Some of the traps are black. Does that mean their dead?
I wonder what caused the Venus Fly Trap to close all of its traps? This should be avoided because the traps can only open and close a few times before the trap dies.
You don't need anything or anyone to get them to open again. Just wait a day or 2 and they will reopen on their own. If they don't they will eventually turn black.
If the traps are black, they are in fact dead. You can leave them on the plant or cut them off. I prefer to cut them off because I don't like looking at them. Also, there is a small chance, if the conditions are right, that fungus could grow on the dead trap and then spread to the plant and cause a fungal infection. Obviously this should be avoided.
If you do decide to cut the traps off, be sure to leave any part of the leaf-base (the thing that looks like a leaf) that is still green. The green parts can still perform photosynthesis and therefore are very valuable to the plant.
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