Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?

Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383307

By albertoburrito -  Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:30 pm
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- Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:30 pm #383307

I am growing my flytraps indoors until the temperatures go down, and it there aren't a lot of bugs in my yard big enough or small enough for my plants. Can I feed them bugs from the bug zapper? They are dead, but I can massage the traps to get them to digest it.

Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383311

By Panman -  Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:08 pm
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- Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:08 pm #383311

That would work

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Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383312

By Ewreck -  Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:08 pm
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- Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:08 pm #383312

Apparently it’s cool to pull the live ones out of your water dish.. I catch slot of gnats and stuff that way

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Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383524

By Big-Jack -  Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:50 pm
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- Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:50 pm #383524

Sure can. Might want to rehydrate them with a few drops of water though since their juices get boiled off when they zap. Will make it easier for the trap to digest.

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Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383525

By Plant_master -  Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:06 am
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- Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:06 am #383525

I feed my daddy long leg spiders
They love them

Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383526

By Plant_master -  Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:08 am
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- Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:08 am #383526

They squirm
a bit

Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383527

By Plant_master -  Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:08 am
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- Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:08 am #383527

Plant_master wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:08 am They squirm
a bit

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Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383530

By Panman -  Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:29 am
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- Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:29 am #383530

This one loves daddy long legs.

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Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383532

By albertoburrito -  Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:40 am
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- Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:40 am #383532

I've always wanted to feed mine one of them because of the legs squirming(i know, brutal), but won't the legs cause a bad seal and rot the trap?

Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383535

By CPhunter101 -  Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:28 am
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- Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:28 am #383535

albertoburrito wrote:I've always wanted to feed mine one of them because of the legs squirming(i know, brutal), but won't the legs cause a bad seal and rot the trap?

Rotting traps may or may not happen. The larger/more nutritious a spider is, the higher the chance that the trap will rot. When I feed my vfts daddy long legs, they usually don't rot since daddy long legs are skiny. On the other hand, small fat garden spiders cause rot when digested.

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Re: Can I feed my flytraps bugs from the bug zapper?#383540

By Plant_master -  Sat Jun 19, 2021 4:30 am
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- Sat Jun 19, 2021 4:30 am #383540

Mine never rot only in the winter I let my flytrap do there thing I'm rarely home anyway I just let them do there thing feel free to ask questions about mine

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