"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"kay" wrote in message
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Slainte;896212 Wrote:


I'm off now to change the water - bottled this time - and catch some
flier -
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Check the analysis of the bottled water. It'd be silly to exchange hard
bottled water for soft tap water. If you're worried about chlorine etc,
leave the tap water to stand for a day before using it.

Remember the fly needs to trigger the hairs in the trap in order for the
trap to close. I can't see dumping a dead fly on a trap being very good
for the plant.

What else to do then unless you have a mega amount of flies circulating
around your house that are likely to commit suicide in the Venus fly trap?
You have this carnivorous plant, needs feeding on flies. You have no fly
volunteers. What then? I really want to learn, I am not being sarcastic.

Is that a serious point though? Do they actually need the odd fly to let
them thrive. This one hasn't even had its breakfast yet! But as I say -
seriously - do they need feeding?

Mo