It needs water and more light. When it gets better, repot it into more mineral substrate and pot that has drainage hole and breathes, best is terracotta or unglazed ceramic.

This is a tough one, they look as if they may be underwatered but the soil is so rich in organic matter that it will hold way too much water. If the bowl of container that you have them in does not have a drainage hole it could be holding too much water and glass compound the issue since it doesn't breath or allow air flow. They seem to be potted a bit too low in the container as well and the moss or whatever is on top will also lock in moisture increasing humidity as well.

If this were my setup, what I'd do would be to remove the moss on top and water each plant very lightly at the base of the plant with maybe a tablespoon (15ml) of water and wait a few days to see if they start to plump up a bit, you'll notice a change in the Pachyphytum (first plant) first. I really hope the roots aren't rotted as this could quickly kill them. If you believe the roots might be rotted then you can risk unpotting them in their current state and check the roots.

If you find the roots have rotted you can cut the stem in small sections with a clean cutting tool until you don't see any more rot then leave it out of soil to callous over. once it's calloused you can pot it into a faster draining mix (could just mix in about 50% perlite) in a pot with a drainage hole, preferably terra cotta.

I hope this helps and someone else may possibly have a better idea of what is going on or have another method with less risk that you can try.

Woah, your poor plants are seriously thirsty!

If it's in a terranium like raxidor and Nic mentioned, there is a danger of overwatering, as perched water is trapped without drainage holes.

I personally would remove those moss, add some water. See how the plants react before making any plans to repot them.

Do not make cuttings off weak plants like yours now, it will just further stress the plants and before it even has enough time to grow roots it will eventually dry up and die.

If your plants ever recover, do consider their advice and check on the roots - repot them.

They need to be removed from the glass ASAP. Throw away the moss. Check to see if there are any viable roots remaining. If so, repot into a terra cotta pot with a well draining mix. Wait a week, then water thoroughly. Need to be in bright light. Never plant succulents in glass, nor in any container without drainage. Moss and succulents do not mix.

Christopher

If the soil is most always soggy, the roots will die and the plants will get no water. It can be confusing that they look so dried up, but that's why.

ez

river rocks, old screen, activated charcoal, cacti soil mixed with some activated charcoal, and moss on top.

What do you guys think?

If you've used IPA/rubbing alcohol on waxy surfaces, you could've rubbed off much of the coating that stops the leaves losing water so they're transpiring more than usual = wrinkly. Don't increase watering more than usual, they'll fix themselves after a while when the waxy coating regrows.

...but they won't fix themselves if left in the setup shown above! It (the glass container and layering of materials) could work well for a miniature 'fern' such as Selaginella, but it's a death knell for any cacti or succulent....as mentioned.

^^^ too true too, terrariums are evil :(

Would be in the same boat as trying to repurpose C&S as aquarium plants :/

Terrible setup for succulents. The worst possible. Will retain excess moisture and humidity, which is what succulents do not like. If you are serious about growing them, they need to be removed from there ASAP.

Christopher

These silly terrariums full of succulents have become quite the trend. The thing is, they're not meant to last. No succulent would survive more than a few weeks in such an environment. Too much moisture, not enough air movement, ferns and moss planted with succulents and cacti (requiring completely opposite care) ... it's pretty insane.

^^^^ well, that's the main idea ;) freshly planted they'll "last" a month or 3

ppl buy them as gifts, they'll last longer than a vase of cut flowers... maybe... heh just long enough to make owner get used to having a plant indoors

post demise they create demand to buy some more new pots :P

look in any hard rubbish cleanup and there's always heaps of empty terrariums being chucked. They're useful for chucking loose change & pocket fluff into but that's about it... I think they're too cruel for any plant or guppy to live in.

fern might survive, maybe

but no cacti likes living indoors forever