I have a Venus flytrap once and now that I know you only feed 1trap and it feeds the whole plant I know how I killed my plant. I fed all of them that was open
Seeing this makes me think I want one of these. Or the Mexican butterwart one for fruit flies since the Venus trap may not be sensitive enough. Do you have any tips on those plants? I have no idea what I'm doing lol.
I keep mine outside and it gets a variety of bugs..Mine stayed small till I gave it full sun and bugs from outside that just naturally land on it.I keep mine in the fridge when dormant and get it out after 3 months,then repot it with fresh carnivorous soil,and slowly introduced it to sun again.I have got 4 plants off one since I use this method.
Old comment, I know, but if I was an employee, I'd be side-eyeing, thinking she's feeding her animal too little (not that mealworms should be a staple in any critter's diet). But I'd one million percent understand if she explained that it was for a VFT or other carnivorous plant. 😂
@@succyamum4127 So.. someone can get killed at 20, or they can die peacefully at 100. Death is nature, right? Just because something is going to happen later on, doesn't mean you have to do it for them. 🤦🏻♀️
I had one once for bout a week, I went outside and collected some bugs for it and put them in it's jar one of them was a spider witch promptly put webs around multiple traps and I tried doing things to help it but it didn't work.
you sure using distilled/rain waiter? full sun? not using regular soil? water under the pot all time/most of the time? cus mine I just neglect it outside (keep in mind, winter isnt too cold here). At first they were kinda in shock with the direct sunlight, but after awhile they were fine. Indoor isnt good for me cus I dont have enough sunlight
@@mystique3645 they go dormant, I keep mine in the fridge during winter and get ot back out in 3 months,repot it with fresh soil and rain water,and slowly introduce it to full sun.Mine has gotten huge over the years.
@cloudreamswho the only smell they have is faint that i have known and it isn't a bad smell (it's suppose to attract insects). And their digestion process does not give off any odor. It's not like a stomach or the like.
These carnivorous plants grow in the coastal plains of North Carolina and a little bit in South Carolina. Poaching them is a federal crime. You could be fined heavily and sentenced to prison. However, it's not unlawful to have a Venus flytrap if it came from a certified grower. I'm very partial to them, since I've spent my entire life in North Carolina. Carnivorous plants are fascinating!
I feel like it’s funny that you don’t like touching the worms. When I have been picking up mealworms with my fingers to give my leopard gecko for a couple years 😂
I feel you should do an episode from buying and care tips for venus fly traps. I love them but I can keep them alive and the instructions that the stores give well.....they aren't that great. Thank you ❤
Years ago, there was a patch of wild Venus fly traps growing at a campsite that my troop went to regularly. I haven't been back in years though so idk if they are still there.
Actually, carnivorous plants in captivity don't need to be feed with insects. In the wild, the soil where they grow is usually pretty poor in nutrients so they took it from insects But it's funny to see these plants doing "the thing" 😂 (also, I have a Pinguicula and is having babies!!!! ❤❤)
California Carnivores is a good place if you don't mind paying for shipping. Carnivero is also really good. The ones in stores tend to be in really bad shape unless you get there the day they arrive. (Sorry, I know this comment is old, lol)
OP = “Not my Fav thing to do”, Btw, did you know that Amazon sells these gel pellets to feed carnivorous plants? And You can also use freeze dried ‘blood worms’😉👍🏻…Just fyi, in case you aren’t up for the whole meal worm, Dubai roaches, live insect thing…I stumbled upon the gel pellet thing by accident previously, so just sharing info🤷🏻♀️😁👍🏻Hope You & Yours have had a Fun & Fab, July💥4th💥Holiday! 👋🏻😁
You can always buy dried meal worms. Dependimg on size of trap cut it. Soak it. Place it and trigger the trap. When it closes massage the trap a little til you see the trap close more. And once fully shut then rest.
Such worms actually can crawl out of the plant. I usually feed them small Grasshoppers (with the jump legs pointing out of the plant to later remove the shell) or wasps that flew in my drink
If you really don't like using live worms you can use fish flakes to feed them. Just pour a bunch of flakes into a small bowl and add water to make a THICK paste and smear a glob into the trap. The rest of the paste can be frozen for later.
