Kara gave yo excellent suggestions.

I'll just add to find out why it doesn't have any roots. Was it rootless when you got it? - if so, it should have grown some in 4mo. Did you over- or under-watered it and roots either rotted or desiccated? It will help in making sure it doesn't happen again. Make sure potting mix and pot drain fast and follow Kara's instructions.

Bottom heat will help immensely, but then again, when doesn’t it?

Thank you! I will get into action immediately ^o^

@Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA

Thank you very much, you are a life saver! I took your suggestion to cut the black tip off, and I found some brownish flesh, which I cut until there were no more.

@rina_Ontario,Canada 5a

Thank you for your concern! I am not sure if it was rootless when I got it, since I did not check. For watering, I know I sound crazy, but I measured out how much water I gave my echie. Which was 5 ML very week, which I increased by 1 ML the following month.

@cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5

Thank you for the suggestion! I will try it.

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I do not think measuring water helps at all. If the plant doesn't have roots, it can't take in water. No roots, no water. Rootless plant, sitting in moist soil often starts rotting. If it does have roots, and if it is in well draining mix (and pot with drainage hole), it could be watered generously. Any excess water drains away fast.

As Kara said:..."Put somewhere with bright filtered light, warm, and leave be. Let it do it’s job. If you want you can leave the cutting out of soil/mix and the roots will still grow"...You may want to read thruTHIS THREAD where beheading of many different succulents is discussed, along with many photos. Thread continues with #2 and here is link to THREAD #3.

Healthy plant should be watered generously when needed - usually until water starts running out of drainage holes. That would happen if potting mix drains well, so it is important to be sure of that. 5ml sounds too little to me - I never measured amount of water. 5ml is, I think, about 1 teaspoon - that is very little. I have many newly started cuttings in 2" pots, and they get more water than that after they rooted.

It is usually best to repot newly purchased plants since they are most often grown in peat - that is difficult to maintain properly moist or dry at home. Repoting also makes it easy to check condition of roots and see if there are any bugs or diseases.

@rina_Ontario,Canada 5a

Okay, thanks for the information! I really appreciate it :)

echevarias are very poor rooters imo. they are genetically incapable of good root habbits. so many issues with them. cactus from my experience are far better rooters.

I've rooted dozens of echevarias from leaves just pulled off the plant. I mix some potting soil with sand and just lay the leaves on top of the soil. They start rooting within weeks, no problem. Eventually, I pot them into a new pot and scratch out a depression to stick the roots in and cover.

You might try applying some rooting hormone to the cleaned up nub and then just place it on top of some sandy potting soil. Then leave it alone! NO water!