FEED ME, SEYMOUR PART 2 - THE RECIPE #cpclubthursday So...
FEED ME, SEYMOUR PART 2 - THE RECIPE #cpclubthursday
So here is my dried CP meal recipe that I use as a way to give my CPs an occasional treat when there is no live prey for them.
Recipe
Cricket Powder 🦗
Dried Mealworms 🐛
Gelatine 💧
So I grind up the dry mealworms so they are crushed into a powder and mix them with the cricket powder.
Then I add some water to make a watery paste.
Finally I add gelatine to make it into a watery goo.
I make sure there is at least a little water in the pitchers of my Nepenthes or Cephalotus pitchers etc and if they are completely dry, I add a little distilled water but not too much as it will dilute any digestive juices too much and make the task of the CP to digest a lot harder.
I make sure the CP meal is liquid enough that I can use a syringe 💉 so I can inject it into the pitchers, onto the traps (making sure I set them off initially and later gently massage them so they are constrict. I use it like a toothpaste tube to add a layer of onto sundew, butterworts (pings) and other sticky leaf varieties of CPs.
And then I watch my CPs enjoy the added boost to their diet (like taking a protein shake or multivitamins)
Does anyone else have a recipe to share below? Or comments? Criticisms?
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So here is my dried CP meal recipe that I use as a way to give my CPs an occasional treat when there is no live prey for them.
Recipe
Cricket Powder 🦗
Dried Mealworms 🐛
Gelatine 💧
So I grind up the dry mealworms so they are crushed into a powder and mix them with the cricket powder.
Then I add some water to make a watery paste.
Finally I add gelatine to make it into a watery goo.
I make sure there is at least a little water in the pitchers of my Nepenthes or Cephalotus pitchers etc and if they are completely dry, I add a little distilled water but not too much as it will dilute any digestive juices too much and make the task of the CP to digest a lot harder.
I make sure the CP meal is liquid enough that I can use a syringe 💉 so I can inject it into the pitchers, onto the traps (making sure I set them off initially and later gently massage them so they are constrict. I use it like a toothpaste tube to add a layer of onto sundew, butterworts (pings) and other sticky leaf varieties of CPs.
And then I watch my CPs enjoy the added boost to their diet (like taking a protein shake or multivitamins)
Does anyone else have a recipe to share below? Or comments? Criticisms?
#HappyPlants
#PlantsMakePeopleHappy
#PlantAddict
#PropagationStation
#GrowLights
#cpclubthursday
#theamigos #Seymour
#CarnivorousPlants
#CarnivorousClub
#VenusFlyTrap
#GregGang
#PLANTMAFIA
#Sarracenia
#PitcherPlant
#Sundew
#cephalotusclub
#RarePlant
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I bought dried blood worms, dried crickets, and fish flakes. I plan on grinding up the worms and crickets into a powder when I need to feed mine. They are still acclimating to the new surroundings. I’m a bit worried that I have had to keep the ones that need full sun, indoors because of the tons of rain that we have been having.
@Ninabeena Nina, I’m impressed 👍😊
I wasn’t necessarily saying to people to replicate what I make up but you are completely on the right track. Lots of people use fish flakes for their CPs. I have been looking at some bloodworms and soldier fly larvae to add to my mix but you are so right with fish flakes and I like to look at ones which are made up largely of insects
I found without the gelatine, the mix tended to drip off the sundew leaves hence why I add a little to my mix.
My CPs are all under growlights as I can’t really leave them outside so if you get a growlight and have them under it for at least 12 hours they should do well (although CPs do like the outdoors except in the cold of winter where they go dormant eg VFTs
It’s been pouring rain so I need more buckets as I collect the rain water as a nice change from the distilled water I normally use.
I wasn’t necessarily saying to people to replicate what I make up but you are completely on the right track. Lots of people use fish flakes for their CPs. I have been looking at some bloodworms and soldier fly larvae to add to my mix but you are so right with fish flakes and I like to look at ones which are made up largely of insects
I found without the gelatine, the mix tended to drip off the sundew leaves hence why I add a little to my mix.
My CPs are all under growlights as I can’t really leave them outside so if you get a growlight and have them under it for at least 12 hours they should do well (although CPs do like the outdoors except in the cold of winter where they go dormant eg VFTs
It’s been pouring rain so I need more buckets as I collect the rain water as a nice change from the distilled water I normally use.
