I’ve seen succulents have wrinkles when they are rotting and also when they are thirsty. If you watered it lightly, they might need a good soak to actually hydrate. If you feel like you watered them enough last week, they could be rotting. Which happens kinda frequently with new purchases because some stores dont care for succulents properly. Was the soil wet when you got it? and is it wet now?
Efficient-Unit-6569
They look thirsty. These dudes are…. Hard sometimes lol so they’re picky about water when they’re splitting which a few of yours are actively doing, I have read they prefer to be dry for the whole split process, so I literally only water mine when they look sorta like yours, but a little bit earlier. And I drench the loose rocky substrate I have em in andthen let em go for another several weeks. Honestly I would. Give these guys a good thorough wet through, wait a few days, then soak again. It may take 2-4 waters before they *look* better after sopping it up and storing it in their cells. Slow and steady is the key, they have pretty tiny root systems and one big tap root so there’s not much to these little dudes.
tadboat
Are you watering it like you would other succulents? If so, r/Lithops have a very particular watering routine
le_gingersnap
Uneven watering cycle. They can feel plump but have wrinkles. Lithops oldest problem in the book. You should separate them try a better draining soil mix so they aren’t clustered over and can distribute moisture better
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I’ve seen succulents have wrinkles when they are rotting and also when they are thirsty. If you watered it lightly, they might need a good soak to actually hydrate. If you feel like you watered them enough last week, they could be rotting. Which happens kinda frequently with new purchases because some stores dont care for succulents properly. Was the soil wet when you got it? and is it wet now?
They look thirsty. These dudes are…. Hard sometimes lol so they’re picky about water when they’re splitting which a few of yours are actively doing, I have read they prefer to be dry for the whole split process, so I literally only water mine when they look sorta like yours, but a little bit earlier. And I drench the loose rocky substrate I have em in andthen let em go for another several weeks. Honestly I would. Give these guys a good thorough wet through, wait a few days, then soak again. It may take 2-4 waters before they *look* better after sopping it up and storing it in their cells. Slow and steady is the key, they have pretty tiny root systems and one big tap root so there’s not much to these little dudes.
Are you watering it like you would other succulents? If so, r/Lithops have a very particular watering routine
Uneven watering cycle. They can feel plump but have wrinkles. Lithops oldest problem in the book. You should separate them try a better draining soil mix so they aren’t clustered over and can distribute moisture better