no idea whats wrong with this guy but wrinkling and dying keeps getting worse. water about every 1-2 weeks, good drainage. i did just move it from a different location. it is facing morning sun, then shade in afternoon (same as last location). unable to move it back.
by lunch2meat
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To me, the stems look desiccated from rot. I’d say it’s too late to save. Weekly watering is very frequent, too frequent for most succulent plants. I have heard these do like more frequent watering, but I’d say weekly was too much for them. They have to be allowed to get fully thirsty before their next water.
I’ve got one of these ice plants I thought I killed, it actually came back. Water and a couple of weeks will determine if it’s dead or alive.
Do the leaves plump up with a large watering? This particular succulent is weird that in good draining soil it can need watering much more often. I have mine sandy soil and it needs water more than my pothos.
If the soil is good and you have been watering regularly, check the roots, see if it has suffered from root rot or hydrophobic soil.
How long did you have the plant? You should [check its roots](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66wit5UwQM8&ab_channel=SucculentsBox). If you’ve had it for a long time and it was doing fine until recently then I’m guessing it’s rootbound, not rotten. Rootbound plants will appear as if they are underwatered, when they’re really getting strangled by overgrown roots. If that’s the case then it needs a repot. It still looks viable to me, definitely worth trying to diagnose and save it.
Bottom water x 1 hr. Over the next few days it should plump back up.
You need to make sure the soil is completely dry between watering, but when your plant starts to look even remotely like this, it’s time to water.
If it’s not pumping up after a water, it just needs a re-pot. Looks like it’s still alive. Give it some fresh soil and some water and it should bounce back.
cut and put them in water in cup.
Underwater. Submerge the whole pot and soil up to base stem of plant. Leave it for 24 hours to soak. Drain.Keep it away from full sun. Check if it plump up. And do it again after a week. I have this and it can take lots of rain during winter to spring.They rest during hot months. But if they are plump enough they survive till fall.
Basically if it is in a fast drain soil. You will have to place it in a bowl of water until its plumped then take it out. At this state it could take over 24 hours, in that case stop at 24 hours then wait a few days. This guy does not have crassulean gas exchange and loses moisture like like a non-succulent. In short, hes a thirsty guy. I always tell my freinds I give clones to “don’t water it until it looks like a cold shriveled ballsack then place it in a bowl of water until it starts to unwrinkle then take it out”
I would check the roots. I have one of these guys and they are often thirsty, I would water it more often. But it could also have a problem with its roots, in that cas you can try to cut and propagate.