Should I transplant my Venus Fly Trap?

[jlm10]

Hi. Was wondering if anyone has any advice for me? I have a VFT that is doing well (I think!) and I think it may need transplanting. The roots are growing out the bottom of the pot it came in. Right now, I have it in an old,small, plastic aquarium with one fluorescent light on top of it. It seems to be doing good, but I am worried that the roots coming out the bottom are going to get damaged, or it doesn't have enough room to grow. Any advice? And if I do transplant, how tall does the container have to be, i.e., how tall does a VFT get on average? Thanks!

[ICPS-bob]

A good place to start reading is here (and screens ahead):
www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2120.html

You did not say how large the "pot it came in". I grow nearly all of my VFTs in square 3.5-inch wide x 4-inch deep plastic pots. The plant only gets a couple of inches tall (in full sun), but if you let it flower, the flower stalk can get 12 inches or more tall.

[jlm10]

Oh, the pot it came in is probably half of that size. It is a round pot probably like 2 inches in diameter and 3 inches deep. I did look through that link but there is nothing clear cut. From what I gather, why transplant it if it is growing so good?

[Not a Number]

Minerals build up and the peat moss breaks down more quickly in small pots.

This leads to poor growth or even death.

You'll have to repot it eventually.