Question

N tobaica shoot   but has recently formed a new shoot at the base of the plant.as you can see in the pic soil really needs changed but will replanting this plant stress it out to much ?
i live in western pa. it is in a western window and it is winter time here. i use LFS and perlite for soil thanks

Answer
Hello Brandon,

Nepenthes, for the most part, particularly easier to grow species like N. tobaica, can be repotted virtually any time of year with little worry. The main thing is to be gentle with the roots as they are somewhat brittle, but even a few snapped roots does not cause much of a problem for Nepenthes that I have seen. Only some of the most difficult to grow Nepenthes, like N. rajah are finicky about repotting as well as environment.

The vine sprout on the base of your plant should be handled with care as well. They can sometimes just pop off with a slight nudge, so just handle it with kids gloves when repotting.