Transitioning Store-Bought Venus Flytraps and Sundews from Plastic Domes to Healthy Growth

Slow Acclimation Is Key

Keep in original containers temporarily. Remove dome gradually over 2 weeks (prop with pencil, raise daily). Flytrap: adapt to full sun via east/west window → south window → outdoors. Use distilled/rain water, tray ¼ pot depth. No feeding needed. Repot in 50/50 peat/perlite, 4–6″ pot. Sundew: partial east window, same soil/water. Avoid fertilized peat (Schultz brand may contain fertilizer). If declining, describe symptoms.