Easy "Starter" Carnivore?

[Ed]

Originally Posted by IceDragon

You wouldn't happen to have any Macodes petola or Marcgravia would yah? I'm in the market for those 2 non-carnivores.

I just gave some cutting of my Macodes from my grow out area to a friend of mine so it will be quite awhile before I can make more cuttings.
I haven't had the smaller utrics crash like you mention and have run some of them in the same container for as long as 4-5 years. I lost most of my collection back in 04 when we moved and something changed in thier culture.

Ed

[tahir tareen]

i didn't see anyone suggest Drosera adelae yet, this is one of the easiest sundews to grow indoors and does well in lower light levels than most others and will actually catch some FF. I love the look of U. sandersonii flowers carpeting the floor in my vivs. Mexican butterworts are great too!

[Shinosuke]

This is a great idea, I always seem to have a few roaming FF's or bean beetles right by my viv. Did you ever find a good carnivore to put by your tank?

[frogparty]

Nepenthes ventrata is the easiest of any Nepenthes I've ever grown. It's a hybrid, and super hardy

[brinkerh420]

I think sundews still are the best for FF's. Or butterworts. Both would look the coolest and demonstrate their carnivorous plant attributes (dead fruit flies), especially sundew.

[frogparty]

I disagree. As someone who has grown sundews, butterworts and Nepenthes near frog tanks I have to say that my Nepenthes caught far more flies

[JimO]

I just can't believe nobody has recommended the most obvious starter carnivore Canis lupus. Of course, I'd recommend one of the multi-generational CB morphs, such as the Boston Terrier, Boxer, or Golden Retriever. The smaller varieties are less expensive to feed and, unlike the dart frog hobby, line breeding and breeding one morph with another is acceptable and mixed specimens are much less expensive.

[Ed]

Originally Posted by JimO

mixed specimens are much less expensive.

Only if you avoid the designer mixes.

Ed