chiguirre Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Dd would like to get a Venus Fly Trap (she's been reading Judy Moody). Is this something she can take care of herself or are they fussy and likely to die? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS_ Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We had one for awhile - if I remember correctly, they like humid conditions, and we live where it's really dry, so that was strike one. They like going dormant at some point during the year (and that may have been when it died), and you can't really feed it a lot so it's not quite as exciting as it sounds. This was a number of years ago, so my kids were quite a bit younger, but I do remember that the plant didn't survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We had one for a while when DS was 4 and really into them. We have the right conditions, but it was very young and didn't survive for long. He got it after taking a class on carnivorous plants at a local nursery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Flop here. I think there wasn't enough "action" for my boys. They kept wanting to feed it. Sometimes that didn't work out--the bug wasn't heavy or active enough to trigger a response from the plant. Not sure if we had the right conditions; I just remember it didn't last long. ETA: Even though it flopped it was a fun experience and worth the few dollars we spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 If your dd is patient and watchful, then it's great. You can touch it gently and watch the mouths close, but that takes energy from the plant and you can kill it by doing it too frequently. Overfeeding it will kill it too. You really have to let it do its own thing. You can make a little terrarium for it if the weather is too dry where you live. It's super easy - just google it. Our lasted a year and the kids loved watching it eat. We put the corm (?) into the fridge when the plant went dormant, but forgot to take it out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 DS adores carnivores plants so I buy him a new one every few months. I am slowly starting to get them to live longer and longer. A few things I have learned: They like a sunny window location Water from below when the pot feels dry/light Water only with distilled water, not tap water We have had our current venus fly trap for two months and our sundew about a month. Both are still looking good. (Just jinxed us, I'm sure!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ours is still going strong 1.5 years later. It needs distilled water. My dd takes great pride in taking care of it. When we went away for a week, she had a neighbor friend care for it, and the neighbor friend read all about how to care for it before taking it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 didn't have good luck with the one we got a few years ago...I thought kiddo would get a kick out of watching it but it just turned to be a smelly mess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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