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Technically you dont have to feed them at all if they are getting plenty of light especially if you put them outside they will catch stuff on their own. As my plants only go out when it's sunny I'm in the UK so not sunny that often so I supplement with food maybe once every 2 weeks or when a trap I previously fed has reopened. You can feed them almost any live insects that are no bigger than 1/3 the size of the trap your feeding. Some people use dried bloodworms from aquatic supplies but then you have the hassle of stimulating the trap to fully close and digest. I prefer live food its a more natural process. Also be prepared for the trap you fed to blacken and die off this is very common and normal the plant still received the nutrients from the food and will use this for new growth.

ChefDean wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:30 pm
My VFT's are about a 90%/10% closed/open.

How? My vft rarely catches its own bugs and most of the time when the traps are closed it hasn’t caught anything.

On average if I leave mine out for a day then it will catch one thing and its always the biggest and nicest trap that I'd rather not feed. I suppose it depends where you live. Possibly sanguine your traps are a little slowed down have you repotted or changed the environment recently?

sanguinearocks101 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:18 am

ChefDean wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:30 pm
My VFT's are about a 90%/10% closed/open.

How? My vft rarely catches its own bugs and most of the time when the traps are closed it hasn’t caught anything.

I have the same problem. Sometimes i place the trap next to a fly, the fly usually will slowly inch closer to doom.

Looks like a typical but I could be wrong

but it is seed grown from an OP Wally (I don't like that name now for some reason).
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I wonder why

Man hearing that name makes my stomach hurt

On occasion, I will open the doors to my house to let a fly come in. Then i'll swat it with a fly swatter, but lightly so that its not completely dead. Then put in a trap and when it comes out of its "coma" it starts moving its legs and stuff and it will trigger the trap to close.

rikos4ey wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:08 pm On occasion, I will open the doors to my house to let a fly come in. Then i'll swat it with a fly swatter, but lightly so that its not completely dead. Then put in a trap and when it comes out of its "coma" it starts moving its legs and stuff and it will trigger the trap to close.

Dude you are sick and messed up.... I love it!

One time I smacked a fly with a fly swatter and it screamed “I’m telling my mom”

Joshuamarshall792 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:58 pm

optimus prime wrote:but it is seed grown from an OP Wally (I don't like that name now for some reason).

I wonder why

Lololololololololololololol

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Am I missing something? Wally is one of the most vigorous and colorful VFTs