Question
I thought I had achieved my first successful venus fly trap bulb dormancy with the bulbs in the fridge, kept damp but not wet from Oct-March. They all came out exceptional with excellent color, bulb texture and even some growth despite being in the butter section. Upon planting them carefully in an established peat/sand mixture where others did well last year - any new growth has died away and looks like they may have all died in the transplant. They've received Spring sun and moderate rain water waterings, NO fertilizer of course and they look awful...what did I possibly do wrong or are they acclimating and going to shoot up some new leaves?  Your opinion/comments are very welcome and appreciate.

Answer
Hi Gary,

You mentioned that the bulb was white and firm, so I can assume that the plant itself was healthy.  Since the symptoms occurred during transplant, it's likely that your flytrap experienced a bit of shock going from very high humidity (plastic bag in the fridge) to a very low humidity too quickly.  The leaves were not acclimated to withstand lower humidity, so it quickly lost moisture through the leaves and wilted.

Before the moisture loss gets too severe and dries out the bulb, cut off all of the leaves.  From this point on, you simply need to wait for new growth to occur.  

After you see new growth, acclimate your plant to outdoor growing, provided that you are past the risk of frost.  For more information about growing flytaps, read our care sheets online:
http://www.cobraplant.com/caresheets

Good growing!
Jacob Farin