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I just bought these off of an online retailer. I reported them into a peat moss/perlite mixture and flushed the medium down to 30ish ppm. I am just stressed about them because they are laying pretty flat and all of the ones I see online look all proud and standing up. I live in Michigan and I have been acclimating them to full sunlight but it gets a little chilly still at night (around 40 degrees Fahrenheit) I have been pulling it inside at night anyway though. It was replanted less than a week ago. Do I just need to give it time? And should I feed the reddish trap a bug?

It almost looks to have just emerged from dormancy. Possibly planted just a tad too deep. It is, from what I have learned, albeit the hard way, more detrimental to keep moving them. Find a spot where it can get as much direct sunlight as possible and leave it there. I just took all of mine out of dormancy and they look pretty sickly but they are growing new traps. Most people, from what I have gathered being on this forum for almost a year, do not feed their CP's while they are outside. They will catch what they need on their own. The more the trap closes, the closer it gets to death. 3 to 4 times I believe is about the norm and then they turn black. I am not sure what soil you use but I grow all my flytraps in 100% LFSM. They have done very well thus far and grew their own new, green LFSM while dormant.

Hello fellow Michiganander, I don’t think there is any harm in feeding a trap or 2. When repotting, the flytrap will always look sad for a little while, and may even loose a few traps. Keep an eye on the new growth to make sure it looks healthy.

TheeBadJuju wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:06 pm I reported them into a peat moss/perlite mixture and flushed the medium down to 30ish ppm.

About testing the water run-off when flushing media . . . take a look at this video:

Is a TDS Meter Useful to Detect Minerals in Peat Moss?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9afvI0QKCQ