I don't think anything is wrong, they look good and are just ageing. Sprinkle little mix over them - actually, your mix looks very peaty - maybe considering more gritty, well draining mix would be very beneficial for your succulents.

Thank you.

My mix is fine. This is a cactus soil/perlite mix, but I just have cactus soil as a thin layer on the top so I can see the roots and whatnot. I move them to a different pot when they get a bit bigger than this. :)

I am not saying your mix is not fine - just what I see in the photo. If using mix that contains fine soil and/or peat, adding more perlite than what's visible in the photo could help.

That's why I added the part where I said it's just this very fine top layer that's just the soil :)

Excuse me, but that mix is NOT fine, it's way too peaty as you'll likely find out if/when that plantlet rots.

A cactus soil/perlite mix needs at least 30% perlite to make the slightest difference, 50% is often preferred. What you have on top seems pointless (sorry).

The color of the roots is less relevant that their texture, like dry & brittle or not.

FYI: when propagating, one need not see the roots to know when they've developed.

We often say here that the best indicator of something having rooted is the appearance of new growth.

Lena

I've had these plants for over three years and they've been perfectly healthy. My mix is fine; I know what my plants like. My mix is 60% perlite. This EXTREMELY THIN top layer is for ME. I move certain types of plants when I see strong roots. Sorry you don't agree with what I do with my plants, but hostility and condescension is not needed. :)

There is no 'hostility' or 'condescension'...Lena always says as it is, without pussyfooting around.

"Excuse me, but that mix is NOT fine, it's way too peaty as you'll likely find out if/when that plantlet rots."

"If/when they rot" is implying that I don't know how to take care of my plants, and they'll rot because I don't take care of them to her standards. Her comment is irrelevant, anyway. I asked about the colour of the roots, not the condition I keep my soil.

"What you have seems pointless" Nah. It's pointless to try and think you know the reasoning as to why I do it.

I asked a simple question, you, Rina, answered it. That's all that was needed. Lena's comment, like I said, is irrelevant and, yes it is, condescending.

We can only go by what we see in the pix & that's what I saw.

Telling us it's 60% perlite after the fact is still AFTER THE FACT. Sorry you feel that was condescending, it wasn't meant to be, it was my natural reacton to what looked like all that peat trying to root a succulent.

Thanks for hearing me Rina.

Lena

Generally any use of ALL CAPS does read like shouting even if not intended so best to avoid doing that, emphasis is usually a mistake in forums, too hard for readers who don't know you to judge the intended tone of any emphasis. This isn't directed to anyone in particular.

Sometimes members let passion overcome empathy when trying to help and correspond with each other, I think aakajx has great advice in this case, for everyone.

sarahhostess, the roots look good, get them buried in something suitable and sit back and watch your new plants develop. The best part is yet to come :)

Daniel