Jessica

just because you questioned spelling: Aloe juvenna; key lime pie is common name (aka crinkle leaf plant) for Adromischus cristatus, and elephant bush (again, common name; aka Spekboom, or rainbow bush) is Portulacaria afra 'Variegata'. Check the roots upon arrival.

Brad gave you good advice for potting them up.

Rina

Ok I'm having trouble finding perlite, would vermiculite work? If not what other kind of potting mix could I use along with my cactus soil?

Probably not vermiculite. Although it holds a lot of nutrients, it tends to break down over time and holds a surprising amount of water.

I know we're not growing bonsai here, but if you're curious, here's a good read on soil components: http://www.colinlewisbonsai.com/Reading/soils2.html

The same concept applies. Looking for something not-so-water-retentive and something that allows oxygen to reach the roots.

Where do you live?

...or use gritty mix, a.k.a. 1.1.1.

many here are using mixes of grit, perlite, turface; or scoria, pumice - not sure what is easy for you to get. Perlite should be available in any garden center. Lowe's, Home Depot, Wallmart - they all carry it in their garden sections.

Yes definitely don't soak the soil with water. The cactus and succulent soil from Lowes/HD (usually by brand Miracle Gro) is really water retentive. That's really not a good thing for succulents/cacti, they need gritty, airy stuff so their roots don't rot from the water we give them (because they do need water, but they can't SIT/suffocate in the water/compact soil for long).

The most basic soil mix for cacti/succulents is like what everyone said, 50/50 mix with perlite. Perlite from those stores (lowes/HD) is really broken/pulverized/crappy so you may want to sieve it to get nice chunks of perlite to aerate the soil- with either a normal kitchen sieve (takes a reaally long time if you get a sieve with small holes) or a plant/soil sieve from online/hardware stores.) Also you may want to wear a mask/don't breathe in the dust when you sieve the perlite.

And then not to overwhelm you...you can get all types of other mixes depending on your plant/your time etc:

There's the gritty soil-less mix 1:1:1- Turface, chicken grit (crushed granite), bark. <--tons of substitute ideas out there for those components depending on your budget/if your location even has the stuff. Do substitute the right stuff for the right component though, e.g. napa floor dry (diatomaceous earth) instead of Turface.

I know a lot of people use scoria, pumice, looks really good and seems to keep the soil aerated well.

good luck!

Thank you guys! I finally found some perlite online and I'm about to open it up and check it out, it's supposed to be "organic" but you know how that goes!

Right now I'm living in south eastern CO, so it's dry for the most part and it's starting to get cold, all of my plants will be indoors tho, so hopefully cold won't be an issue.

Just crossing my fingers that I don't kill this round of plants! Hopefully all my research and yalls input will pay off! :)