Venus Fly Trap Care

How to care for venus fly trap plants

[@FrederickDunn]

Nice Job.. thank you! Just received my VFT today in the mail... looking forward to keeping that rascal healthy and growing :)

[@williamclark9208]

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[@williamclark9208]

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[@christophervalenhaven99]

How did it get mailed to you without being crushed? It’s just the idea of receiving a plant in the mail....

[@OSSOYT]

How is the vft doing?

[@porkfreegaming5278]

I bought one for $5 dollars form a garden store, and it is my first time so thanks for the help

[@earlcook1071]

Hint...Rain water is just as good

[@alienindisguise5546]

thanks for that tip i read that online and that's what I've been using hopefully they'll sprout soon

[@khrystoferambriz5897]

this is gonna be my new hobby loved these plants as a kid

[@spaceirate]

just got one of these today, its helping a lot thank you !!!

[@ATAGOISMYWIFE]

I love your channel and reviews sooo much

[@pierre5325]

Dear Earthling 1984, great vid this! learned a lot. Thanks. pierre (from New Mexico)

[@earthling1984]

Thanks for the kind comment! You are very welcome!

[@MrJonnymellor]

They need a dormant time during the winter also.Proud NC man.Keep up the vids,really enjoy 'em!

[@whippet154]

All I want Venus fly traps for is to get rid of mosquitoes 😂

[@earthling1984]

They don't really work well for bug control. Sure, they do 'eat' bugs, but, they won't take care of any bug problems. Maybe if you had like 1 million of them around your house they would :P

[@cocorkiller2322]

Clara Smith like 14 of em a year... yaaaaa

[@sharpx3494]

Earthling1984 well my plant eat a few mosquitos and flys so it works very well for me

[@nightlightabcd]

yes, but I wouldn't call it mosquito control!

[@wallacethetuna945]

Clara Smith Try a drosera sundew instead, they catch tons of small insects

[@clashwithjohn4238]

I am watching videos about you they make have an a+ on my projects.

[@gamerwithglasses3175]

Thank youso much this video helped me out a LOT.

[@earthling1984]

You are correct, they do go dormant during the winter, temps should be slightly lower, and less/no feedings.

[@1979hellcat]

Great video as always sweetie! 😘😘

[@lyricsyt3123]

Weird. I live in Ireland where we get very little sun, and when it's sunny it's not even that strong. However my traps have been doing well, surviving multiple frosts, they're going dormant and they had developed a red colouration, a sign of good light levels.

[@shaneburke4826]

LyricsYT I live in Ireland too, but I'm not sure if I can get an insect a week, usually there are bluebottles everywhere, but now they've just disappeared.

[@millietaylor3727]

Shane Hamilton you can order feeder insects for reptiles which should work 😊

[@Jackylification]

I know this is an old comment but I just bought mine, came half dead so I’m trying to rescue it 😂 do you keep yours in a green house or inside? One of the heads caught a spider but is rotting?

[@Jackylification]

Brian Cook ok thank you! Is 100 degrees Fahrenheit hot or cold? 😂 I’m in Ireland so it can go below 0 Celsius in winter

[@nightlightabcd]

dried mill worms or blood worms will work just fine. Be sure to hydrate the worms with distilled or rain water before feeding.

[@user-hm1kl7yr8y]

ok i just got my flytrap today and i needed tips and this was helpful sooo yea

[@earthling1984]

That is probably very smart for most types of plants. I'll have to see if that would be good for a Venus.

[@sofachips]

Great video I have gone through a ton of these...Thanks

[@TransHerring]

sick plant. good info. thanx

[@19RedRhino89]

Being that LEDs dont put out too much heat, i think you can stand to move your light much closer to get more bang for your buck if you will. What do you think?

[@breakdancingchair]

>Buys venus fly trap off amazon >Pretends to be an expert.

[@earthling1984]

I did get from there!!! But I've owned these plants over 20 years. Always enjoyed them. They are often hard to keep alove more than a few weeks but now I've had some live a very long time.

[@LilCrazyLesjkalns]

Earthling1984 idk, mine is alive like a year or so

[@davidamorao3254]

Go buy some at California carnivores, they have great quality and selection, you can get like 2-3 pods of 2-5 yr old flytraps for like 40 bucks

[@daliabolic]

BreakDancingChair irl this isn't 4chan

[@kenjiro2676]

You mad man, this is Earthling your talking too!!

[@flappie7079]

i love my little plants, thanks for the tip! :D

[@inreversepeircemychemicalr4427]

I got a new Venus fly trap and this helped

[@NYCOrchidQueen]

just got my first one. Nice video ♥

[@mfox693]

Reverse osmosis water also works. Wal-mart and other stores sell it from machines. Around $1 for the jug, and $0.27 per gallon refill.

