Does anyone here know a lot about carnivorous plants?

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Hi! First post here, hope I'm doing this right, haha.

Recently (as of recently, I mean today) I got a venus flytrap. I've been wanting one for a while. Carnivorous plants really fascinate me, God created them so intricately and it's so cool! My venus flytrap is in a very small plastic pot, and it's got a root coming out of the drainage holes, so my dad ordered me some (carnivorous) potting soil, and some tall plastic pots with good drainage. I gave it some water from our dehumidifier as I read you shouldn't give it tap water, and I cut off a dead trap off the plant. The stuff I ordered comes in on Thursday, so I aim to repot it then.

Is there anything else important I need to know about taking care of it? I'm going to be growing it indoors, and it's going to sit on the windowsill where it should get a lot of sunlight. I'm also curious on how dormancy works with them. Thanks, have a blessed day!
 
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Where to get it? How much does one costs?
 
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north_order8 said:
Hi! First post here, hope I'm doing this right, haha.

Recently (as of recently, I mean today) I got a venus flytrap. I've been wanting one for a while. Carnivorous plants really fascinate me, God created them so intricately and it's so cool! My venus flytrap is in a very small plastic pot, and it's got a root coming out of the drainage holes, so my dad ordered me some (carnivorous) potting soil, and some tall plastic pots with good drainage. I gave it some water from our dehumidifier as I read you shouldn't give it tap water, and I cut off a dead trap off the plant. The stuff I ordered comes in on Thursday, so I aim to repot it then.

Is there anything else important I need to know about taking care of it? I'm going to be growing it indoors, and it's going to sit on the windowsill where it should get a lot of sunlight. I'm also curious on how dormancy works with them. Thanks, have a blessed day!
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Howdy and welcome to the Forum.

I don't have any information, but I am curious. Why have you been wanting one? As a pet? Or as a natural pest control?

Also, have you thought about getting pitcher plants?
 
north_order8

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Lynx said:
Howdy and welcome to the Forum.

I don't have any information, but I am curious. Why have you been wanting one? As a pet? Or as a natural pest control?

Also, have you thought about getting pitcher plants?
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Mainly just as a “pet” if you can call it that. I’m a huge fan of biology and plants interest me a lot. I haven’t considered pitcher plants before, but I do like them, they’re very cool! I like venus flytraps because (at least, mine) they’re relatively small. Great for my windowsill.

I do think it might be some nice pest control, though. The gnats here get annoying sometimes, LOL.
 
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Where to get it? How much does one costs?
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Typically any home improvement stores have them in their garden sections—I got mine at Lowe’s. I’ve heard some people say their supermarkets have them too, so those might be worth a try!

As for the cost, I’m not sure but they’re not expensive, maybe around 20$? However, from what we ordered online alone to take care of it well, it was an additional 30$.
 
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Yeah, I'm trending towards Venus Flytraps. A caveat is in order- don't stick your finger in the open jaws. Glad to have you onboard with us. Welcome to CC.
 
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