The flytrap and Sarracenia are outdoor plants, not houseplants. They DO need dormancy in winter. at least 3 months at a temp just above freezing. What garden zone are you in?

The Nepenthes CAN be grown indoors all year in a bright, indirect sun window.

I agree with tommyr above. Your sarracenia and Venus flytrap need dormancy. This is my first year with growing carnivorous plants too. I have all of my flytraps and sarracenia in the fridge right now. I pruned all dead growth and washed the roots clean of sediment, then I wrapped the roots in a wet, long fibered sphagnum/paper towel covering to keep them moist through the winter. Once they're trimmed and wrapped I put them in ziplock baggies with some sulfur based fungicide to keep mold from growing and now I wait. Unfortunately, if both your sarr and flytrap are as bad as you are describing they may not have enought stored energy to survive dormancy. Sarracenia and flytraps spend all summer storing energy in a type of bulb called a rhizome. Your plants sound very light deprived so they may not have enough energy to last all winter. If you do get them to make it through the winter immediately get though outside. Sarrs and flytraps love sunlight, the more they get the better.

Your nepenthes is most likely fine. I have two, a N. Miranda and an N. Ventrata, they pitchered profusely in the summer but I'm the winter they don't receive enough light to produce strong pitchers. Most of the time light from a window isn't enough to induce pitchering in the winter. If you wver wanted to try, you could invest in some artificial lights to boost the sunlight they already recieve. I suggest searching the Internet for a good look at some peoples nepenthes setups. There are some really amazing ones out there.

Also I hate to sound rude and I don't mean this in a condescending way, but sometimes a little research goes a long way. I figure that the seller who sold you your plants didn't tell you how to grow them properly, however that is no excuse as doing a little research would be extremely easy and take very little time. I hope my reply could help a little bit.

Yeah, i did not know exactly what i was getting myself into when i bought the plants but i do like a little challenge so if i can get the sarracenia and the flytrap through the winter i would be really happy. I am in zone 5, chicago, so growing them outside is not exactly an option.

The artificial light is a great idea, heck, i feel light deprived in the winter time myself! Morpheus119, i do not want to sound like a lazy slob but if you have some good resources for that and care to share i would really appreciate that.

You shouldn't have to worry about growing your sarr and flytrap outside until spring. Your zone will only affect them in the winter. Unfortunately I am very limited as to what I can say referencing other forums and websites because of a spam filter so I can't really help you a lot on the research. However a basic search of carnivorus plant forums can lead you to a few really nice forums that have very experienced growers showing their setups and offering advice.

Thanks much Morpheus119, i have a break coming up and i will do some research.

Will do some research during my christmas break. Thanks.