I haven't got that far yet about mines at ShopRite and they were like looking dark brown dead so I snipped on trying to you know regrow it buying stuff for it I just now remove the rest of the dirt waiting on the soil to get here I got the Stillwater it's grew eggs or something
My son love those plants and we use to have some but die and it was not the intense red in the middle. Can you please explain how I can take care of one so I can surprise my son. Thank you.
How often do you feed it?? If you have a bunch of leftover mealworms, you can always put them in a dish and set it outside for the birds. I order live mealworms online to feed to the birds all the time. They loooove them!!
Don’t forget to feed your mealworms in between feeding them to your plant, I gutload my invertebrates before feeding them to my reptiles, so the reptiles get all the nutrients they need, I assume fly traps need vitamins too? Plus, it keeps them alive longer, required if you don’t wanna buy a new container of them every plant feeding
I put my Venus flytrap in my terrarium before I decided to take everything out, because I wanted it to help with the fungus gnats. My other 2 pitcher plants weren’t catching enough. Little did I know, over the course of 2 days the fungus gnats would kill every trap by activating them multiple times. Anyways, it’s still definitely alive and is putting out a new trap, but I’ve learned my lesson lol.
Every time I find them at my store I buy two bring them home and it's like they immediately die I swear the car ride kills them is there a secret to getting them from the store to home without killing them
The biggest thing to know with these plants is that they HAVE to go through winter dormancy. They also need lots of sun, unless you're somewhere really hot like Arizona. They come from North Carolina, so think about that when trying to replicate their growing conditions! They're definitely not the easiest plants to take care of, which is why I content myself with watching videos. :P You can't trip the traps over and over, because that'll kill them off eventually. And every winter, if you don't live somewhere that gets cold, you need to put them in the refrigerator for I think a couple months (not as sure about that part). You want a soilless mix (so think peat or sphagnum moss), but since they're bog plants, you can just stick the pot in a container of distilled/reverse osmosis water and keep that filled. NEVER use tap water. And you can either feed them mealworms, or you can buy freeze-dried bloodworms, grind those up into a paste with water, and squirt that in a trap every so often! (sorry for the long reply, lol. My autism is showing. I don't even OWN the dang things, but I watch way too many videos!)
I have a Venus flytrap once and now that I know you only feed 1trap and it feeds the whole plant I know how I killed my plant. I fed all of them that was open
Lol same here
Damn, that sucks.
Same!!
You get a worm, you get a worm.....Everybody gets a worm!
I was actually super curious about this, thank you!
"Aw that one wasn't as dramatic"
Plant: say less
"It's eating itself!" 😂✨💖🙏
Thank you for all the plant information ✨💖🙏
the tiny lil' "Save yourself 🥺💔" after too 🤣🤣
@@randonym😂💖👌
Say less 😂
@@Fndffvdvgg-e5b 🥰😂
The plant said say less got me
Seeing this makes me think I want one of these. Or the Mexican butterwart one for fruit flies since the Venus trap may not be sensitive enough. Do you have any tips on those plants? I have no idea what I'm doing lol.
Only water with distilled or rainwater.
I keep mine outside and it gets a variety of bugs..Mine stayed small till I gave it full sun and bugs from outside that just naturally land on it.I keep mine in the fridge when dormant and get it out after 3 months,then repot it with fresh carnivorous soil,and slowly introduced it to sun again.I have got 4 plants off one since I use this method.
Good tips. Thanks everyone
I'd suggest butterworts, don't have to worry so much about certain bugs eating the plant
I have over 100 pings now covering 18 species and let me tell you, they are so easy to care for and the most addicting plant ever!
