Quote Originally Posted by JLC
That's SO cool! I'd love to have something like that in my house...we get all sorts of annoying flying bugs that dart into the house as soon as a door is opened.


Brings up some fun questions though:

What do you feed it when there are no flies around?
How often does it need to "eat?"
When you do feed it...do you have to feed each "mouth?" LOL
Have you ever let it "bite" your finger? What does it feel like?
I have not had it long enough to worry about feeding it myself, as it is catching flys. I guess you could feed every mouth, but my understanding is it is not really neccessary to do so, and the fact that the traps stay closed for up to 2 weeks for digestion, makes me not want to do that. Supposedly, you can over feed them, and when you do feed them, you feed them small prey because if it is too big, it can cause the trap to turn black and start a mold growth. From all the reading I have done, it is said you are not suppose to tease the traps, as it takes lots of energy to close and lots to re-open for empty traps. I did let one close on my finger after I got home, cause I could no resist the urge to find out if it would hurt, it did not hurt at all, although this one is a baby yet... maybe the bigger the trap it is, you may feel something, the "teeth" are pretty strong, dont bend easily or anything... I will mess with some settings on my camera and see if I can get better pics so you can see the hairs inside the trap...

http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2000.html

I think I may order a pitcher plant or two, they are also carnivorous... and I do plan on ordering a few more VFT's at some point. The VFT I have now was a specimen I found at Walmart believe it or not, it was not in very good shape when I got it, but has since turned around... they had it in the garden area, in no sun at all, and dry as a bone.