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I am a beginner if it goes to carnivorous plants. I read a lot about terrariums but I still don't know what are benefits of owning them. Furthermore, I have many seedlings of carnivorous plants but I don't put them to such terrariums. Is it okay? What varieties of carnivorous plants should be put in it? If you could explain me all I will be gratefull.

Terrariums are not needed for carnivorous plants. Grow them in the open air.

tommyr wrote:Terrariums are not needed for carnivorous plants. Grow them in the open air.

Eh, it kind of depends. For plants like Venus Flytraps and Temperate pitcher plants, it's almost always unnecessary unless you're dealing with seedlings or potential cuttings. For tropical sundews it can help, but a lot of easy growing species can adapt well to lower humidity. Easy growing Nepenthes can adapt well, but with expert species it will help a lot to provide a controlled an environment. It also depends on what kind of terrarium you use. If it's a fish tank with peat moss in it them it will most of the time won't work well, but if it's a large container holding pots that are sitting in a shallow level of water with strong artificial lights and with an adequate temperature range, then you should be set.