Growing Carnivorous Plants E1: Building a Terrarium

[@hqin2u]

Very underrated channel, great audio and production quality. Funnily enough I am planning to build a carnivorous Australian terrarium, so this video will probably be my main inspiration.

[@HypnoticExotics]

Thanks, and please do!

[@SensitivelyConfusing]

I could share this to some peeps if you need

[@nightime8122]

YES THIS IS THE FIRST KZbinR THAT I SEE THAT DOESNT INCLUDE VENUS FLYTRAPS!!!!!

[@HypnoticExotics]

OH MAN JUST WAIT. I'M GONNA SHOW PEOPLE HOW TO DO A FLYTRAP TERRARIUM, THE RIGHT WAY. (thanks for watching ❤️)

[@pershop4950]

I'm definitely one of those people who would travel far and wide to see these plants in their natural habitat!

[@HypnoticExotics]

Agreeeeed! There were pings, sundews, and sarrs all growing one block away from my childhood home. I miss it so much hahaha!

[@Evan345gdf]

north carolina

[@beckylovesyou]

Can't wait to see who gets to live in your terrarium!!

[@TEX474]

Love this proyect. Looking forward to see how looks at the end. Watch this via KZbin commercial from a video of Brave Wilderness Greetings and new subscriber 🤟🏻

[@HypnoticExotics]

Thanks! I've been trying my best to keep the sphagnum healthy as I harden off the incoming plants. You can follow me on Instagram @Hecarnivorousplants for regular updates and posts. And brave wilderness? WOW! I'm happy to hear I'm having people see my content, especially via BW. I love them!

[@javiervm332]

Great project, thank you. Just subscribed

[@s3anb0i40]

idk if you’re still active at all but i’m wondering what the lamp you’re using is, not the bulb itself. i bought the bulb in the description and my lamp won’t turn on when i screw it in and flip it on

[@OverlordShamala]

_Drosera burmannii_ can easily become a pest, they are annuals but do produce large amount of seeds. And they do germinate readily, completely out competing slower growing _Droseras._

[@pershop4950]

It looks like you put a covering on one of those 5 small pieces, then you went ahead a made a hole in it anyway and put in some spaghnum to act as the wick. I think this design could also benefit from having that 1 small piece and 1 large piece, have an angled cut at the bottom where they stay on the glass. The other 4 pieces can continue having a flat cut since they are just there to support and not be used to get water in or out. However, it looks great as-is and I realized I keep coming back to this video and see new and different things to think about and comment about. I hope you are doing well and this terrarium is also going great after these many years.

[@tic857]

You didn't have to put notches as the bottom of the pipes?

[@Plant_Parenthood]

Just a note with the colour temperature of bulbs: it's not a "more is better" kind of situation. Plants generally use more light from 2 areas of the spectrum. The corresponding colour temperature would be about 2700K and 6500K. I would agree that the 6500k is the better end of the spectrum to use for this project though. Thanks for a really informative video, it helped me a lot :)

[@kengilliver7387]

Can I use clay pebbles for drainage at the bottom of a Carnivorous Sarracenia terrarium

[@louisgordon4835]

Love your videos. Please make more content.

[@noeltuba4243]

Does anyone know how exactly the irrigation works? I reckon you leave the bottom of the long pipe open to allow water to flow but do you glue the little ones waterproofly to the bottom in order for them to store water or do you leave em open at the bottom?

[@HypnoticExotics]

The long tube is empty, the smaller tubes are filled with sphagnum moss to wick the water up via capillary action into the soil above. I put little hot glue stilts on the bottom of the smaller ones as well to make a tiny gap for water to flow through underneath. I "think" that's what you were asking about, correct me if I'm mistaken though! Thanks for watching!

[@Fr3shlove22]

awesome video! excited to see more!

[@thisian3193]

I like sundew

[@HypnoticExotics]

sundew is great

[@Runfromjuliet]

Hey there! So I built my tank up to basically match yours, but it’s a rectangular tank. My question is this - how often do I need to/should the soil/sphagnum moss/sand be changed out or replaced? I’ve had it set-up for several months now and it’s kinda smelling a little musty

[@brolow2358]

cool plants!!

[@tyjae970]

wow! you are soo impressive! Love your shirt and use of PVC pipe!!

[@HypnoticExotics]

Thank you! Episode two will be out later this week!

[@aksharaalex8749]

How to avoid the mould

[@handymancreativesolutions7798]

Hey I’m in the process of making one and I can’t figure out the physics of the reservoir, how are you pumping the water out and what are the short pvc for. ? How does it work? Am I missing that in a separate episode ?

[@Ayeo801]

Where do you get your rocks and sand?

[@MTechOver9000]

Epic video, thanks

[@SFC1162]

Very interesting. When r u going to upload part 2? Thanks.

[@HypnoticExotics]

Thanks! E2 should be up soon!

[@MershidBuldiman]

hi, im planning to making my own terrarium for my sundew, when you say quartz pebble is it the same thing as the marble pebble? im looking into market near me and all i found is marble pebbles

[@HypnoticExotics]

No, marble is metamorphic limestone, still calcium carbonate and can thus can react with water, releasing nutrients into the soil. It can even make the water alkaline, which is not what you want with carnivores. Hope that helps!

