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it sounds like your plant is becomming very healthy. one of my favorite plants are dark green with very wide leaves. im not sure of the exact reason FOR the wide wavey leaves, but its nothing to worry about at all! only certain types of VFTs turn red in the traps, some stay all green. it all...
I keep all my plants in a small terrarium with a 2 blub flourescent light above them. I mainly do it for the look and to keep my cat away from eating them . They all couldnt be healthier, so there's no downside from using one!
Hey, a common solution to getting rid of critters is to leave your VFT submerged in water over night, this will kill all the bugs and your VFT can more then handle an overnight in water. Good luck!
*EDIT* ...Distilled Water!
Would a standard Black Light work for supplying an Iguana with UV rays? i have a heat light for him already, and the tank sits under my floursecent lights for my VFTs, so lighting isnt a prob, im just not sure if he will get enough UVA or UVB, im not sure. Im new at this whole game.
I recently bought an iguana (today, woo). I have his tank setup with a heat lamp, however the heatlamp doesnt give off UVB rays which they need. The tank sits under my growing lights for my vfts, what my question is, do the lights i use for my VFTs also give off UV rays at all? they are the pure...
You mean the first picture of a VFT? To be honest, i have no idea. That was my first VFT ever and i got it at a novelty shop with no specific species on it. I really wish i knew. It has always had really big traps/leaves.
Today was a very warm day...and the wasp's were out and about. 3...yeah...3 got into my house today...Gave em a good whack with a book, and while they were still twiching, dropped em into a trap...2 into 1 VFT..and 1 in another. I was very pleased with how big my traps got this winter...so it...
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