My kid wants to get a Venus fly trap, and I'm torn. It's a plant that eats animals. I have no idea how to feel about this 😂

@jessicamauerhan

If it helps, they don't NEED to eat animals to survive, in case that's a point of contention between you two.

The kid could grow one as just a neat looking plant.

They are a little sensitive, though, so hopefully your kid wouldn't be too upset if it doesn't work out.

@volkris he's not vegan, just me - it's just weird, it's a weird plant! He likes them and they're native here, there's just something so weird about it.

@jessicamauerhan

Gotcha. But it can be a vegan fly trap just as you're a vegan human :)

Anyway, yep, I personally like having the weird... errm... eyecatching plants around.
It depends on the aesthetic.

@volkris so do you just give them water and sunlight? They really don't need bugs?

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@jessicamauerhan

Exactly.

Like I said, some of them can be a little temperamental when it comes to getting just the right amount of light, and I think sometimes tap water might be bad for them, but bugs are sort of a special treat they don't really need to survive.

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