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QuestionCan I use filtered water for my Venus flytrap?Community AnswerNo - especially if it's filtered tap water, since it wouldn't have gotten rid of all the bacteria and chemicals that can harm the trap.
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QuestionIs it legal to feed human flesh to the plants?Community AnswerYes, although I guess it would depend on how you got the flesh in the first place.
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QuestionCan I use collected rain runoff from my roof? I'm concerned about the particles that come from the roofing material and dirt.Community AnswerYes. It should not harm your plant. If you are concerned, just collect rainwater in a bucket.
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QuestionCan I use boiled water that has been cooled down?Community AnswerIt depends. If it's tap water, then boiling the water will not eliminate the minerals that might otherwise be present in the water. For example, tap water may contain trace amounts of sodium and calcium, not enough to affect you, but enough to potentially harm or kill your plant. On the other hand, if you decide to boil rain water, that would help by potentially killing any bacteria picked up on the way to your bucket, in which case that would be a benefit. However, this is typically overkill and not necessary. The best kind of water to use is distilled water, which is usually inexpensive, available at most grocery stores, and should last you and your hungry plants quite a while!
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QuestionCan I use reverse osmosis water for my carnivorous plants?Community AnswerYes, you can use distilled water, clear rainwater, reverse osmosis water or dionised water.
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QuestionCan I feed it with leaves from other plants?Community AnswerNo. "Carnivorous" means meat-eating, and leaves are vegetable matter.
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QuestionCan a pitcher plant use a dead fly, or does it have to be alive?Community AnswerIf is dead because you just killed it, yes; if not, no.
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QuestionI have had my sarracenia for a week now and I have a lot of flies and many other bugs in my house, but it hasn't caught anything. What do I do?Community AnswerIf you have a garden that's infested with insects and other small animals, put your pitcher plant/ sarracenia close to the garden. If it still doesn't catch anything, buy dead or live insects in a pet store and feed your plant those insects.
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QuestionCan I water with stagnant water?Community AnswerThat’s generally not a good idea in the plant world. Stagnant water often grows bacteria or algae you don’t want, from siting still. And pouring that all over a plant may not harm it, but it certainly won’t benefit it.
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