For carnivorous plant lovers an option for creating a tranquil miniature garden of sorts for your beloved plant pet is using a carnivorous plant terrarium. A terrarium is simply an enclosed habitat or ecosystem for plants. Not all support the need for this inclusive environment. Joel of Joel's Carnivorous Plants encourages his customers to maintain healthy Venus Flytraps (Fly Traps), American Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia), Sundews (Drosera), or Butterworts (Pinguicula) without the use of a carnivorous plants terrarium. As a child I had a terrarium, but did not have carnivorous plants therein. I recall making it in Girl Scouts and having a special solution to feed the plant. It was a neat project to experience. Terrariums can be a great gift for youth and adults. Some people aren't really in to animals or may have allergies that inhibit interaction with other pets. Carnivorous plants are absolutely amazing. They eat things you never thought a plant would digest. I fed my Venus Flytrap flies. I have seen a good friend feed his daughter's Venus Flytrap a dried earth worm! How amazing is that? Buy carnivorous plants terrarium <----here! Buying carnivorous plants terrariums is not needful if you are the do-it-yourself type. According to the website http://www.stormthecastle.com/terrarium/make-a-carnivorous-terrarium.htm here is how you can build your own terrarium for carnivorous plantlife: The Easiest Carnivorous plant for a terrarium the Venus fly trap is one of the best selections for your first terrarium because it is hardy and easy to raise. It is also quite dramatic with jaws that close around its prey. Plant the fly traps in a terrarium that is made up of between 50 and 70 percent spaghnum moss or peat moss with the remainder either sand, perlite, or pumice. The Venus fly trap gains all its nutrients from the insects it eats so you should not use potting soil or any type of fertilizer. This would quickly kill the plants. How to make your first carnivorous terrarium:
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