5 replies to this topic

[Wouter Noordeloos]

Dear all,

On the dutch forum there was a question form 1 of our members. Last week he found birddroppings inside one of the traps and the trap was closed. the following days a few members replied that the trap wil rot, because Dionaea didn't like birddroppings.

But on the other hand there are a few Nepenthes plants taht like droppings, like N. lowii.

Will Dionaea digest birddroppings? Is there anyone who had happened this at his/her flytraps?

Take care,

Wouter

[Alexis]

Is it sealed and digesting or just closed?

[NewComs]

It was my post Wouter is referring to, the trap is sealed and is digesting.
I first saw the closed trap the 21th of july, so it happened either that day, or the day before that.

[Richard Bunn]

Keep us posted.

[NewComs]

The trap is still sealed, but is starting to show some decay (a slight brown color around the edge)
could it be an 'overdose' of nutrients?

[Richard Bunn]

Perhaps the trap will die, perhaps it won't.  I really wouldn't worry too much. If you lose a trap it's not the end of the world.