Question
        I just bought a butterwort from Lowes on Saturday.  I think it's a
temperate butterwort.  It is in a plastic cube.  The cube is approx 3 inch by 3
inches and is completely sealed.  I know carnivorous plants don't need to be
in these, so I want to take it out of here and repot it.  I am trying to acclimate
it to my house humidity right now.  Then I will put in outside in the spring.  I
am not sure how to do this.  It's leaves have started to shrivel up and curl.  
      After I got the butterwort, the next day I put in under my florescent light
and opened the lid up alittle bit.  Maybe like 1/4 of the way.  Maybe I
should've opened it up a tiny bit (a little crack).  I just want to get it out of the
cube and into a pot  b/c  I can't water it right now  b/c the cube is completely
sealed.  The only opening is at the top.  I don't know how I am going to get it
out of there! I don't want it to dry out.  
      I also have it under my florescent light.   It's a really bright light.  It is 12
inches away from the light right now.  I will put it closer when it gets used to
the light.  Was is ok to put in under my light right away? Should I have put it
in lower light right now, like  how the lighting was in the store? (incadescent
light)
      Is it normal for the leaves to be shriveling?  They are still green.  The
middle leaves appear to be ok right now.  I just opened the lid up even more
now. ( a little more than half way).  I also have started to mist the plant and
the cube to try to increase the humidity.   Should I have misted it from the
start (when I opened it) to avoid the shriveling leaves?  Can I take the cover
off completely and just keep misting it with water?
        When can I repot it, without shocking it even more?  Is a soil  mix of
1/1/1 peat moss/ perilite/ vermiculite a good mix for it?  

Answer
Hi Mae,

It's very normal for leaves to curl and shrivel up as you acclimate a plant from a terrarium to the open air.  It's normal and many times unavoidable, regardless of how careful you are.  So don't worry about that part.  In the great scheme, you're doing the plant more good by rescuing it from the ill-confinement of the terrarium.  As long as you do it gradually, over the course of 1-2 weeks, the plant will recover.  Keep in mind that the older leaves are more susceptible to curling than younger leaves.  Sometimes you have to sacrifice those leaves.  In the end, all new growth will be acclimated to the new environment.  

After the course of 1-2 weeks as you acclimate your plant to lower humidity, repot it into a mix of 1 part peat moss, 1 part vermiculite and 2 parts perlite.  Another acceptable soil mix is 1 part peat moss and 2 parts perlite.  Repot your plant into a 4-inch pot or larger, and keep the plant in a small dish of water, no more than an inch of water.

After repotting your plant, you can also place it in an east or south window with at least a couple of hours of direct sun and bright indirect light for the rest of the day.

Sometime on March 17, I'm uploading an episode of Ask the Carnivorous Plant Guys (episode 4).  It's our video podcast, and it's going to feature Pinguicula primuliflora.  The question was submitted by another grower who had a similar question.  This episode should give you a better idea of what you need to do for your plant.

http://www.cobraplant.com/podcasts

Good growing!
Jacob Farin