[@kyawthuta9058]

For the rinsed sand, can I use aquarium sand? Is it harmful to the plants?

[@jameswiggle]

oh lord..please don't use aquarium sand..it's not even safe for normal plants let alone carnivorous plants

[@caracalcontinuum3118]

I want to make one!

[@robinsondjl]

How did you get the soil to overhang over the moss without risk of collapse?

[@HypnoticExotics]

It just took a bit of TLC and attention when watering. The Cephs and Utric have now rooted in and act as a scaffold for the overhang.

[@Hauntedskull666]

Part 2 plzz!

[@HypnoticExotics]

Soon! The terrarium is planted and the video is being edited!

[@lauragreen86]

what's the short PVCs for?

[@HypnoticExotics]

They pull the water up from the reservoir at the base like a wick in a lantern.

[@plantguy9]

How about a vivarium of carnivorous plants? Same type people use to have frogs or reptiles and using the same method to make the enclosure look natural.

[@janiejody1747]

I have been wanting to start a carnivorous terrarium for a while now. I even ordered a bunch if different kinds and colors but they were all confiscated by customs in new York. Where can I find or order them in the USA?

[@HypnoticExotics]

Hi Janie! I'm sorry to hear about the confiscation, it's illegal to import plants without a permit though, especially those that are endangered. Here are some US sources for carnivorous plants: Flytrapcare.com Flytraps.com Redleafexotics.com Nativeexoticsonline.com Growcarnivorousplants.com Californiacarnivores.com There are others as well, ebay too if you set the filter to "US only" Hope that helps!

[@tyngchinchillachang838]

How do i prevent nutrient buildup? Roots kept dying.

[@HypnoticExotics]

Is it in a terrarium? You can prevent nutrient buildup by flushing distilled or R/O water through it every month or so. It also highly depends on the quality of the water, because even though 50ppm is fine for most carnivores, it's still enough to lead to nutrient buildup if left to evaporate. Hope this helps!

[@sazji]

That’s going to be pretty messy once that Utricularia spreads everywhere and over the Pygmy Droseras! But I’m so glad you didn’t put flytraps and Sarracenias in there. :-)

[@HypnoticExotics]

It's getting to be incredibly dense, yes. If you haven't yet, check out the update (GCP Episode 3) to see how it's all going. Thanks!

[@sazji]

Hypnotic Exotics They’re looking nice! (I follow you on Instagram too.) Can’t wait till the Cephalotus start pumping out adult leaves. I like the pvc idea, it took me a moment to understand where you were going with that!

[@jynnsomething4617]

@@sazji I'm still unclear. What is that for?

[@reivjacuarios9308]

Why can't be some flytraps?

[@sazji]

reivJacuarios Flytraps need a winter dormancy with low temperatures, so they aren’t compatible with subtropical plants.

[@donnylee9897]

I think I’m dyslexic lol I thought it said “Grow Caronavirus”

[@Tristan-cx7qc]

Same here

[@eduardovalencia2543]

Wonder where I could buy some in the USA

[@Whatacomedian_]

Did you ever find out? I saw some seeds on amazon.

[@eduardovalencia2543]

@@Whatacomedian_ yes thank you! I found some at TJmaxx!

[@duskmoss]

Eduardo Valencia there is a person called curious plants

[@Matteo_youtube]

You need more subs

[@HypnoticExotics]

THANK YOU!

[@InspireHolisticLove]

Love your video!!! you smell good too -sasquatch

[@pershop4950]

It seems when you are saying 1500 watts for the light, you mean 1500 Lumens.

[@HypnoticExotics]

Great catch, I'm changing my terminology in the future to focus on LUX specifically as it's (basically) foolproof.

[@spiderdude2099]

Just for anyone watching, he's not kidding when he says no Miraclegro. I bought Miraclegro brand sphagnum moss, and only later realized that in an astonishingly idiotic move, that brand includes fertilizer in the sphagnum moss, making it a death sentence for any carnivorous plant. Same with their perlite. Conceivably you COULD make it usable if you had a way to thoroughly wash, rinse, and leach out all the fertilizers with a ton of distilled water. Maybe you could spread it out over a screen and leave it out for several days in the rain to wash and then rinse a few times with distilled water. But it's also, not hard to find specialty stores online for carnivorous plant media that is fertilizer free, so maybe just buy that.

[@lotsofstuff123official]

why couldn't you give it just sunlight?

[@HypnoticExotics]

At the time, I didn't have a bright/large enough windowsill for the terrarium. With that said, it will NEVER go outside as that would be a great way to cook everything inside.

[@lincolnshirecarnivores4302]

Check out one of my carnivorous plant time lapse videos on my carnivorous plant page below facebook.com/1626863330747739/posts/1638049596295779/

[@HypnoticExotics]

Love your page!

[@Kylethebear18]

Herd you don't Liv Well brooooo!

[@HypnoticExotics]

LOL I left them in November and started my AS in Biology. Changing it to Horticulture this fall.

[@centurion6651]

Sounds like a bad idea.

[@Thetashamedellin]

LOVE your channel