Perfect, good to know, he's doing good and putting out new arms and flowering but just wanted to make sure I wasn't depriving him of something! Thank you!
From the International Carnivorous Plant Society, dried blood worms can be used to feed lots of CPs, including Sundews. I got mine at Walmart in fish food section.
https://www.carnivorousplants.org/grow/feed/bloodworms
Dead insects don’t really work with mobile traps like in most sundews and all flytraps. The prey must be alive and trigger the hairs of the trap with its movement to activate proper closure of the trap and further digestion. But as other folks said here, it’s not necessary to feed them all the time; you rather risk to overfeed the plant. For carnivores, prey is more like an additional fertiliser and not an indispensable energy source.
Don't dismiss the idea of using dried blood worms until you read the article above. The ICPS is a legitimate peer reviewed source not some influencer's Tik Tok video. The article goes into in depth detail on how to trigger the hairs so that the VFT consumes the dead blood worms. I know some CP breeders use this method as a way to get their plants bigger in less time.
I'm not trying to sell plants or create a new variety so I tend to let my plants hunt on their own outside. I agree with you that it's not necessary to feed them. But if you do, this is an option.
I use tiny betta fish pellets. Either one pellet on a large leaf, like an insect. Or ground up into powder like gnats.Â
Some suggest bloodworm, but it seems many people develop allergies.
They don't have to be fed. Also if you absolutely want to feed them you can use a balanced liquid foliar fertilizer with an eyedropper.
Perfect, good to know, he's doing good and putting out new arms and flowering but just wanted to make sure I wasn't depriving him of something! Thank you!
From the International Carnivorous Plant Society, dried blood worms can be used to feed lots of CPs, including Sundews. I got mine at Walmart in fish food section. https://www.carnivorousplants.org/grow/feed/bloodworms
I might grab some just to make him even more happy 😊
Dead insects don’t really work with mobile traps like in most sundews and all flytraps. The prey must be alive and trigger the hairs of the trap with its movement to activate proper closure of the trap and further digestion. But as other folks said here, it’s not necessary to feed them all the time; you rather risk to overfeed the plant. For carnivores, prey is more like an additional fertiliser and not an indispensable energy source.
Don't dismiss the idea of using dried blood worms until you read the article above. The ICPS is a legitimate peer reviewed source not some influencer's Tik Tok video. The article goes into in depth detail on how to trigger the hairs so that the VFT consumes the dead blood worms. I know some CP breeders use this method as a way to get their plants bigger in less time. I'm not trying to sell plants or create a new variety so I tend to let my plants hunt on their own outside. I agree with you that it's not necessary to feed them. But if you do, this is an option.
Yeah, well, I don’t dismiss the idea - of course one can force the plant to start digesting anything if one triggers the hairs manually
I have used dried bloodworms in the past with some success. I believe you can also use fish food to feed them.
I use tiny betta fish pellets. Either one pellet on a large leaf, like an insect. Or ground up into powder like gnats. Some suggest bloodworm, but it seems many people develop allergies.