things venus fly traps can eatCan a venus fly trap eat rollie pollies?

okay, i am planing to buy a venus fly trap, and i have a major problem in my house with rollie pollies.(doodle bugs,Armadillidiidae, pill bug, roly poly what ever you wanna call it) and i want to know if a fly trap can eat them. i understand that they can't eat mass amounts of things, but can they eat them, period? thank you.
Venus flytraps can eat rollie pollies, but many users on my site report that the traps turn black after eating them. Therefore, I'd recommend not feeding your flytrap them.

Since you're planning on getting your first Venus flytrap soon, I'll give you some care tips for it. There are really only 4 things Venus Fly Traps require to stay healthy. Here they are:
1. Sunlight - at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day
2. Water - rain, distilled or reverse osmosis water only
3. Soil - Nutrient poor soil such athings venus fly traps can eats peat moss
4. Dormancy - Venus Fly Traps require a 3-4 month dormancy period

Venus fly traps like lots of light. Try to give it at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day. The more you can give it the better. It is best to grow your fly trap outside where it can get plenty of sun and catch its own food. You don't actually have to feed a Venus Fly Trap anything other than sunlight and water. If you do choose to feed it, don't over do it. Feed it only insects and at most only a couple a month.

Venus fly traps need clean water. Usually tap water will not do. It is best to use distilled water, rain water, or reverse osmosis water. Venus fly traps need water with a TDS (total dissolved solids) measurement of 50 ppm (parts per million) or less. In order to get this, you probably need to use distilled water or reverse osmosis water or things venus fly traps can eatrain water. Their soil should be kept wet at all times except during the winter when it should be just moist. It is best to use a tray and set the plant in an inch or two of water.

For soil you can use a combination of peat moss and perlite. Most growers use a 50:50 mix of peat moss and perlite. I have been leaning toward using pure peat moss lately. Venus Fly Traps aren't picky, but be sure to use some form of peat moss or sphagnum peat moss with perlite, horticultural sand or vermiculite to ensure that the media is nutrient poor.

Without a dormancy period, your plant's health will start to decline and it will eventually die. You can read more about dormancy here:


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