How many bugs can a venus flytrap eat a day?

On top of the limitation Andrew Lindsey mentioned in his answer, each trap can catch and digest prey only a few times (~3-5) before losing its ability to do so and dying off. Furthermore, a too “well fed” plant will grow much smaller traps. Starving plant = big traps. read more

Best Answer: Venus fly traps will eat as many flies as they can catch :) But it takes them between 5 and 10 days (sometimes longer if the weather is cold) to digest them. Also, feeding your flytrap should be one of your last concerns about caring for it. If your flytrap is never ever fed even a single bug, it will grow just fine. read more

No, it cannot. As someone who has grown venus fly traps, I can tell you that once the plant has caught an insect, its trap closes and does not open for many days till the insect is completely digested. If your plant is dying, it may be due to other reasons. It possibly may not be able to digest the insects it is catching. read more

Each trap on the venus flytrap will take several days to digest a single meal. So, a venus flytrap can eat as many insects as it has trap-leaves, and then will have to wait a few days for them to digest until it can eat more. read more