Can a venus fly trap live on betta food?

Question

i had found a website that said they fed their venus fly trap betta food and the venus fly trap ate it i was wondering if any one else tryed it and what their out come was i dont plan on feeding it strictly betta food but say i can find a bug and need to feed it something

it said they soaked it in water before giving it to the venus fly trap sorry i forgot to mention that

Answer 1

Hi,
You know I was thinking of this the other day because a few others had similar questions.

I would think that during the off months, when not live food is available, one could give their plants live crickets from the pet shop, or those freeze-dried tuber-ex worms that are fed to fish, and also those live or freeze-dried grubs that people put in their bird feeders for the bluebirds.
Anything dried I myself would moisten first though.
As long as what ever you plan to feed your plant has a protein value, you should be all right.
I used to have many tropical fish, and that's what started my thinking about people with carnivorous plant food needs.

Hope this helps, have a good day.

Dave

Answer 2

It is not necessary to feed your venus fly trap. They are best left alone.

If you just want to see them close, you can trigger them by using a toothpick trip the hairs inside.

Answer 3

venus flytraps suck the moisture out of its prey. betta food has no moisture so it would not be good for the plant.