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Hey Gumpa
Sometimes, depending on what you feed the plant...it may not like it. And would turn black.
OR
If the trap doesn't close all the way when it catches something, bacteria can develop ( or get in there ) and cuase the bug to rot and turn the trap black.
Are you feeding it 'live' bugs. That could also be why.
Other than that...I would just make sure that you have the basics down.
Distill water
Temps good
Good Light
Keep us posted
Sometimes, depending on what you feed the plant...it may not like it. And would turn black.
OR
If the trap doesn't close all the way when it catches something, bacteria can develop ( or get in there ) and cuase the bug to rot and turn the trap black.
Are you feeding it 'live' bugs. That could also be why.
Other than that...I would just make sure that you have the basics down.
Distill water
Temps good
Good Light
Keep us posted
It ate 1 little living fly and 1 little living bug, and the traps closed all the way with nothing sticking outside but still they rot. i know it likes flys, cause he ate 1 without a problem before i got it (he still have 1 in one of his traps). I think he have all the other things fine (he grows with Droseras, while they are just fine).
Any other suggestions?
(P.S, Thanks Jaie)
Any other suggestions?
(P.S, Thanks Jaie)
Gumpa,
It could be that the fly ate something that doesn't sit right with your trap, that a hole or some type of damage was on the trap, and that once closed, the right conditions for a bacaterial assualt on it existed.
Traps do die and turn black, perhaps these traps had reached the end of the road.
You plant does not need to eat to survive. I would suggest holding off the feeding for a few weeks, maybe until next month, and let's see what happens, let your plant recover, and then maybe try feeding it a fly one more time.
It could be that the fly ate something that doesn't sit right with your trap, that a hole or some type of damage was on the trap, and that once closed, the right conditions for a bacaterial assualt on it existed.
Traps do die and turn black, perhaps these traps had reached the end of the road.
You plant does not need to eat to survive. I would suggest holding off the feeding for a few weeks, maybe until next month, and let's see what happens, let your plant recover, and then maybe try feeding it a fly one more time.
