2the9s said:

being the curious dumbass that I am....I stuck my finger in all of the traps to see how fast they'd close. Now I have to wait 12 hours for them to open again

someone is cheery tonight...9sey?

my brother had one when i was younger
he'd feed it potatobugs
what do you feed them really?

SammiJ said:

some people buy crickets from pet stores to feed it.....or just ants or dead flies. If they're grown outdoors they usually eat 2-3 flies a month. I'm keeping it on the inside though.

AnckSuNamun said:

*feeling like its more of a pet than a plant*

do you mind describing the care? i might get one for my dorm room next year

SammiJ said:

lol yeah I forgot it's a plant...I was like...ONLY 2 FLIES???!!!

AnckSuNamun said:

*feeling like its more of a pet than a plant*

do you mind describing the care? i might get one for my dorm room next year

SammiJ said:

Yeah, it does seem more like a pet The soil has to be moist at all times, but don't actually sit it water. Temperatures have to be pretty humid.... and lots of indirect sunlight. Location has a lot to do with the level of care needed too. Because the plants grow in my state, I don't have to do as much, like building a terrarium with a lid to create humidity. As far as feeding them bugs.....you don't have to feed them as often as you'd think. Some can go months without eating bugs, they just grow a little bit slower. Here's a site with a bunch of FAQ's, because I'm still learning about the care for them myself.

http://www.sarracenia.com...q2000.html

I read the one about how often to feed them, and it's possible for them to go over a year without eating bugs. *Sigh of relief* , you know because even though I'm fascinated with them, I didn't wanna have to feed bugs to it on a regular basis. I guess like any plant, as long as their watered they'll be ok.

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AnckSuNamun said:

knowing me, i'll end up spoiling mine and it'll grow so big it'll be able to devour people that keep me up @ night in residence

SammiJ said:

like Audrey 2 in Little Shop of Horrors. That used to be one of my favorite movies when I was little



oh god....Fly traps have been gettin' a bad rap in the media. I remember Flytrap from Power Rangers

AnckSuNamun said:

OH MY GOD I REMEMBER THAT EPISODE!!!



im going to buy a huge fish bowl...put the plant in some kinda pot and put the bowl overtop, i figure it'll be easier to prune dead leave that way instead of reaching in and freaking the plant out

Where do I buy one? I have wanted one for awhile. I have a Tarantula as a pet and I love those HERMIT CRABS also. I love EXOTIC PETS.

http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2000.html

looks just like that one. It's pretty small. I'm reading up on how to care for them. All this time I never knew they grew so freely in South Carolina...cool.

AnckSuNamun said:

When I was a kid, I would buy those. Unfortuanlly, I ended up killing the 3 I bought. I wonder what I did wrong.

MickG said:

most likely a lot
they're very fussy plants

SammiJ said:

Well what happened was I use to catch bugs and feed them, isn't that really why you would get a plant like that, but then the pods would turn black and fall off.

Maybe I shouldn't have caught the bugs by hitting them with bug spray.

That last line is a joke

AnckSuNamun said:

i'm sitting here reading through the FAQs on that site...there's even a friggin prince reference in it. heh.

I used to have cacti and I thought it'd be cool to get a venus fly trap. They're not the easiest of plants to not kill.

Where do I buy one? I have wanted one for awhile. I have a Tarantula as a pet and I love those HERMIT CRABS also. I love EXOTIC PETS.

MickG said:

they need a LOT of humidity...they need to be in a teranium in order to survive, not just in a flower pot
and their soil is to be moist, not totally wet all the time...
not direct sunlight, but lots of light nonetheless


all this from FAQ
i can't wait 2 get one!