Question
OK, so I just got a teeny little Venus flytrap from Lowe's and it was growing in
what I have heard called the "Death Cube" terrarium. I have read a lot about
carnivorous plants, and definitely enough to know that the VFT needs full
sun, regular water but not soggy, cold but not brutal winter temperatures,
and a 1:1 peat:perlite mix. What I haven't been able to find is how to rescue it
from the terrarium and acclimate it to normal growing. It's about an inch and
a half in diameter with half-inch to three-quarter-inch long traps, probably
three or five years old from seed, and it's in a 1.5" pot filled with plain
Sphagnum strands (no perlite). It's currently in a west facing windowsill which
gets at least three or four hours of direct sun daily. I live in zone 6, but the
last-frost date is past by now. Do I need to change the soil mix? Do I need to
put it outside all day? Do I need to take it out of the terrarium, or leave it in
for humidity? I just have not been able to find anywhere how to rescue a VFT
from a terrarium,  and now would probably be the best time since it's spring,
the weather is nice, and active growth is beginning.

Answer
Hi Josh,

Congratulations on rescuing the flytrap from the stifling terrarium.  The actual process is a bit extensive to cover in this format, but essentially you have to ease the plant to lower humidity.  You do this by leaving the terrarium ajar for a few days until you can finally remove the lid.

When the lid is removed, repot your plant and place it outside.  Throughout the process, your plant will experience some leaf burn.  This is normal and unavoidable.

You can read the full version to acclimate plants to lower humidity in our e-book or watch it on our DVD.

http://www.cobraplant.com/ebook
http://www.cobraplant.com/DVD

Good growing!
Jacob Farin