Help !

[TranMinh]

Hi guy,
I was bought a ampullaria typical from MT 2 month pass and the leave get smaller and picher is smaller too ! How to I can make it big again ? What wrong with my ampullaria ?

[spark]

I can't tell you at all. But I bet you'll get better advise if you describe how you're caring for it? What kind of soil, water, light, humidity?

[TranMinh]

Hi Spark,
Here is my grow condition
Light is shade 30%
I mix 70% sphagnum moss with 30% perlite
Humidity less than 60%

[marvin1997]

huh,I thought Neps don't like much water......

[spark]

Neps don't like to sit in water like drosera or sarracenia do, but they do like it very wet all the same. And they love humidity. From everything I've read (I've only had my own ampullaria for a few days now) ampullaria are particularly fond of humidity, and can have problems in dry air. I don't know what percentage they prefer though. 60% is probably not bad, it's certainly more humid than I can keep mine here. Light and growing medium both sound fine to me too... Though as I said I'm hardly an expert, I've just been doing a lot of reading about them so I can have a better chance with my own. I imagine the temperature is pretty good too? They're supposed to like it quite warm.

[Aliamyz]

Hi Tran,

You got your plant 2 months ago,so it might be still acclimatising to your conditions. They'll soon put bigger pitchers for you.

[TranMinh]

Hi Aliamyz,
My name is Minh not Tran because in Viet Nam the name will be Tran Cong Minh but in English that will be Cong Minh Tran. :D But thank for help me .

Hi spark,
The humidity usually less than 60% in the 11AM the humidity is 30% and hot 32 - 35C
I only watering it 2 time of day. Best thing to have experence is learn from CPs grower.

[Aliamyz]

Sorry Minh...glad i can help

[NepNut]

Hi Minh,
I think for your condition (low humidity) it's better to bag up the whole plant for a while and slowly introduce it to the new environment. It would be better if you can keep the humidity at more than 60% at all time for N. ampullaria.