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4.5
I received mine quick. It was sent immediately, and shipped via USPS, so it usually means within 3 days. It arrived with no heating pad, but I guess that the 60 days live guaranty is as good as a heating pad. The plant appears to be alive. It is small within a small glass container the size of a small snow globe. The plant is set in grow medium so it stayed intact during transit. Hopefully, it will survive long enough for life outside the container.Oh, BTW for people deciding between the sundew and the venus flytrap, my research suggests that the sundew is lower maintenance outside the globe. For the sundew, all I need to do is to place it near a window.Update: It has been a month. The sundew has grown a little. No mold. Yeah, I like it. I will probably order other plants soon now that it is getting warmer.Another update: a white fuzz appeared after 44 days. I emailed the seller with a photo, and I have a replacement a week later. The replacement is a little leaky with some solution leaking from the container. I cannot see any crack on the container, and the plant inside looks fine. It is informative to compare the original plant with the replacement. The original is about 10x larger. So, it must have grown. I am facing the white fuzz of the original towards the window, hopefully the sunshine will slow its growth while I get the necessary soil, etc. to try to rescue it. BTW, outside the container, carnivorous plants are a little involved to maintain. They need special soil, and distill water. I am not hopeful with my skills to keep them alive outside the container. But, I will give it a try.Yet another update: It is now past day 60. After turning the mold part of the Terrarium towards the sunlight, the sunlight appears to have limited its growth. The white fuzz appears to have disappeared, replaced by a white patch. My observation is that this plant needs a lot of light. I believe that plants, mold and algae are in a constant battle when they are in a confined space. One will do well at the expense of others. So, let your terrarium get some sunlight.
