How do I take care of my venus flytrap?

Question

I just got one and I have no idea how to take care of it....like how much water,sun light,etc. please don't just give me a link, I'll just ignore it and I won't give you best answer.

Answer 1

Alright, new answer... just did some research for you..

VFT's are NOT tropical. They are indiginous to swamps and bogs with sandy, low-nutrient type soils.  This is why they have developed the trap, so the insects can act as the nutrients (crazy how evolution  works, eh?)

Apparently, they don't NEED high humidity levels, but they are much, much better off when they have high humidity.  This means you should keep them elevated slightly over a pan of water (or if you have a mini greenhouse or something similar, use that).  You should give it 2-4 hours of direct sunlight daily.  If your plant is getting enough sun, the inside of the traps will be a red color.  Too little and they will be light green.  

Use distilled water to water it.  Don't use tap.  There's too much saline in tap and it will kill the plant.  You can't overwater them, but don't let them sit in stagnant water cuz they'll die.  Just try and keep the soil moist.

If you want it to survive a long time, in the summer, clip the flowers off (flowering consumes too much of the plant's energy) and in the winter put them outside (unless you live where there are extreme winters, then put them in a plastic bag and put them in the refrigerator... don't forget to feed them if you decide to do this, though).

When sitting out, you typically don't have to feed them, but if you're so inclined, only feed them an insect about 1/3 the size of the trap.

GOOD LUCK!