@CourtlyKingfern Evelyn see my comment to Nina above, I am not saying people need to replicate my recipe, it just works for me as I like to squeeze it along my sundew leaves so they get a nice feed and it doesn’t fall off due to the gelatine (it’s been trial and error) and as Nina mentions a lot of people use fish flakes or even fertilizer pellets in eg pitchers and traps
But I hope you have fun with your CP, welcome to the club and enjoy 😊
But I hope you have fun with your CP, welcome to the club and enjoy 😊
@LaSiguanaba Dowsnt sound like you have to “make” your daughter as she seems enthused! Nice division of labour ! I could feed my CP cockroaches if I ever find one outside but I actually don’t think they like the taste. I just feed my Cephalotus a grib I found in an ear of corn and then added a fertilizer pellet. That’s the oldest pitcher on my Cephalotus and it is naturally dying but the plant will get the boost ! It’s the yellow one on the right but already you can see the much better pitcher to the left and there is a bigger one behind it. Unfortunately it was purchased as two plants but the other half died (cephacide ! Or sudden death syndrome?) but the great thing is my little pitcher pull propagation is growing nicely and I just found there are little sundews springing up behind the new plant.
I plant to take some leaf pulls from the main plant soon (you can see there are now a few leaves) and propagate some more for my CP charity event to see to help fund the charity which has a name !
I plant to take some leaf pulls from the main plant soon (you can see there are now a few leaves) and propagate some more for my CP charity event to see to help fund the charity which has a name !
@Merranda @PleaseLeaf Hey Bri and Merranda, I just posted above about one of my Cephalotus and just wondered if you both or at least one of you would be interested in participating in a podcast episode about Cephalotus as apart from Rose Red you are the only two other people I know on Greg with Cephalotus. Either let me know here or email me at my email address at my bio/profile. It would also include a related blog so photos etc would be useful. I love these plants 👍😻😃🥰😀
@LaSiguanaba I hear there have been bad wildfires in the west eg Oregon. Sad to hear forests are burning 🔥 down 😟
@JauntyGrandfir Mush balls 😆 I love it, Josephine. How was the ebook by the way? I still haven't looked at my copy lol 🙃 but I probably need to as I need to learn more
@PleaseLeaf Bri, I need to add fish flakes to my recipe...add a bit of variety 😋 my sundews and pings were covered in fungus gnats when I had an infestation but mow they just keep guard 💂♀️ for any sneaking in
@Seymour If you get some free time, it’s a great book. The photos are gorgeous and it has everything from art projects to plant profiles. It’s a keeper!
@LaSiguanaba Their lids can tell you if they are happy or not. If the lids are closed they need more water or not happy and if the lids are open they are happy and have water.
The one I propagated is very small but growing slowly. They don't grow to any great size so similar to I guess VFTs. Mine are red as they get a lot of growlights and near to the light source but they were completely green when they arrived (like VFT green)
The one I propagated is very small but growing slowly. They don't grow to any great size so similar to I guess VFTs. Mine are red as they get a lot of growlights and near to the light source but they were completely green when they arrived (like VFT green)
@LaSiguanaba
Cephalotus (/ˌsɛfəˈloʊtəs/ or /ˌkɛfəˈloʊtəs/; Greek: κεφαλή "head", and οὔς/ὠτός "ear", to describe the head of the anthers) is a genus which contains one species, Cephalotus follicularis the Albany pitcher plant, a small carnivorous pitcher plant. The pit-fall traps of the modified leaves have inspired the common names for this plant, which also include Western Australian pitcher plant, Australian pitcher plant, or fly-catcher plant. It is an evergreen herb that is endemic to peaty swamps in the southwestern corner of Western Australia. As with the unrelated Nepenthes, it catches its victims with pitfall traps.
I didn't realize it was called a "fly catcher plant", not very original 😔
From Dr Wiki
Cephalotus (/ˌsɛfəˈloʊtəs/ or /ˌkɛfəˈloʊtəs/; Greek: κεφαλή "head", and οὔς/ὠτός "ear", to describe the head of the anthers) is a genus which contains one species, Cephalotus follicularis the Albany pitcher plant, a small carnivorous pitcher plant. The pit-fall traps of the modified leaves have inspired the common names for this plant, which also include Western Australian pitcher plant, Australian pitcher plant, or fly-catcher plant. It is an evergreen herb that is endemic to peaty swamps in the southwestern corner of Western Australia. As with the unrelated Nepenthes, it catches its victims with pitfall traps.
I didn't realize it was called a "fly catcher plant", not very original 😔
From Dr Wiki
@LaSiguanaba Well that's why we need each other ☺️👍 As even planting plants etc can help in a small way 😁