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Mar 20, 2025 - 07:55 AM
Large prey items, like crickets, tend to rot traps. Ideally, you would want to feed ants, flies, spiders and other smaller arthropods. If you have trouble finding or catching these, you can always try growing your plant outside. Flytraps are more than capable of luring and catching their own prey and are hardy down to zone 8. Fortunately, flytraps are great at replacing rotted traps with proper care. Even healthy plants are constantly cycling through traps.
Your plant may not be a lost cause. The first step is to make sure your plant's needs are being met (lots of pure water, acidic soil, lots of light). If they are, then trim the bloom stalk off. Flytraps slow down their growth while blooming and cutting the bloom stalk allows it to focus on its leaves. Don't worry about feeding at the moment. Flytraps don't need a lot of prey to survive.
Your plant may not be a lost cause. The first step is to make sure your plant's needs are being met (lots of pure water, acidic soil, lots of light). If they are, then trim the bloom stalk off. Flytraps slow down their growth while blooming and cutting the bloom stalk allows it to focus on its leaves. Don't worry about feeding at the moment. Flytraps don't need a lot of prey to survive.
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