Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects

Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects#315453

By DeathMob -  Mon May 21, 2018 12:35 am
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- Mon May 21, 2018 12:35 am #315453

Hi I’m wondering if I could feed my sarracenia hard shell bugs? We get a lot of stink bugs that die by by our windowsill. If any hardshell bugs, what can I feed my sarracenia?

~Jake~

Re: Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects#339388

By DeathMob -  Sat Jun 29, 2019 3:59 am
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- Sat Jun 29, 2019 3:59 am #339388

I finally was able to answer this question on my own and found out that yes you can feed them hard shelled bugs. Even ticks are not an issue!!! I’ve been also feeding my Sarracenias and Sarracenia purpureas, those pesky Japanese beetles and have left their skeletal remains! Turns out they get the help from bacteria and some mosquitoes and possibly other bugs which also may get devoured by these awesome plants!!!! Yay!!!

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Re: Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects#339408

By DragonsEye -  Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:48 pm
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- Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:48 pm #339408

As long as the insect in question is able to fall deeply enough down to be submerged in the pitcher's fluid, it can be used.

Blessed are the "cracked" ... for it is they who let in the light.

Re: Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects#339500

By DeathMob -  Sun Jun 30, 2019 1:30 pm
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- Sun Jun 30, 2019 1:30 pm #339500

Correct! For the plants that have not developed deep and wide enough pitchers I use freeze dried blood worms until they develop good sized pitchers. I find the best pitchers for catching larger amounts of prey so far is the purpurea. Do they catch these bugs themselves yes and no. I read they aren’t the best at catching anything, but if you have loads of dead/live bugs that you catch. Feed them to the purpurea. They’ll love you for it!

~Jake~

Re: Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects#340150

By omnipercp15 -  Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:38 pm
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- Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:38 pm #340150

Thanks for your update after 1 year. Very good info!

Re: Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects#340173

By DeathMob -  Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:53 pm
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- Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:53 pm #340173

omnipercp15 wrote:Thanks for your update after 1 year. Very good info!

You’re welcome!

~Jake~

Re: Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects#340401

By optique -  Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:16 am
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- Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:16 am #340401

if u really want to see something cool drop a firefly in every pitcher of a nepenthes at night =p

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Re: Feeding Sarracenia Hardshell Insects#340403

By DeathMob -  Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:22 am
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- Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:22 am #340403

optique wrote:if u really want to see something cool drop a firefly in every pitcher of a nepenthes at night =p

That is very cool! I have actually been using my phone’s flashlight at night going up and down each tube or at least I used to. I would do it more often if I had them up higher and not kneeling towards them. I need to get a good table made or buy one.

~Jake~

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