They are better people than me to help, but while you wait for them to post. The claws, both red and green are good! The claws start out red, and grow into green leaves. Leave them alone!!

Plant tHe sticks in palm soil, which you can mix with some perlite or volcanic rock, or just the palm mix by itself. You want water to drain well.
I am not sure about your weather in Michigan. I doubt at this time if year that you need a heating mat. They want warmth and sun. Once you pot the cuttings, water them once thoroughly, and then leave them alone until they have leaves. Once the leaves are growing well, then water, but very sparingly only once the soil is dry. A water meter is good to use for this purpose. Good luck and welcome, Jennifer in CA

Thank you so much for answering !

It sounds like the shriveled two aren't very fresh cuttings, but unless they're very soft they're probably okay. Fresh cuttings need to be air dried to callus at the rooting end anyway for at least a week.

If the cuttings are hard (callused) at the cut end, then you can either soak them for an hour or so in water or wrap them in wet paper towel overnight to let them plump up a bit before potting them up. Then follow Jennifer's directions above.

Cuttings really need night temps in at least the 60's and days in at least the 80's to root, so don't be surprised if in Michigan you don't get rooting until July or August. The heat mat and lights will help until days are hotter for you, and black plastic pots will heat well in the sun when they're out. Light and humidity are also very important. Even here in Texas I have several cuttings that still haven't rooted after two months because we're only now consistently very warm at night.