Evenly moist and dont allow to dry out in the growing season

Somebody gave me a little Home Depot "bonsai" that has a crypt in it. I just don't see how a crypt can be considered a bonsai plant. I can assure you that there was no moisture anywhere in the pile of glue that held it, some tills and moss in place in an ugly black container thing.

I have only one other crypt and I almost killed it with too much sun and not enough water. The stress caused it to flower even as I had to cut off most of the foliage since it had burned up. I'm not a crypt keeper yet.

So, will I have to de-Bonsai my cute little crypt if I want it to live?

I'm not sure what you mean by "de-bonsai", WL. In Hawaii we usually use the term "bonsai" to mean forcing something to grow small.

If it's mounted on a branch with glue then it's doomed, so yes, by all means take it off! Crypts are terrestrials, not epiphytes, and need their roots in media. They do not like to dry out. Anyone selling the plant as a succulent or as a mounted specimen either doesn't know any better, or more likely, is intentionally taking advantage of the buying public's lack of knowledge and should be subject to 40 lashes with a wet noodle!

The same goes for people who sell Tillandsias inside (non-draining) seashells.......