[@jenco81]

Thanks for the vid, I was planning on getting one soon

[@SnapTheGreat]

those are so great love em cant wait to see them eat something now i want one :( dang you and your awesomeness!!! love the channel

[@clashwithjohn4238]

I like your videos

[@1979hellcat]

They aren't a tropical plant. They look like it but they aren't. They are a picky plant but once u get it figured out - ur good :)

[@princegerald2320]

You always seem to be interested in the same things as I am, must be why I subbed you lol.

[@pfgmako330]

Look's to me like you have a Stalker, Earthling1984! I don't mean the cephalopodic type of stalkers from the M-33 Galaxy, known as Triangulum, either. So...

[@princegerald2320]

PFG Mako ROFL

[@YE-mj1hn]

prince gerald U must be same personality type

[@WideWorldofTrains]

Cool video

[@fortisbellator8644]

Most helpful! Let's see if I can still save my little buddies...

[@humu0]

Thanks so much !!! I just bought one

[@MrRiley-Is-Not-Amused]

Very informative video, thanks man.

[@greenglass2]

mine grew great in a 5 gallon aquarium, glass lid open a bit , at a northeast wall. 1/2 full sphagnum moss and pure water, damp not wet

[@Frostfire40]

So I got a question. When you have two of those plants with multiple heads how can you tell them apart? In other words know which heads are coming from one plant and the rest coming from the other? Unless you have to take them out and repot them to tell.

[@clashwithjohn4238]

Thank you earthling

[@cesmess1]

I keep my VFT in my laundry room. The heat the dryer gives out keeps the moisture inside the fluval aquarium I have them planted in. There is also plenty of sunlight coming through the window.

[@MaxineZauner]

Can i use coconut fibers for the substrate

[@salbossfisheroutdoors7932]

I like these vids

[@bluesharp59]

Way cool Plants !

[@mfox693]

Lowe's seems to often carry Venus fly traps. I paid $5 for mine. Wal-mart occasionally has them.

[@danielpowell8621]

thanks for the info!

[@icecreamdrought]

I have just bought some traps, do I just put them in peat moss? I've got a pot with a few holes in it and a small bowl filled with water but I haven't re potted them

[@earthling1984]

although that would probably be too humid for the plant. these plants don't like to be incaged in glass or plastic, they need open air, just wet roots.

[@fonkvenco2278]

Amazing leaves, with the jaws literally hanging in the air. I was given one recently and it came in a cermamic container with just a little hole at the bottom and a saucer type of thing (just 2cm deep) that goes under the container. I read that the proper way to water them is to just fill the saucer with a quantity of water that will be absorbed in max. 24hrs and then give it a little dry time afterwards. You water them a lot more - so do you think my way is wrong or is it okay too?

[@theomegaris99]

I have heard that they want a lot of humidity because there native to the jungles and so since humidity builds up there, you want to try to keep their dirt moist and you want to keep their living area moist/humid

[@OmarMartinez-xn1ur]

hi I just got a kit of these what about temperature if I have it in my room and it's room temperature is that fine and can it be a glass bowl and can a regular light bulb work for lighting?

[@vastowen]

Thanks!

[@bluetulip9297]

THANK YOU

[@calivapor1701]

I just picked one up from Lowe's For $5.

[@TheBeerunkrew]

Cali Vapor lol same. Hows yours turning out so far??

[@calivapor1701]

TheBeerunkrew good it’s still alive lol I fed it twice So far how about yours?

[@kenjiro2676]

I got 2 at Lowe’s. Kept one inside and put one outside with the other plants right away. I one I kept I inside under my t5 ho is thriving and the one I placed outside is blood red and lost some traps. New growth is green/red and can withstand the full sun.

[@chrislee2565]

Just got mine today at Lowe's. I hope I can keep them alive. How are your traps doing?

[@newgrim2323]

I got two of them from walmart today lol hopely they grow nice

[@aanxgwsfwt5289]

I got my flytrap two days ago and I'm one of the days I fed him about three boats do you think he will live long plus he got a spider!!!

[@saylessmaso5671]

great video!

[@earthling1984]

thanks!

[@gabrieldelatorre8730]

very nice explanation 😊

[@patriciaadams723]

Do I need to use jug water instead of tap also do I need to put them under a led light or a normal light, how do I set up a pot or tank for them. Plz tell me let me know thx

[@weshelm7991]

how would you think a self watering pot would work?

[@joshhamon1205]

just ordered one from california carnivores. where did you get the dried peat moss?

[@dennisaustin1861]

My substrate looks like yours only a little damper, I ordered 2 from Amazon and it took 2 weeks to get to me so I let them acclimate for a week then got a open glass bowl, put in a layer of aquarium gravel,the whole thing pot and plant went in on the gravel and I added distilled water and give them LED light daily, the media is going black under and around the plants! Can you tell me why please?

[@bobbymalta73]

Thks for sharing! In winter the plant need to be in the water to?

