Trap digesting with nothing?

Trap digesting with nothing?#370698

By Eventerminator -  Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:42 am
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- Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:42 am #370698

I just wanted to know if you guys ever seen any of the traps in your flytrap fully closed with nothing inside? I shone my flashlight in one to see if it caught anything and saw nothing. It's digesting nothing.

A newbie at taking care of carnivorous plants. I live in Australia, Perth WA.

Re: Trap digesting with nothing?#370702

By ChefDean -  Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:58 pm
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- Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:58 pm #370702

If it's simply closed, then likely something tripped it, but wasn't secure, or it was big enough to escape. If it was simply closed, it will open back up in a day or so.
Now, if it's sealed (approximately 1/3 of the sides of the trap from the teeth down are touching and the teeth are not interlocked anymore, even angled out) then something has triggered the trap and continued to trigger it, prompting it to seal and digest.

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Re: Trap digesting with nothing?#370708

By Apollyon -  Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:44 pm
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- Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:44 pm #370708

I see that happen often. Sometimes a few sensitive traps respond to top watering too.

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Re: Trap digesting with nothing?#370709

By Eventerminator -  Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:58 pm
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- Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:58 pm #370709

ChefDean wrote: ↑Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:58 pm If it's simply closed, then likely something tripped it, but wasn't secure, or it was big enough to escape. If it was simply closed, it will open back up in a day or so.
Now, if it's sealed (approximately 1/3 of the sides of the trap from the teeth down are touching and the teeth are not interlocked anymore, even angled out) then something has triggered the trap and continued to trigger it, prompting it to seal and digest.

The trap is fully sealed. I'm guessing that something big got stuck with half of it sticking out and was promptly stolen by some birds.

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Re: Trap digesting with nothing?#370737

By optique -  Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:11 am
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- Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:11 am #370737

i have blue wasp in my area that are good at getting away after triggering traps.

Re: Trap digesting with nothing?#370854

By EricSg -  Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:55 am
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:55 am #370854

Had such experience when my plants were overheated under a light.
How r u keeping your plants?

Re: Trap digesting with nothing?#370855

By Eventerminator -  Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:24 pm
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- Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:24 pm #370855

I keep my plants outside. It's all good now. Hopefully it actually does catch something

A newbie at taking care of carnivorous plants. I live in Australia, Perth WA.

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