Trap open after feeding

Trap open after feeding#422847

By Onthefly -  Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:55 am
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- Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:55 am #422847

Hey im new to the venus trap care , fed my plant approx days ago the traps that i have fed have reopend and there still fly inside slightly slimmy , is this normal ?

Re: Trap open after feeding#422848

By Onthefly -  Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:56 am
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- Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:56 am #422848

*6days ago

Re: Trap open after feeding#422850

By steve booth -  Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:52 am
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- Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:52 am #422850

Did you feed the trap a dead fly or did it catch it itself? If you trigger a trap with dead prey, the trap needs subsequent massaging of the trap externally to operate the trigger hairs so the plant believs the fly is alive, then the trap will close properly. If the hairs aren't triggered again, the plant thinks it is a false closure (as happens in the wild by various methods) and opens again.
Cheers
Steve

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