plant a couple of months ago and have been doing an alright job so far by following a lot of the instructions on the web (using distilled water only, keeping it on a sunny windowsill, cutting off traps that are beginning to brown, etc.) I left for the Labor Day weekend, gave my plant some water that I thought would keep it going through those days, and then I return today to find this:



The plant still looks mostly green and not gooey/mushy as I've read about dead plants, what should I do? Is it possible to save from this wilted state? Was it just because it didn't get enough water when I was gone? Please help, this is my first plant and I'd hate to see it be a goner!

Your plant is dried out, please watering it through the soil and then do normal watering. Mine recovered in two days with all old traps died afterwards, but new growth were doing pretty well, similar to your case.