[@kathymangrum8985]

what if your venus fly traps stay open even if the lashs have been rubed whats that mean they r still green an standing as well

[@earthling1984]

me too!

[@earthling1984]

:) Thanks!

[@jewellkelley2983]

Hi, as far as dirt can you use the coco brick dirt I bought from Amazon? it hasn't got any thing in the dirt?

[@Godzilla-oc3rt]

Thanks.

[@pops51201]

Hey earthling, I wanted to know if I could use just a reptile lamp with a 75 watt light bulb?

[@quadzilla74]

If you have to keep it in a bowl of water like that Id guess it would be a good idea to use the same kind of pot you use for African Violets. They submerge the bottom of the container pot into a second pot that holds water (like a double boiler).

[@tracykiddo4563]

awesome video! I just ordered a king venus fly trap plant today. I lucked out I guess because mine comes with moss! all the other ones I considered were in soil. I had no clue how to care for this plant. if I didn't see this video my plant would die for sure

[@hvonsus5725]

Yeah... Soil will basically burn the roots...

[@tarauselton5655]

what kind of moss does it need to be

[@vicentasoriano3001]

Getting one soon thx for facts

[@jafetrodriguez6446]

Dope video

[@nightlightabcd]

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[@thundrwolf1193]

Does the water need to be a certain temp?

[@tylerwhitley2995]

What if the dome has holes in the top?

[@apersonwholeftacomment3699]

Where did you get the light

[@fromm78withlove61]

do you have to feed it? My mom bought 1 a few days ago.

[@FFDPforever]

I'm going to buy 5 venus flytrap seeds tomorrow so I can plant them from seeds. I will look up how to plant them, and I will follow your advice on the watering, feeding, and soil(sphagnum moss).

[@Kaiju-Driver]

Very useful. :)

[@kenjiro2676]

I had mine for a few months now. I immediately regret dividing them when I got them. Only divid them if you are experienced. The smaller ones I find are much harder to care for :( The one I didn’t divide is doing much better as the bigger one can actually eat and feed the rest.

[@maowcat3321]

Thanks

[@wildoww]

Do you feed insects to every head of the Venus fly trap?

[@earthling1984]

nice! just curious, did you happen to have it in one of those dome things?

[@s0l070]

Earthling1984 Do you think I can give my Venus fly trap plant food

[@veeau1514]

I just got my baby today I'm hoping I do my best so they will grow healthy.

[@REESYBOY2468]

great information does it catch bugs itself or do you have to feed it

[@mraylopez79]

Earthling did you get the Dionaea Muscipula (venus flytraps) from joelscarnivorousplants on amazon?

[@Outware0]

I need a list of what kind of stuff you need

[@Wolfbonesk]

that looks way better than mine

[@austinandce4504]

What should I feed my crickets if I'm using them as food for my plant

[@Debi107]

Do the bugs have to be alive? During winter can I freeze a bug, thaw then feed?

[@earthling1984]

you can get crickets, mealworms, superworms, and other insects from the pet shop. I wouldn't recommend insects from outside as they might have chemicals or pesticides on them from the grass.

[@nicholaslaparan6260]

Should I put a VFT in a terrarium of just keep it in a pot? Pls reply

[@exclusivefresh]

just got mine a week ago (early november) and ive been reading stuff about the dormant phase and that you shouldnt be watering them too much when theyre in the dormant phase...question is i dont know when the dormant phase is..some sources say its now but others say it's not..can someone help me? what should i be doing with them right now? i have them under light for about 12 hours a day and i havent been watering them too much

[@GiGaSzS]

I used an old aquarium, which I put peat moss in. I covered the aquarium with glass (for water circulation and for flies, which could not escape from the aquarium). I watered so there was always cca. 1-3 cm water in it. This was really good for the plants. I also had other species for example Drosera, which bloomed a couple times in my aquarium! But unfortunately I left the aquarium outside in the winter and it broke because the water froze.

[@REESYBOY2468]

that is sooo cool

[@banditmorrell]

just got a flytrap from Walmart been looking up care for them. any tips

[@YVRSURF]

Holy crap $12 , local store had them for $8 start of summer , the last 3 went for $2 each last week as they did not do a good job with them , great deal though and i can say them :)

[@catao432]

can you feed them the same insect every time

[@masonpayne3912]

I think I read somewhere that fly traps can only open and closes there mouths a certain amount of times during life span

[@joyalinn]

Can I feed them anything else other than bugs?

[@minecrft88]

I have some questions does filtered water work from a fridge? is the head supposed to get brown and die after a couple of days after a feeding?

[@navnig]

How do they respond to lower tempeatures? Say like 10.c average ?

[@Tylerjrb]

aslong as they get roughly 4 hours of sunlight its fine. They naturally live in a bog which means it rains a lot so the sunlight needed isnt as much as you would think.

[@nicholaslaparan6260]

Thanks!

[@xJaysGamesx]

what do you feed it ?