Attempting at saving.

[pandemic]

So I got him yesterday from Safeways, he was the healthiest looking on there, which is a sad story in itself, but, I wanted to know if that much water would bother him in the terrainium, I wanna keep this guy alive even if it kills me.

P.S. He even has a name, so I forbid him from dying on me. :c
His name is Rasputin, Slayer of Spiders.

OH I JUST SIGNED UP TOO, SO HI. :'D

[mabudon]

Hullo pandemic- you should start your own introduction in the (fittingly) introductions area near the top of the main page!!

First off that's WAY too much water. Second- if there's rocks in the water they are probably a bad idea. Third what kind of light is it getting?? And fourth is the jar sealed?? VFTs really don't need mega-humidity and lack of circulation leads to problems with most plants.

More folks will chime in with more thoughts I have no doubt- thanks for joining us and welcome to our little gang

[tom]

Welcome,

first, you can drain a lot of water from the jar: 1 cm would be enough, since VFTs dont like being flooded in most cases. Second, if the media is too decomposed, i would repot it. 1:1 sphagnum moss/perlite or 1:1 peat/perlite would be fine. Then, a jar isnt needed unless you have a very dry appartment. A shallow saucer on a well-lit windowsill would be fine also. Keep it plenty of light. Hope this ehlp.

[tom]

lol 3 replies at the same time at least, we all say the same thing haha

[mabudon]

you guys are all too slow haha
but yeah it's true, at least we did all actually post the same thing

[pandemic]

Haha. Okay. The water IS rainwater. And I can take the lid off and it's not planted in the rocks it's still in the little peat-moss container is came in. I don't have any peat msos on hand at the moment is my delimma, and I'm nervous about transplanting it incase it's under too much stress as it is. :c
So if I replant them now even though I just bought it, it'll be okay? And only a centimeter of water in the bottom? I washed all the rocks with rainwater thoroughly before putting them in there too. XD

[pandemic]

Oh. My house is very very dry by the way, that's why I had the lid on because it would evaporate really quickly, but I took the lid off now and I'll just see how it goes, I heard that with the tapered top it'll hold the humidity better. Also it has it's only little, I cannot tell you the power of the bulbs as I do not have the lightbulb packages but they're really bright and are pretty warm. I read that FAQ before I bought the plant and I thought I was doing okay.

[carnivoure12]

They don't need high humidty, only rile is keep their soil moist, one centimeter to an inch is fine. But frist i'd drain all the water and let the media dry out a bit.

[pandemic]

Okay. I drained all the water already and I'll add a bit of water later tonight.

[hal]

Those rocks may be full of carbonates - they look like marble- which will leach into the water, and make it hard and. That's not good for the plant. Just put the plant in it's original pot in a saucer with about 1/2" of water in it. Then put it in full sun.

[pandemic]

It's actually quartz, but will it do the same thing?

[hal]

If it's quartz, you may be OK. It's a silicate, not a carbonate.
But why risk it?

[pandemic]

Aug 20, 2009 22:18:01 GMT -5 hal said:

If it's quartz, you may be OK. It's a silicate, not a carbonate.
But why risk it?

Touche. Tomorrow I'm going to get peat moss and pealite though and I'll just have that on the bottom instead?

[hal]

50/50 peat moss and perlite in a 4" pot. Put the pot in a saucer and water until there's about 1/2" of water in the saucer. Put it under some REALLY bright fluorescent lights, or put it outside in full sun. Keep it watered. No need for the pickle jar.

[flytrapcare.com]

That plant actually looks pretty healthy. No reason to baby it (or drown it!).

Just put it in a pot with good soil, keep the soil moist (but not wet) and it should thrive.