- Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:25 am
#98319
Hi all!
So my plants just arrived today. I've got a "Bristle Tooth" (Dionaea muscipula) and a VFT "Big Mouth" (don't know the scientific name). They're a present for my girlfriend. She's been wanting to get into it all for awhile but has never got around to it. I've had a bit of a browse on the boards but couldn't really find an answer to my question, probably because I'm a noob and wasn't looking hard enough.
I live in Western Australia. It's pretty hot. As far as I know that's a good thing for these plants. We are however going into our winter and so I assume the plants are going dormant? Basically, I just wanted to know what I should be doing to keep these badboys happy in our climate over this time? Should I be leaving them out in the sun? Should I repot them? Should I be watering them a lot? So many questions. It'd be ideal if they didn't die before her birthday in two weeks.
I've attached a pic. And I must admit, the thought of keeping them for myself did cross my mind, but what kind of a boyfriend would that make me?
This is my first post so hello again and thanks in advance!
Sione
So my plants just arrived today. I've got a "Bristle Tooth" (Dionaea muscipula) and a VFT "Big Mouth" (don't know the scientific name). They're a present for my girlfriend. She's been wanting to get into it all for awhile but has never got around to it. I've had a bit of a browse on the boards but couldn't really find an answer to my question, probably because I'm a noob and wasn't looking hard enough.
I live in Western Australia. It's pretty hot. As far as I know that's a good thing for these plants. We are however going into our winter and so I assume the plants are going dormant? Basically, I just wanted to know what I should be doing to keep these badboys happy in our climate over this time? Should I be leaving them out in the sun? Should I repot them? Should I be watering them a lot? So many questions. It'd be ideal if they didn't die before her birthday in two weeks.
I've attached a pic. And I must admit, the thought of keeping them for myself did cross my mind, but what kind of a boyfriend would that make me?
This is my first post so hello again and thanks in advance!
Sione