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Nasty Cats
- March 29th, 2011
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Dear Ivy,
I have a five gallon tank I set up last spring for fly traps I had some nasty cats and they peed in the tank! Is it ok to put fly traps in it? And is there any way to clean the dirt? I could keep putting clean water in it to clean it [...]
Aug
3
Reader Mail: Venus Fly Trap
- August 3rd, 2009
Q: Can I use a five-gallon fish tank to grow my Venus Fly trap?
A: Absolutely! Actually, that would be ideal! Venus Fly traps (Latin name Dionaea muscipula) are an interesting little plant native to the Carolinas in the Eastern US. They grow in swampy bog areas where the soil is very acidic. They cannot obtain [...]