Drosera Capensis (a.k.a.Cape Sundew)

[mctlong]

Does anyone now if Drosera Capensis is toxic to torts? Its also known as "Cape Dew." I noticed that its being sold at the 99 cents store. Its a carnivorous plant. If its not toxic I'm going to try to use it to get rid of gnats in my hatchling's enclosure.

Here's a pic of one I found online.

 

[andred82vert]

Not sure if its toxic to torts or not, but you can always put the plant where the torts cant get to it.

 

[Yvonne G]

I don't really know, but it might be that the sticky substance that catches the bugs might be toxic. I tried to research it but no toxic/non-toxic info came up.

Yvonne

 

[mctlong]

Thanks Andred82Vert an Yvonne. From what I've read, the sticky stuff drowns the bug rather than poisoning it, so I'm hoping the sticky stuff is not poisonous to torts, but I just can't find any info on it. I tried searching online for a good hour and couldn't find any reliable sources saying it was either toxic or nontoxic.
:/