On Fri, 02 May 2003 16:48:30 GMT, "verizon" wrote:

Hi,

I bought a venus fly trap from home depot a little over a month ago,
everything is ok so far

i have been using tap water which seems to work (ny area tap water) so all
is well on that front...

today though we had a hot today out and i managed to catch a big fly, and
found another dead one

on the porch outside, i killed the one i found and put it in one of the
traps, but being a little anxious

(since this thing has not eaten anything since the first day i got it), and
since both are really big flies i decided to help one of the trap close and
now i am afraid that i might have hurt it. when i close the trap i only
applied pressure at the outer most region (where the "teeth"? are located)

so, my question is do you think i hurt it, is it ok to help the traps close
using the same method i have used in the future?

also does the dead fly i found have any nutritional value?



Thanks in advance

Guy Nussbaum


When feed an insect the trap (only the trap) will probably die. Venus
fly traps are not eay to grow. They need high humidity, a
bog(wet)-type soil, and no fertilizer. Don't touch the plant and keep
it in a sunny location. Do not feed it. Do not tease it.