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Post by rhheard on Feb 28, 2012 17:55:01 GMT
Hi everyone I was wondering how often should you feed a N. sanguinea? Also, could I feed it a Multivitamin? Im curious to see what would happen but you know what they say. Curiosity killed the cat. In the case plant.
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Post by nepenthes99 on Feb 29, 2012 1:07:45 GMT
No, a multivitamin might even kill it. I use live crickets, probably not the most efficient method, but it works. A sanguinea will grow fine without feeding, and if you must, do not overdo it. These plants are adapted to catching insects, not multivitamins.
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Post by abenckendorf on Feb 29, 2012 2:52:42 GMT
Never feed a nepenthes anything artificial unless it is some sort of orchid fertilizer, diluted to at least 1/4 strength. But even then the plant is better off with a cricket two every other week in the summer, and less in the winter.
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Post by rhheard on Feb 29, 2012 3:59:13 GMT
Ok glad I didnt put one in there.
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Post by rhheard on Feb 29, 2012 3:59:50 GMT
For the moment ive been using some freeze dried blood worms and some meal worms.
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Post by coldcoffee on Feb 29, 2012 6:26:25 GMT
I like to culture fruit flies for my plants. When I getva bunch of adult sized flies I just dump them right into the pitchers. Crickets sound more fun though.
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Post by rhheard on Feb 29, 2012 14:01:57 GMT
How do you culture fruit flies. I think im going to start doing that.
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Post by nepenthes99 on Feb 29, 2012 20:29:54 GMT
How do you culture fruit flies. I think im going to start doing that. I keep rotting fruit near all of my plants, and that seems to work for me, but if you want to culture them you can buy kits or make a homemade setup, which is a bit too complicated to explain here. |
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