I'm not sure that's a good idea. I give my plants sooo little water during dormancy and they have all come out of it fine. I think I maybe water once a month and we're talking a very small amount of water. You might consider a treatment of Physan-20 or some other anti-fungicide. I apply that several times over the winter.

The one that didnt make if for me was an S Purpurea Purpurea that I think probably froze to death in it's urn. Tried to overwinter that one outside in MN...tough to do; but probably would have worked in the ground.

Well, when I took them inside, I gave them the water treatment that they needed. I think the problem was that I left the plants dormant outside and this year it rained a lot so they were wet during a part of their dormancy which may have weaken them.

I should have taken them in right after they showed signs of dormancy. The problem was that I thought I could get away with it since many of them go dormant outside and still make it.

But this year I ended up with a lot more plan than last year and my house on the inside is full of dormant plants.

A good thing is, the survivors of outside dormancy are going to be stronger plants, most of them are seed plants so the ones that make it are the strongest.

The Red Purples (Big Mouth) are a very good strong plant. They all survive dormacy outside even in the pooring rain.

Do you just clip the traps of of the VFT(when?)? And just put it in the fridge?

For best results, do not clip anything that is alive. Just clip off those leaves that are dead.

If you have a plant with lots of healthy leaves and traps let it keep growing. The plant is not dormant.