bigphil1984 Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Hi, has anyone tryed feeding these to a vft or sundew. And if so how too do it? Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogtrotter2 Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 No unless you can mimic movement as well to trigger proper digestive response. Seems like it could be a bit of an intense source of nitrates as well. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 As bogtrotter says, it would be advisable to check the chemical composition of the pellets (should be on the packaging or online). That being said, you could feed them if you crushed the pellets a bit with water to make a thick paste. You would also have to 'massage' the traps a little after closing to stimulate the further closing and digestion mechanism. I have done similar with freeze dried bloodworms... the composition of those is favourable to Dionaea so I should imagine the pelleted form is similar. Just be careful to only feed a little - no more than 1/3 of the trap size and only one or two traps at a time, every couple of weeks to a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 I wonder if you really need to. They dont need a whole lot of food. I feed my plants the occasional fly that I find in my house. The VFTs that i keep outside catch their own bugs (usually at night). They dont need that much food to live, so I wouldn't bother feeding them extra. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) I'd go along with Tropicat on this one. I never had much luck hand feeding mine anything other than real (live) flies. Let nature take it's course is my advice. Edited August 1, 2017 by Gaz amendment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 If you really want to feed just get some maggots that will move once inside the traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 01/08/2017 at 0:58 PM, Tropicat said: I wonder if you really need to. They dont need a whole lot of food. I feed my plants the occasional fly that I find in my house. The VFTs that i keep outside catch their own bugs (usually at night). They dont need that much food to live, so I wouldn't bother feeding them extra. Quite correct, usually it is not necessary to feed them and marginal growth improvement is in my opinion not worth the effort. If, however you have them in a naturally fly-free environment such as a closed terrarium, it may be necessary to supplement the diet manually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil1984 Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Thanks for the advice guys. [emoji38]Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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