I’m just imagining the interaction at the pet store as you ask for a singular mealworm. 😹
Old comment, I know, but if I was an employee, I'd be side-eyeing, thinking she's feeding her animal too little (not that mealworms should be a staple in any critter's diet). But I'd one million percent understand if she explained that it was for a VFT or other carnivorous plant. 😂
Exactly my reaction too😂 & silently feeling sorry for the worm😟😔😅...Uh , ok, its nature , its fine and interesting 😁
It isn't nature when a human goes out of their way to get the worms alive, then tweezer feeds the trap 🤦🏻♀️
@@LephizK it's the end result of what would happen in nature Karen 🤦🏼♀️
@@succyamum4127 So.. someone can get killed at 20, or they can die peacefully at 100. Death is nature, right?
Just because something is going to happen later on, doesn't mean you have to do it for them. 🤦🏻♀️
@@LephizK karen
@@Michael_Vzhari OK? Get a better insult and stop acting like a child.
🌱says: "Feed me, I say feed 🐛 me Krystal."😁😉
😂 I swear I love your reactions to what you do with your plants. I feel it with you.❤
I had one once for bout a week, I went outside and collected some bugs for it and put them in it's jar one of them was a spider witch promptly put webs around multiple traps and I tried doing things to help it but it didn't work.
Would LOVE to see a tour of all your plants and set up!! This was fun!
Check her page. She's got a couple videos where she gives a tour of her plant room.
The way she said "this one boutta git it"
Had me dying on the ground 🤣
"Have you ever seen a venus fly trap eat?"
*Me who is growing 1731 (exactly) in their backyard*:yes too many times
I have never been able to keep a fly trap alive. 😕
Same.. it ate a fly once and after that kinda died off 🤷🏻♀️
Genuine question, does it "die" when it gets cold? Because they look like they are dead in winter and pop back up when it's warm.
you sure using distilled/rain waiter? full sun? not using regular soil? water under the pot all time/most of the time? cus mine I just neglect it outside (keep in mind, winter isnt too cold here). At first they were kinda in shock with the direct sunlight, but after awhile they were fine. Indoor isnt good for me cus I dont have enough sunlight
@@mystique3645 they go dormant, I keep mine in the fridge during winter and get ot back out in 3 months,repot it with fresh soil and rain water,and slowly introduce it to full sun.Mine has gotten huge over the years.
@cloudreamswho the only smell they have is faint that i have known and it isn't a bad smell (it's suppose to attract insects). And their digestion process does not give off any odor. It's not like a stomach or the like.
I recommend growing them in peat moss sand and perlite mix for Venus fly traps in stead of long fiber sphagnum moss they look good 👍
the only reason not to is cost
@@gooeydewys5151 true but that’s how I grow them I use sphagnum for different carnivorous plants like Nepenthes
I flinched when it closed but these plants still fascinate the hell out of me. Carnivorous plants have always been so cool to me
“Save yourself” 😂
As that wasn’t as dramatic
Plant. Give me a second😂😂😂
I've always wanted one of these plants, but I've never seen any as beautiful as yours. Maybe a short on rescuing a venus fly trap? ❤
That was the best feeding ever! I totally understand the ick.. Yup
These carnivorous plants grow in the coastal plains of North Carolina and a little bit in South Carolina. Poaching them is a federal crime. You could be fined heavily and sentenced to prison. However, it's not unlawful to have a Venus flytrap if it came from a certified grower. I'm very partial to them, since I've spent my entire life in North Carolina. Carnivorous plants are fascinating!
Bro you can buy them at Walmart 😂
@@boop6169 ...certified grower...I'm just saying what the law is.
Poaching of ANYTHING is illegal, not just VFT.
I love the little pat pat at the end like ok ur dun, by (Grose ) 🤣🤣🤣
They put off a really neat bloom!
They bloom??? I didn't they did that. I can't keep them alive more than a couple months before turning black.
I love watching you feed the venus flytraps, it's always amusing
Okay but that one with like 3 conjoined venus trap tho wkwkwk
Watching them eat is so cool/entertaining!
Love your videos ty!
