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feeding animal droppings?


ctarry

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some people do pop insects into the pitchers of the plants,  but I am wondering if anyone has put rodent droppings from their pets in the pitchers or even rabbit droppings?

 

only asking because I watched a very interesting video on here (somewhere, or a link from this site) a few months ago about the relationship shrews and nepenthes have.

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I'm not a grower of pitcher plants but I'd be careful as most droppings are really high in nitrates. I know that nitrates are part of a carnivorous plants goal in taking insects but dung is 'very' high in it to the point it will often burn the leaves and roots of plants.

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Only certain species have this relationship with shrews such as lowii, rajah and  ephippiata. would be worth trying with these species but watch out for rot.

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