richardspencer1186 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Hi, I'm relatively new to VFTs/carnivorous plants. I've quickly amassed quite a collection of VFTs. Anyway, I was wondering if there was any bugs you recommend keeping with VFTs in terraria to help keep them healthy. From what I've read so far, it seems it might be worthwhile getting some springtails to keep in my terraria with my VFTs? Is that right? Any other, readily available bugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hi do you have a garden? They would much prefer that than a terrarium, a nice sunny spot with rain water and they will catch their own dinner. Failing that a nice sunny window, but you will need somewhere cold for winter dormancy. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardspencer1186 Posted May 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 They are on a nice sunny window ledge. I have somewhere for dormancy too. The post was more should I put any small bugs like springtails in their jars to keep them healthier? I hear that springtails in particular eat any dead material but leave live plants alone. I may have exaggerated by saying terraria....more like glass jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 I see, if you can I would definitely try and get them outside but also watch the watering as I'm guessing the jars won't have drainage. Mine are outside and just fend for themselves other than the watering, you can feed them but it must be live, and maybe only once or twice a month they didn't need a lot. They are quite self sufficient James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecpman Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 If you feed them manually I have found woodlouse to be an easy to catch source of food for vfts :) Cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardspencer1186 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Thanks Dan, however, I was mainly meaning introducing live springtails into the jars so that they'd eat the dead leaves of my VFTs rather than for the VFTs to eat. However, I have now tried this and the springtails just died. I think the temps in the jars were getting too hot for the springtails due to the warm weather we've been having in the uk, but at least my VFTs are thriving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecpman Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Ah I see now, would be interesting to see the vfts in the jars, if you have any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardspencer1186 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Sure, leave it with me, I'll take some and post them over the next couple of days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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