Is there a Predator mutation for Venus Fly Trap?

Not in this site’s documented mutation list. Use Toxic, Pollinated, Shadowed, or a single growth variant you can actually show on the harvest UI.

When is Venus Fly Trap a better special than Cactus Fruit?

When your pets and weather favor Toxic or Pollinated paths rather than heat. Cactus Fruit’s 115 base is lower, but Sundried and Ember may fit your desert row better — compare at equal weight in the calculator.

Grow a Garden Venus Fly Trap

Venus Fly Trap is the legendary special that carnivorous-theme gardeners plant for layout storytelling — 146 Sheckles base, slow special tile demand, and a calculator curve that still insists on kilograms over jaw screenshots alone.

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Base value

Unit weight equals 146 Sheckles. Eight kilograms sell for 146 × 64 = 9,344 raw; twelve kilograms reach 146 × 144 = 21,024 raw. Legendary specials in this band fund themselves when finished mid-teens, but they underperform if you harvest early just to show a closed trap pose.

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Venus Fly Trap value by weight

Venus Fly Trap has a base value of 146 Sheckles at unit weight. Because sale value scales with weight squared, the table below shows the raw sell and the same crop with Golden or Rainbow growth applied at common harvest weights.

Venus Fly Trap sell value at different weights and growth mutations
Weight	Raw (no mutation)	+ Golden (20×)	+ Rainbow (50×)
1 kg	146	2.92K	7.3K
2 kg	584	11.7K	29.2K
5 kg	3.65K	73K	183K
10 kg	14.6K	292K	73K

Mutations & weather

Toxic (×14) and Pollinated (×6) are practical pet-path partners depending on whether swamp pets or bee pets cross the tile. Shadowed (×13) fits fog. Growth stays one-slot: Golden default, Rainbow when weight already justifies patience. Avoid promising Predator or bite tags that are not in the mutation catalog.

Farming loop

Give Venus Fly Trap a dedicated special tile away from commons that steal fertilizer. Push weight on ordinary weather; layer Toxic or Pollinated only when those pets are already pathing. Harvest after the scale clears your floor even if the trap animation looks “ready.”

Venus Fly Trap strategy

Carnivorous theme versus calculator reality

Thematic buyers enjoy Venus Fly Trap beside Poison Ivy or Baby Cactus in hazard or desert-curiosity gardens. Calculator buyers only care about 146 × weight² and documented mutations. Decide which audience you are listing for before writing the caption.

Cacao and Bonsai Sprout compete for legendary special fertilizer. Prefer Venus Fly Trap when your pet roster already supports Toxic or Pollinated paths; prefer the others when cooking-adjacent or zen-adjacent layouts dominate.

Pet-path layouts for trap tiles

Place the trap where swamp or bee pets can cross without blocking sprinkler radius. A pretty isolated corner that pets never visit wastes the thematic mutation plan and leaves you with a clean-but-light harvest.

Trade ads should show scale weight and any Toxic or Pollinated icon in one frame. Jaw close-ups alone do not prove legendary value on this base.

Common questions

Is there a Predator mutation for Venus Fly Trap?: Not in this site’s documented mutation list. Use Toxic, Pollinated, Shadowed, or a single growth variant you can actually show on the harvest UI.
When is Venus Fly Trap a better special than Cactus Fruit?: When your pets and weather favor Toxic or Pollinated paths rather than heat. Cactus Fruit’s 115 base is lower, but Sundried and Ember may fit your desert row better — compare at equal weight in the calculator.