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New Plants From Cobra

18 years ago

I got my new plants from Cobra yesterday. Here's what I got this time:

S. Judith Hindle

S. Ladies in Waiting

Drosera Northern Dewthread

Drosera Southern Dewthread

Drosera English Sundew

Utric. Bladderwort Longifolia

Utric. Bladderwort Livida

Utric. Bladderwort Bisquamata

Drosera Fork Leaf Sundew Red

Drosera Cape Sundew

Does anyone have any experience with growing bladderworts? This is a first run for me.

I also got my WaterMaker Mini and water meter (thanks Sheldon!) and I'm now waiting for the first gallon. I also order a terrarium thermo/hygrometer (thanks LLeopardGGecko!)

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Comments (6)

necro1234
18 years ago
Hey buddy, NICE!!!! (Im so jelous now,lol)
Ye Im glad for you, the R/O unit and TDS tester will make life alot easier.

PS Did you follow the watermaker instructions and let it run for 4 hours and throw that water away? (it cleans any of the filteration stuff out thats in the system)

I tried a bladderwort one with NO sucess, I didnt really get much of a kick outta em plants.

If you dont have The Savage Garden and would like any advice from that book just ask :)

Cheers

Sheldon
lleopardggecko
18 years ago
Those are some excellent plants! Dang, I'm jealous too! Hahahaha! Makes look forward to Monday when I can order some more.

As far as bladderworts, I've never cultivated one. Just like Sheldon, I've never had much of an interest in those plants. I need a plant that will give me action!

Anyways, good luck with the new plants. If you can, post some pictures of them. I'd really like to see them.
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lleopardggecko
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Oh, and you're very welcome for the Thermo/Hygrometer! Did you order it online or did you get one at the actual store?
ceasg
18 years ago
I have utricularia livida, with u. sandersonii on the way. U. livida has been super easy. Cobraplant has a FAQ sheet for terrestrials. They have excellent instructions..follow them and you should be alright. If you're a sucker for presentation, you can stick your clump of utric in an antique teacup with gravel at the bottom. They don't need the drainage many other CPs do.

I have no experience with u. longifolia. It's not a terrestrial bladderwort so I imagine its care will be somewhat different from u. livida and u. bisquamata. I'd google it and if you have any problems, e-mail the people at cobraplant. They'll be happy to help you out.

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zbawic
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18 years ago
I found the thermo/hygrometer at the petco.com site and then googled it. Found it at www.herpsupplies.com for $18.14 including shipping. Gotta love the little guys!
I did run the water through the filter as prescribed. Even if they hadn't recommended it, how could I think that the initial shot of water is clean?! It was completely black! I tested my tap water and the PPM was 126, 118 with a Brita filter and 002 with R/O. Hallelujah! no more trips to Wal-Mart for water!
I got The Savage Garden and have read some things about various types of CPs but I've not sat down and gotten into the details. I like to read this forum because I like to see what others at my level are doing.
I was a little apprehensive about getting a bladderwort but reading about them sucking in their prey from the surroundings amazed me. I can't see it but I know it's happening and that is enough for me.
I'll have to take some pics later. By the way, how you embed them in the message? I'm not that tech savvy. :)
necro1234
18 years ago
Hi you do the following:
Remove the * between the "That should work,check that the pic appears with the PREVIEW button.

Cheers

Sheldon

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