They weren’t very happy to begin with, but in the last few days, they really look awful. Especially my ping.

I’ve read they both like lots of light, so I placed them into my growtent.

But this certainly isn’t the answer. For me, it doesn’t look like sunburn. Sure, the colors now look more bright, but I’ve also put them a few times outside into the sun.

My problem is, that the lower leaves constantly get mushy, and that both often don’t produce lots of dew.
Is the surface/ substrate too dry?

The Drosera alicae is sitting in its original substrate, which was peat with perlite, and I’ve put a layer of LECA to fill up the rest, which is about 2 cm (1"). It’s often sitting in a bit of (pure) water, but I regularly flush it out and let it dry up a little bit in between (spongy texture).

The Pinguicula (probably agnata, unspecified) is looking worse.
I have it sitting in LECA, and water it with a heavily diluted fertilizer (about 1/3 of what my other houseplants get) and regularly soak and flush it with pure water.
It looked way better a week ago, but is slowly declining, even before I put it into the light.
Is it rotting?

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    5 days ago

    I’m just browsing the community here and omg your plants are gorgeous! Also thank you for your detailed post, your love and care is

    I don’t have any right now; the squirrels eat the ones I put outside. But seeing all your guys makes me want to try again! With some squirrel proofing

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      2 days ago

      I have always heard warning of squirrels taking a liking for carnivorous plants but have luckily been spared in my years of keeping them! Let me know if you have any questions if you get back to them, happy to help provide any guidance I can!