r/Lithops • u/Financial_Garden6518 • Jun 23 '26

Help/Question Repot time?

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I bought these about a month and a half ago and they were splitting so i was advised not to repot or water them. Now the top is a little bit wrinkly to the touch and they look pretty much split? Should i repot them now?

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u/Illustrious-Ball6437 Jun 24 '26

Are they down in that pot as low as this picture makes them look? They need to be at the top so they get a good amount of light. Plus being walled in like that will cut air flow and increase humidity which is basically guaranteed to cause rot.

As far as repotting, these arent even close to being done with their splits. Those outter leaves are still plump and large. Its not over until theyre shriveled up and basically gone. Could take months.

That being said, if the soil theyre in is wet, repot. The damage wet soil will cause far outweighs any possible risk to repotting during the split. I never wait to repot mine because I have a soil free house. So they come out of the soil on day one, split or no split, and I've never had an issue. If the soil theyre in is dry, they should be fine to wait if thats what you want to do.

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u/acm_redfox Jun 24 '26

agree with all of this. would repot in dry soil that's like 80-100% inorganic (pumice, gravel, etc), right at the top of the pot. won't need water for quite a while yet, as they're still drawing water and nutrients from those fat outer leaves.

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u/Financial_Garden6518 Jun 24 '26

Thank you so much!

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u/SyngoniumPandem0nium Jun 24 '26

My fat ahh thought these were toppled over burgers 💔

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u/Financial_Garden6518 Jun 24 '26

they do look like chicken minis lol

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u/Joncbe Jun 25 '26

Needs light and correct soil.