My fly trap digests bugs so quickly
I feel like it’s funny that you don’t like touching the worms. When I have been picking up mealworms with my fingers to give my leopard gecko for a couple years 😂
I feel you should do an episode from buying and care tips for venus fly traps. I love them but I can keep them alive and the instructions that the stores give well.....they aren't that great. Thank you ❤
Pls can u tell me how u get ur Venus flytrap so big
it takes time
Lol someone gotta tell that other fly trap that’s canabalism
As a lizard mom I have this same relationship with the mealworms lol they don't even know what's comin 😭
When you're so hungry you eat the food in your hand AND your hand
I'm thinking about getting one of these so I'm glad I subscribed 🥺 earth signs love gardening ♉💕 adleast I've always been attracted to it
I never realizedyou could feed themm mealworms! Im going to give it another try!
So it doesn't get energy from insects, it eats them to get nitrogen
the first one can be fed ! and if you dont it will only grow slowly.
Years ago, there was a patch of wild Venus fly traps growing at a campsite that my troop went to regularly. I haven't been back in years though so idk if they are still there.
Ok now I know what to get for our office Secret Santa Christmas gift. Lol
Maybe I should get one of these with the amount of flys and spiders I’ve been getting lately.
Actually, carnivorous plants in captivity don't need to be feed with insects.
In the wild, the soil where they grow is usually pretty poor in nutrients so they took it from insects
But it's funny to see these plants doing "the thing" 😂 (also, I have a Pinguicula and is having babies!!!! ❤❤)
It’s so cute!
My boyfriend gave me a pitcher plant for my birthday in August..... I haven't had to feed it as yet,seems to catch its own food! 💜🇦🇺💜
They're ready for more room . They look like big, agree your pot.
Yes I used to have one
I can’t keep them alive to save my life!!! 😭😩 the hardest plant I’ve ever owned 😲
I feel like at that size, just put it near the trash cans on a musty day, and it might catch something lol
Where do you get you v fly traps from I love them so cool
I have seen them in the states in flower shops and even grocery stores seasonally. I'm trying not to kill one as we speak.
I got mine from eBay, you can also get them from Amazon.
California Carnivores is a good place if you don't mind paying for shipping. Carnivero is also really good. The ones in stores tend to be in really bad shape unless you get there the day they arrive. (Sorry, I know this comment is old, lol)
Carnivorous plants are my favorite
OP = “Not my Fav thing to do”, Btw, did you know that Amazon sells these gel pellets to feed carnivorous plants? And You can also use freeze dried ‘blood worms’😉👍🏻…Just fyi, in case you aren’t up for the whole meal worm, Dubai roaches, live insect thing…I stumbled upon the gel pellet thing by accident previously, so just sharing info🤷🏻♀️😁👍🏻Hope You & Yours have had a Fun & Fab, July💥4th💥Holiday! 👋🏻😁
I think you need to feed it live feedings so it closes all the way I might be wrong tho
While picking ticks off my dogs, I wondered if Venus fly traps would like like those blood engorged parasites.
You can always buy dried meal worms. Dependimg on size of trap cut it. Soak it. Place it and trigger the trap. When it closes massage the trap a little til you see the trap close more. And once fully shut then rest.
I had someone tell me I could rehydrate freeze dried meal worms but every tutorial I've seen about caring for them says live bugs only.
Such worms actually can crawl out of the plant. I usually feed them small Grasshoppers (with the jump legs pointing out of the plant to later remove the shell) or wasps that flew in my drink
When i was young. I tried to give mine a piece of hamburger.🤷🏾♀️🙄🤦🏽♀️I don't remember it ever opening again. I was about in 3rd grade. SMDH.
If you let mealworms dig around in dirt for like a month they become bettles
Love ur channel
I had a army of them once and I only had to water it because houseflys would wander in sometimes.
I love them
Is nobody gonna talk about the thumbnail
If you really don't like using live worms you can use fish flakes to feed them. Just pour a bunch of flakes into a small bowl and add water to make a THICK paste and smear a glob into the trap. The rest of the paste can be frozen for later.
I love Venus Flytrays
Is that the one you saved💯☝🏾🧐♥️😳
What grow light do you use to grow them indoors?
