Venus fly trap
14 March 2006, 03:03 PM
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Venus fly trap
I've been fascinated by these since being a small kid and fancy getting one, purely out of interest in them.
Has anyone got/had one and can share their experiences of them?
Cheers,
Matt
Has anyone got/had one and can share their experiences of them?
Cheers,
Matt
14 March 2006, 03:05 PM
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I used to have one - what do you want to know? Never trigger the trap unless you are feeding the plant, it can only reset 2 or 3 times. You will need to feed it, bits of bacon or mince.
14 March 2006, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
I used to have one - what do you want to know? Never trigger the trap unless you are feeding the plant, it can only reset 2 or 3 times. You will need to feed it, bits of bacon or mince.
14 March 2006, 03:09 PM
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No, it will grow new leaves / traps, but any given trap can only be triggered 2 or 3 times, so don't tickle the hairs to see what happens, otherwise you may not have enough traps left to sustain the plant.
14 March 2006, 03:09 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_fly_trap
http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
A little reading if you're interested
http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
A little reading if you're interested
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14 March 2006, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by scooby_matt
Where can you get them, will bog standard garden centre have them?
14 March 2006, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
You may need something a little better than a "Wheatcrofts" but I've seen them in quite a few places, even at some markets. You can also buy them online - try somebody like Thomson Morgan.
14 March 2006, 03:25 PM
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1) Don't spring the traps yourself.
2) Keep the plant wet - it's a bog plant afterall.
3) Never feed it any fertilizer.
4) Only water it with rain water, I use water from my pond.
5) I've never force feed any of mine with meat, but occationally give a helping hand to any stray spiders and flies which wnader past.
6) Don't let it flower, if it does it'll probably die after as it take all it's "energy" to produce the flower. The flower normally grows from the centre of the plant on a very long stem, this is so that any insects pollenating the flower won't get trapped.
7) Mine die down during the winter and come back for summer.
8) I keep mine on the windowsill.
Thats it really, these plants live in very poor soil condidtions and don't require much food, so just keep it wet.
Attached pic is of some unlucky fella, seconds form death!
Good luck
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2) Keep the plant wet - it's a bog plant afterall.
3) Never feed it any fertilizer.
4) Only water it with rain water, I use water from my pond.
5) I've never force feed any of mine with meat, but occationally give a helping hand to any stray spiders and flies which wnader past.
6) Don't let it flower, if it does it'll probably die after as it take all it's "energy" to produce the flower. The flower normally grows from the centre of the plant on a very long stem, this is so that any insects pollenating the flower won't get trapped.
7) Mine die down during the winter and come back for summer.
8) I keep mine on the windowsill.
Thats it really, these plants live in very poor soil condidtions and don't require much food, so just keep it wet.
Attached pic is of some unlucky fella, seconds form death!
Good luck
madras
Haven't seen these for years, used to keep a couple as kid 
14 March 2006, 04:21 PM
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I keep a couple in my office. I work in a converted barn and we get lots of bugs in, so they're well fed!
They don't like the chemicals in tap water, so I use water from the pond just up the road. Keep them wet and in good light.
TBH neither is doing too well at the moment, they do die back over winter and haven't really started to grow yet. Hopefully the longer days will help.
They don't like the chemicals in tap water, so I use water from the pond just up the road. Keep them wet and in good light.
TBH neither is doing too well at the moment, they do die back over winter and haven't really started to grow yet. Hopefully the longer days will help.
14 March 2006, 05:27 PM
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I had one, i tried to feed it a maggot, it trupped the bloody trap and then wriggled out.
might try again
the other fun one is the bananna plant, now they can grow mahhosive
Mart
might try again
the other fun one is the bananna plant, now they can grow mahhosive
Mart
14 March 2006, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by mart360
I had one, i tried to feed it a maggot, it trupped the bloody trap and then wriggled out.
might try again
the other fun one is the bananna plant, now they can grow mahhosive
Mart
might try again
the other fun one is the bananna plant, now they can grow mahhosive
Mart
I just want a plant that eats things!
14 March 2006, 06:10 PM
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14 March 2006, 07:54 PM
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Wow i remember my dad having one of these when i was a kid. I came back from holidaying in Corfu with my trusted fly squatter. I had loads of fun squatting flies and feeding them to the venus 
Cant remember what happened to it, we also had a big Yukka (sp) plant
Cant remember what happened to it, we also had a big Yukka (sp) plant
14 March 2006, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by CooperS
14 March 2006, 08:50 PM
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Seen them in places like Homebase and B&Q. Not worth the effort though - they'll never get large enough to eat the pesky kids from next door 
Out of interest, do they cause you to have more bugs near the plant through them being attracted to it?
Out of interest, do they cause you to have more bugs near the plant through them being attracted to it?
so i've ordered some seeds off ebay 
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