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Will the plant die if not fed 2 times a month?
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no, your vft will not die if you don't feed it exactly twice every month. it has been stated that many vft's in the wild will never catch a meal. i do believe that your plant will grow better if it does catch a few meals every month.
peace,
technoracer
peace,
technoracer
Can i catch a fly and put it in it's mouth? or watever its called :/[b said:
vft guy in SJ
VFT and Drosera lover
Hi Outlawz-gosu... Welcome to the forum.
For answers to these and many other questions about VFTs please read the FAQ pages here: http://www.sarracenia.com/faq.html
Good luck
Steve
For answers to these and many other questions about VFTs please read the FAQ pages here: http://www.sarracenia.com/faq.html
Good luck
Steve
or you can go to my care sheet which is further up
Insects are like fertiliser to a VFT and while it will grow faster if it catches insects, it gains all of its growing energy from photosynthesis. If you never give it insects it will still do fine.
Aight, thx a lot.
To answer your question specifically, yes you can catch a fly and give it to your vft. Use a toothpick or somthing to simulate a short struggle by your bug. This stimulates the trap to fully close and seal up. I've found it usually works without this step, but sometimes the trap will just open back up without digesting the bug.
Capslock
Capslock
vft guy in SJ
VFT and Drosera lover
I disagree... I honestly dont believe you can overfeed a healthy VFT. My plants are grown out in my garden and the only time a trap isnt closed around prey is if its exhausted itself already. Ive never counted, but I would say my plants caught in excess of 200 bugs each over the summer. They are quite adept at what they do.[b said:
Steve
You may be right Steve for plants that are used to catching alot of bugs, it is the best thing you can do for them. Many plants from TC though are not great catchers and can be overwhelmed by too many bugs at first. They need to be worked up to gluttony!
SF
SF