The Rolds Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) Hello to all members of the forum, I'm from Spain and I have recently started again to grow carnivorous plants, I say again because years ago I had quite a collection of mostly Drosera and Sarracenia. Anyways I had to give them up so I'm starting again, and I figured getting some easy ones was the way to go. So, I currently grow a Dionaea, Drosera capensis 'alba', an unknown Sarracenia hybrid and a Nepenthes 'Lady luck'. I'm at the phone and haven't figured how to upload photos yet but I'll be sure to post some when I can. Edit: Sarracenia ('x readii'? Maybe?) Nepenthes 'lady luck' (or 'bloody mary') Drosera capensis Dionaea muscipula Edited November 19, 2017 by The Rolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxman Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Hi and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rolds Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Thanks @linuxman :)! I fed them all some crickets and although the capensis is not bending the leaves towards the prey it could be because it's new to my house, am I right? The muscipula seems to have enjoyed them and is squeezing the leaves against them as hard as it can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 The Drosera won't catch or keep hold of crickets because they're too big. The main thing Drosera catch are gnats and other very thin and light insects. Catching a housefly is already quite the achievement and doesn't happen very often, because larger insects are usually strong enough to still fly or crawl away before enough tentacles have folded in to keep it stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rolds Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 I sacrificed the crickets for the Drosera, they are of small size but if I see any signs of rotting or anything I'll take them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirks Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Hello and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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