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I do not have a ton of experience with succulents. I bought an aloe vera awhile ago and then repotted into a painted terracotta pot. It was more of a decorative pot than a useful one as it didn't have any drainage holes. Fast forward a bit and the aloe was infested with scale, so I moved it outside. Good news, the scale disappeared but I left it out in the rain and the pot flooded and probably stayed that way for weeks. The aloe turned brown and some of the lower leaves rotted away. I drained the pot and left it under a patio table where it sat in partial shade for a year, mostly brown, but where it wouldn't get drenched again. To my surprise, the plant did recover and has regained a nice green appearance. So plant miracles can happen. Fix what was wrong and give it time.

Here the the remaining babies. I planted in cactus soil but have not watered. Any recommendations for vitamins or food to keep these guys alive. Again great aunt plant will do anything to save. I live in Colorado about 5000 elevation.

For now, forget plant food and the vitamins - do you want to give them vitamin pills? :)

Just for the future info: your plant is potted way too deep inside the pot. And the soil doesn't look fast draining either. Is it bagged soil you used?

Is the center of the rosette soft? It looks rotted in the photo.

Yes I bought bagged cactus soil. Is that not what I should use? The middle is soft - I'm assuming that is not a good sign

Soft middle is bad sign, almost always it is rot. I don't know how far down the stalk it is, if any healthy stalk and roots are left it could start growing again or at least some pups. But rotted part has to go as rot spreads. Maybe the plant is beyond help.

Bagged C&S soil is not as well draining as promoted, more often than not. If there is list of ingredients check what it is mixed of. Many ppl use it but they mix lots of perlite, in 50/50% ratio or even more perlite (60%).

I think you could use a much smaller pot. I start small pups in a 2 or 3 inch pot. Here's one pup that is ready to move up. See how high in the pot it is?

If the roots have rotted away, cut away the rotted part like Rina mentioned. Take one of the let sit out in a cool, dry place for a week-ish so that the cut can callous over. Once this happens, you can replant the 'leaves' (?) and replant it. If all goes well, it should produce new roots. Do not water until roots appear. Some people have success just laying the piece of Aloe on top of the soil.

I would add perlite to the soil mix, it helps prevent compaction of the soil and promotes good drainage. Best of luck.

This is all great information. I will keep you posted. Thanks!