FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

On a few sources/discussions I have found that people don't like feeding vft's ants. Some say that it can kill the trap. I've fed my small flytraps ants, and they opened a week later, perfectly healthy(the traps). Do people not like using them as food because they are too small for mature plants, or is there something else to it? Also I think that the ants I'm using are carpenter ants, though I'm probably wrong.

It does depend on the size and type of ant. I believe it is the larger, stinky, red ants that cause problems.

I feed my flytraps carpenter ants (the large, black ants that live on old trees) when I can get them. My plants don't have any problem with digesting them.