I haven't got that far yet about mines at ShopRite and they were like looking dark brown dead so I snipped on trying to you know regrow it buying stuff for it I just now remove the rest of the dirt waiting on the soil to get here I got the Stillwater it's grew eggs or something
Waiting for video on care. Have tried a few times to care for one but no success
Just posted it today 💚
My son love those plants and we use to have some but die and it was not the intense red in the middle. Can you please explain how I can take care of one so I can surprise my son. Thank you.
At first, I thought you were Doja!
I had no idea that you only have to feed one trap for the whole plant to be nourished.
How often do you feed it?? If you have a bunch of leftover mealworms, you can always put them in a dish and set it outside for the birds. I order live mealworms online to feed to the birds all the time. They loooove them!!
She said feed it once a month in another short.
Can you show us how you repot it
What kind of soil mix do they need??
They would be a great solution for my living room gnat problem where I have my ball python!
Don’t forget to feed your mealworms in between feeding them to your plant, I gutload my invertebrates before feeding them to my reptiles, so the reptiles get all the nutrients they need, I assume fly traps need vitamins too? Plus, it keeps them alive longer, required if you don’t wanna buy a new container of them every plant feeding
Yes I have seen a Venus fly trap eat.
My Venus died it was small but I had little to go on to care for it.
I want one now!!! 😳
Excuse my ignorance, but what happens to the flies after the trap closes?
I put my Venus flytrap in my terrarium before I decided to take everything out, because I wanted it to help with the fungus gnats. My other 2 pitcher plants weren’t catching enough. Little did I know, over the course of 2 days the fungus gnats would kill every trap by activating them multiple times. Anyways, it’s still definitely alive and is putting out a new trap, but I’ve learned my lesson lol.
I love it
How do you care for your Venus flytrap, putting it in dormancy bringing it out of dormancy?
BRB gonna go buy mealworms for my trap now
I wanted to save some from Walmart but I didn't have enough
Every time I find them at my store I buy two bring them home and it's like they immediately die I swear the car ride kills them is there a secret to getting them from the store to home without killing them
Find a witch that will cure your black thumb.
You can’t give them normal water, has to be rain or distilled
Question do you still water it and how would you re pot it without touching the mouths
So what do you do when it’s little? Just water it until it’s bigger then feed it?
Where did you get the tweezers at
Do you have any pitcher plants? I would love tips on keeping them alive
How do you know when the plant is big enough to be fed? Also, for smaller plants, do you not fees them at all? Or feed them something smaller?
Do you still have these plants?! If so what do you recommend as far as maintenance for them. I am interested in getting one. Thank you 😊
The biggest thing to know with these plants is that they HAVE to go through winter dormancy. They also need lots of sun, unless you're somewhere really hot like Arizona. They come from North Carolina, so think about that when trying to replicate their growing conditions!
They're definitely not the easiest plants to take care of, which is why I content myself with watching videos. :P You can't trip the traps over and over, because that'll kill them off eventually. And every winter, if you don't live somewhere that gets cold, you need to put them in the refrigerator for I think a couple months (not as sure about that part).
You want a soilless mix (so think peat or sphagnum moss), but since they're bog plants, you can just stick the pot in a container of distilled/reverse osmosis water and keep that filled. NEVER use tap water. And you can either feed them mealworms, or you can buy freeze-dried bloodworms, grind those up into a paste with water, and squirt that in a trap every so often! (sorry for the long reply, lol. My autism is showing. I don't even OWN the dang things, but I watch way too many videos!)
Subscribed!😊
Is it safe to feed 2 of the heads a Rollie pollie each?
I need mealworms for my pitcher plants, hens and bearded dragons. 😎
Apparently you can feed them a jelly bean
You should see us we have Venus fly traps PLUS 5 lizards which means meal worms, crickets,wax worms,plus fruit for our bearded dragon:)
Where do you get your Venus fly trap?? I want one 😊😊😊
Cool
What do you do with the bug corpse after the Venus opens up again?
Nice!
I have a Venus fly trap I feed it ants and tiny spiders instead of mealworms
Can I do this with other carnivorous plants?
A Latina as obsessed with Venus fly traps as I am? Donde vives pa invitarte unos tacos!