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I would like my VFT tonight, but unfortunately, the local store seems to be out of reasonable amounts of peat moss. I only have one plant so buying 3 cu ft of it seems a bit... excessive...
What the store did have, however, was long sphagnum moss. Which seems to be the same moss type, but more grown out. I would wait but I want to get the plant in new soil because I was using tap water for a couple days. I was doing research here about it, but there seems to be a variety of results. I am considering grinding up the moss the best I can before adding the perlite. I do live in AZ and with the summer heat fast approaching, I'm hoping that the media doesn't stay super wet for long. The planter I bought is pretty tall so hopefully any water will remain away from the roots.
You you guys think this will be suitable, or should I go and scavenge for peat?

If you only need a little bit of soil you can buy it pre-mixed here https://www.flytrapcare.com/store/growi ... -trap-soil

You can also flush your current soil to rid it of the minerials.

My VFTs are potted in LFS. I believe it's common to do so. Shouldn't have to grind it.

LFS essentially decomposes into peat.

Thanks! I repotted last night. Most of the traps were closed. I even discovered a second plant starting to form. It wasn't quite able to be separated from the other quite yet without damaging the roots, so I'm going to check it again in a month or so.

Update, it seems to be liking it's new space. My dog accidentally knocked it over a few days ago, but when re-potted it, I noticed it's roots had grown significantly.

Yes, it is looking like it is settling in and growing well now.

You might consider uncovering the crown of the plant so that the newly emerging traps don't have to fight their way through the peat moss.

I went and did that this morning. Also removed the little one from it's pot and put it in it's own (the one I got the other one in originally). It was large enough to get separated from the other easily without any damage to the root system. Bulb was nice and healthy too. I want to give it room to expand. Gifted it to my neighbor because he really wanted one and has experience taking care of tarantulas and such so I trust he'll care for it well.

I've started using coco fiber pith for the same reason. Getting peat moss it a massive pain here, then when the garden centers sell "CP soil mix" its super overpriced, and when you have a lot of plants to pot up it would make the hobby too expensive. Coco pith is really easy to get in bars, and once you have washed it out and rinsed it of all its salts it is a great medium. I love it, my plants love it, has great water retention while remaining light and airy.