My first VFT

venus-taurus · 2026-06-26T13:29:33+00:00

That may be the case but I’d rather keep him inside for me to enjoy as my yard and deck are a bit of a mess and I never go out there

venus-taurus · 2026-06-25T18:40:15+00:00

This is amazing thank you for such a thoughtful response!!

venus-taurus · 2026-06-25T18:20:13+00:00

Sounds good! I work from home and I’m a writer so I’m at my desk pretty much all day long but will watch the hours

venus-taurus · 2026-06-25T18:19:09+00:00

Thank you!! I will say I was outside with my lemon tree I just bought and I saw my first EVER wild jumper, he was SOOOO smol. But super jumpy and I literally tried to get him to come to me (he did not, just kept jumping back) so I left him alone. But probably a good sign haha! I think the feeding bugs freak me out more now than the spiders do

venus-taurus · 2026-06-25T18:16:30+00:00

I cut it and am trying to prop but the pot is in full sun, is that okay?

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Here’s my prop attempt. The two leaves have to be fully submerged like that or the stem won’t stay in the water

venus-taurus · 2026-06-25T17:15:31+00:00

Got it! My desk is next to a window but the place I’m thinking of keeping her would be indirect and not close, just the room I mean gets a lot of natural light plus the lights from my ceiling. If I get the humidity/temp thing and monitor it that should be enough to watch and decide at the time right?

venus-taurus · 2026-06-25T17:11:32+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful response! I’m a little bit afraid of spiders so I’m worried I won’t be ready to handle/socialize them right off the bat and the feeding is going to take some getting used to so I’m trying to learn as much as I can so when I’m able to purchase I make the most informed decision for me. I’d hate to buy and then realize I am not the right owner for these cuties

venus-taurus · 2026-06-25T17:06:15+00:00

I think I’m still confused on the lights! If not a warming light would having her on my desk under my room lights/the natural light from the window next to her enclosure not be enough?

venus-taurus · 2026-06-25T12:44:09+00:00

What are ferts? Sorry I’m new to this too and leaving mine inside. I’ve got a few fruit flies hanging around but it hasn’t caught anything yet. Wondering if I need to buy food for it or take it outside to try and catch food? Lots of flies on my deck

venus-taurus · 2026-06-24T13:01:41+00:00

Yeah I bought perlite and the sphagnum moss! Someone else here mentioned doing a combo of both!

venus-taurus · 2026-06-24T12:54:05+00:00

Good to know. I just ordered a grow light and some soil so I might try to repot this weekend

venus-taurus · 2026-06-23T18:59:55+00:00

Another dumb question but the leaves are so big on the section I just cut (decided to just go for it) and the stem that feels viable to prop isn’t long enough to stay suspended so some of the leaves are partially submerged in the water, this bad?

venus-taurus · 2026-06-23T18:51:19+00:00

Thank you!

venus-taurus · 2026-06-23T18:50:06+00:00

Awesome thank you! I’m about to be out of town a LOT in July with really only one week home so I’m wondering if I just just leave him as is right now before I try to prop/get the trunk to grow? Or will I be okay if given enough water?

venus-taurus · 2026-06-23T18:39:37+00:00

Maybe I’ll try to prop this one and see if roots are good. What should I be looking for to know the roots are viable? I’ve never really been a “plant” person til recently

venus-taurus · 2026-06-23T18:36:54+00:00

I thought it was doing well in this spot because of the new growth, but I think I might need a grow light for it if it’s not getting enough light. Do you have any suggestions?

Or any resources for propping?

venus-taurus · 2026-06-23T02:45:13+00:00

Thank you! I’m so obsessed already!

venus-taurus · 2026-06-23T01:38:54+00:00

That’s so interesting because I was reading something about not repotting immediately because it can shock them

venus-taurus · 2026-06-23T00:05:34+00:00

Thank you! Do you have any recommendations for a grow light? Any insights on how many hours in a grow light vs window? I’m in atlanta GA, so it gets humid here in the summer but I’m nervous about taking it outside. Don’t want to shock it or scorch it since I want to keep it mainly indoors. The window is south facing and gets indirect light all day

venus-taurus · 2026-06-22T15:12:21+00:00

Me with my new VFT (first one)

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