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Mealworms: These small freeze-dried worms are a nutritious food source for Venus flytraps which you can buy from many pet shops and reptile specialists. ... Simply rehydrate the worm with a few drops of water, soak up any excess water using kitchen roll, then pop it into the trap.
- How many mealworms should I feed my Venus flytrap?
- What can I feed my Venus flytrap if I don't have bugs?
- Can you feed Venus flytraps dried insects?
- What bugs can Venus flytraps eat?
How many mealworms should I feed my Venus flytrap?
A mealworm ⅓ the size of the trap is all that is needed. After placing the mealworm gently in the trap, use a toothpick to stimulate the hairs inside. One trap per week is often enough to keep your plant healthy.
What can I feed my Venus flytrap if I don't have bugs?
Do not feed your Venus' fly trap meat! Live prey, such as such as flies, spiders, crickets, slugs and caterpillars, are a Venus' fly trap's favorite food. No ants, please. Just a note: caterpillars may eat themselves out of the trap.
Can you feed Venus flytraps dried insects?
Insects and spiders are suitable food options for Venus flytraps. The best feed alternatives are small live bugs that contain high nutrients. Freeze-dried insects are also an alternative. Always avoid feeding human food to Venus flytraps.
What bugs can Venus flytraps eat?
The Venus flytrap gets some of its nutrients from the soil, but to supplement its diet, the plant eats insects and arachnids. Ants, beetles, grasshoppers, flying insects, and spiders are all victims of the flytrap. It can take a Venus flytrap three to five days to digest an organism, and it may go months between meals.
