FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

Good morning beautiful people! Does anyone here know about how long a Flytrap stays closed after eating. Usually when I feed mine it opens back up after 24 hours. Is this normal? Makes me wonder if it is digesting the bloodworms I am giving it. Please help!

Love and Light,
PlantMom84

Are you massaging your traps after feeding them? This link might give you some ideas. I don't think my hands are steady enough to use tweezers withouth damaging the traps when I massage so when I feed traps I just use my fingers lightly.

https://www.carnivorousplants.org/grow/feed/bloodworms

Yes. May have to get live

Can you, or will you be able to, put your plants outside? They'll catch their own out there.

To expand on the massaging of the traps. Feed them, stimulate the hairs to close, then let them sit for about 30 - 60 minutes. Come back and gently squeeze the trap with your fingers three or four times. About another 30 - 60 minutes later, do it again.
The trigger hairs need multiple stimulations to close, seal, secrete, and digest properly. If you only do it once, and maybe too soon after closing, it may not be getting the proper signals to go full send.
Other option that us old guys love? Put it outside in the sun and let the freeloader catch its own dinner.

Didn't know that. I massaged the trap shortly after it closed and only did it once. Thank you