Also, can the flies be removed from the leaves after they've been unrolled? Mostly for aesthetic reasons.

I keep my sundews in standing water that way I only have to water them when all the water evaporates.So you can keep them in standing water.Yes, you need to remove the flies or the leaf will rot.When I fed my sundew a fly, I did'nt remove it and the leaf turned black.i do it with little tweezers.In nature, wind and blows that away.
- Adrian

Keep them in a tray of distilled or rain water, yes, remove the fly if it "bugs" you.

Hello Dranomax,

Yes, water the Drosera like you do with Dionaea.

I do not remove insects from the leaves of Drosera as often the tentacles are so clamped on to the prey that even after it has been digested, it would cause more damage to remove it than to just leave it. Drosera developed a fast growth rate to replace leaves that are covered in insects. Bottom line is, if we grow carnivorous plants, we have to deal with the dead insects hanging around. Drosera capensis has one of the fastest growth rates of any carnivorous plant I have seen, so just do not worry about it.

D. capensis is an eay plant, tolerating a wide range of growing conditions. I have mine inside and out, but all have pots sitting in a plastic container of water. I don't let them dry out completely, but as long as there is enough media in there, it can retain a little moisture. I would use a spray bottle and squirt the carcasses out.

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Petiolaris:

Yeah I spray mine for that reason too, if the carcass comes out, great, if not, great. Either way, nature in process.

Thanks for the responses, guys. I'm moving it out of the tank I've had it in and just wanted to know what would be best. Thanks!

I' remove dead insects using a tooth pick .It sounds counterdictory using water to spray the dead insects off ,, I Every thing I;ve read about it states never mist the leaves , This seem's also odd how sundew's grow in rainy reigon's any how ,

The reason many sites say not to mist the leaves is because it washes the dew off.But you can do it if you want, as soon as the water drys, the glands will start producing the dew again.
- Adrian