FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

In nature the flytrap can choose what it consumes...just whatever happens to walk across the leaf and trip the triggers. I haven't done a lot of feeding, but my understanding is to feed only food that is no larger than 1/3 the size of the trap and only feed a couple of traps at a time. Once a week or every couple of weeks should be plenty. And, I've seen it recommended to feed the same trap each time. So, as long as you're not overfeeding the plant it should be fine to feed a small, just opened trap but the plant would probably get more nutrition by feeding a larger trap (and thus a larger food item). Just my thoughts...