My venus fly trap

[Isotope]

dont know where this should go but since people grow them in their terrariums i thought i would share mine here

[supersheep1988]

nice plants...lol...really uniqe...nv seen it b4

[Jervis]

I am looking for some for my new project... any kind soul can lead me to the right source? The first pix is stunning

[Delwin]

Is that VTF a B-52 or Red Dragon??
Cute Drosera
Give them full sun, and they will be happy

[Delwin]

I am looking for some for my new project... any kind soul can lead me to the right source? The first pix is stunning

I have afew Tissue cultured Red Ruby Venus Flytrap, still not hardened yet, if you want you can have one for a token

[Delwin]

Picture 2 is a tropical Venus Flytrap

[Isotope]

b52 where got so small ... Lol

All getting lots of sun. Typical one just got out dormancy. Definitely needs repotting.

You can get vft at upper thomson road nurseries, only $10

[Isotope]

wad u mean tropical?
Anyway i think u should gib him the adult one, young vft die easily.

[Jervis]

I have afew Tissue cultured Red Ruby Venus Flytrap, still not hardened yet, if you want you can have one for a token

Wow! That's an honour actually... but I'm not sure I have the experience to take care of it yet. I'm still very new to flytraps

[Jervis]

How do you guys feed vft?

[Isotope]

you dont.... they catch their own

[Jervis]

you dont.... they catch their own

Inside a vivarium? I don't think they will be able to find a single flying insect in my office... any suitable food source for force feeding?

[planted86]

fruitfly, fly, ants.. any small insects....

[Jervis]

fruitfly, fly, ants.. any small insects....

I wonder where I can find insects to feed the VFT... how about crushed crickets or worms? I know it sounds cruel... that's probably what I can buy from the LFS. How often do I have to feed them?

[Simon]

for VFT, don't get them too wet, they thrive if the soil is moist not wet. I used to have 2 in my vivarium, the one closer to the water didn't survived compared to the other which is potted on a higher ground, but eventually died because of bad air circulation and heat in the almost close tank.

Technically you need not feed them, like most carnivorus plants they get nutrients from the soil, insect acts like snacks to them . Also don't fertilise them or else they will stop producing the 'claws' :P

[planted86]

erm... CP get most of their nutrients from their prey rather than soil... but don't always feed them... maybe once per 2 week or per month?? they are capable of catching their own prey... dun need to crush them.. just find small insects that can fit into the trap... and yea keep them moist but dun flood their root as their root system will rot.. and VFT have a domancy period...

[avant]

fruitfly, fly, ants.. any small insects....

actually i read that ants might not be a good choice of diet for VFTs.. due to a chemical secreted by them. VFTs aren't easy to care for, especially when you need to prepare for the dormancy period that they need once a year.

[Delwin]

Never feed ants to the CP plant, especially to the Drosera

[Delwin]

I wonder where I can find insects to feed the VFT... how about crushed crickets or worms? I know it sounds cruel... that's probably what I can buy from the LFS. How often do I have to feed them?

You can buy some pinhead crickets to feed your VFT once every two weeks, or i can spare you, if you can always come down to bedok to get from me

[Delwin]

b52 where got so small ... Lol

All getting lots of sun. Typical one just got out dormancy. Definitely needs repotting.

You can get vft at upper thomson road nurseries, only $10

I just get my B-52 shipment, still small, but growing good