On my trip to Home Depot (the tinkerer's Toys-R-Us) to buy supplies for the new tank, I checked the plant area to see if there was anything I could use in the tank. Found myself a childhood memory, a Venus Fly Trap, and had to buy myself one.
Any problems with a VFT in a vivarium with PDFs? Seems like a good combo since the plant and animal both require the same temp/humidity/light.
Jay
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hola
yeah, in the fridge. it seems brutal, but they like it. i'll plug peter d'amato's book the savage garden again...it's fun, cheap, and reliable. he recommends (and i listen to him) minimum of thanksgiving through valentine's day for dormancy.
also as you talk about craters in the false bottom, remember that your vft doesn't like to have wet feet. keep the soil moist, but not soggy for long periods.
hasta pronto
mack
I'm crap with geography, but it seems about right for a North Carolina winter. So light isn't a problem for that long? Interesting...
I put little spacers to keep the plants pot up about a quarter inch, but I'm
starting to lean towards adding a water feature, so I think the VFT will end up on the highest tier in the tank. Work in progress...
You keep saying that book is fun - sounds like an interesting coffee table book, so I might just have to pick a copy up.
Peas,
Jay
I live in Nc...it doesn't get cold here till about late september. I would put them frigde too.
Brooks