Food for Venus- fly- trap . If you feed a Venus Flytrap something that doesn't move, e.g., a dead insect, it will not close tightly over it. You need to squeeze the trap and move the food around so it imitates the action of a live insect. Only give food that can comfortably fit inside the trap like small ants or baby grasshoppers. read more
If you feed a Venus Flytrap something that doesn't move, e.g., a dead insect, it will not close tightly over it. You need to squeeze the trap and move the food around so it imitates the action of a live insect. read more
Make sure your Venus fly trap food is no bigger that 1/3 of the trap you’re feeding. Food that is too big will not create a proper seal and the trap may die or re-open without digesting its meal. Do not feed your Venus flytraps during dormancy. During this time, the plant is resting and saving all of its energy for the next growing season. read more
Feed larger Venus flytrap leaves adult crickets, ants, small beetles, grasshoppers, spiders, millipedes, sowbugs and suitably sized slugs. In their native habitat, Venus flytraps don't often capture flies, but instead many kinds of crawling insects, such as beetles and ants. read more