Hey MorbidMac,
First off, welcome to the forums!
Where do you live? And will your plant be outdoors all the time, or indoors? For lighting conditions, this may make a huge difference!
Basic stuff to know, only rainwater, distilled, or reverse osmosis water. No hamburger or other such "human food", VFTs like bugs! Keep it in a tray of water, it will suck up what it needs. Traps can open and close a couple of times each, so after a while some traps may not close, but they still provide the plant with energy from the sun like a leaf, don't cut anything off unless it turns brown.