> many of the leaves of the N. Rafflesiana and  N. Gracilis are 
> turning a deep red...is this a bad sign...
I've seen the leaves of my Nepenthes turn red when exposed
to higher levels of light, particularly sunlight.  My hybrid
N. x chelsonii did this to the extreme, where the leaves turned
wholly a dark maroon.  Not a glimpse of green was visible.
The plant grows just fine under these circumstances, with
no apparent ill effect.
			Perry Malouf