Sunday, January 31, 2010

So What Do You Feed a Venus Flytrap?

If you are wondering how and what to feed a venus flytrap plant, the menu is pretty simple.  About once a month or even longer, you can feed your flytrap some bugs!  The most common meal fed to a venus flytrap plant is flies. Surely you can come up with a half dead, wiggly fly from time to time, right?  If you don't have a fly, you can try feeding your venus flytrap a spider or a cricket. 

You want to avoid beetles, caterpillars and a few others.

Never feed your venus flytrap hamburger meat or chicken.  I am not sure why some people do this or tell others to do this, but it is bad for your plant!

Remember, your flytrap may not need to eat more than once a month.  So, don't panic if 5 or 6 weeks go by and it is not interested in a meal.  Especially during the dormancy period.

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