2007-04-26 15:21:15 · 4 answers · asked by Bobacca 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The best thing to do is to place the plant outside and let it attract it's own prey. There are six little trigger hairs on the inside of the trap. One of these has to be touched twice or two of them once each to trigger the trap. After the trap closes the ongoing struggles of the insect further stimulates these trigger hairs and causes the trap to seal itself and secrete digestive juices. Any prey larger than 1/3 the size of the trap will cause it to blacken and die. Never feed it hamburger meat.
2007-04-27 16:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by nevels65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fly trap liked ground beef, flies, and ants.
2007-04-26 22:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes anytype of small insect will do, try ants they work extremely well also.
2007-04-26 22:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by Nanners 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is a link that tells what is good and what to avoid http://www.carolinacarnivores.com/html/venus_flytrap.html
Nothing from McDonalds is appreciated.
2007-04-26 22:35:35 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