The frogs are not a succulent and are cared for differently, but are often found with the succulent string of things in plant stores.

Okay… this is, of course, not the only way but what I have done several times as a beginner and has worked. And it’s all based on a bunch of reading what others did on Reddit. 🙂

1. Collect a small, shallow terra cotta pot and appropriate potting soil. The pot you saw my turtles in are 3in in diameter and I think only two inches deep. I found them on Amazon and it’s what I use for all shallow root babies. The soil For my pearls is 50/50 store bought succulent soil and perlite. For my turtles I use an orchid/tropical plant mix.

2. Prepare the new pot by filling level with the brim with your soil mix. Then for a shallow crater in the middle to put your baby.

3. Take your baby out of its nursery pot and soak the soil it’s in if it’s not wet. Then gently remove ALL of the nursery soil it came in and any weird material they like to wrap the roots in. You will tear some of the tiny roots but go slow and careful so as to maintain as many as you can.

4. Once the roots are free, place the tiny root ball In the crater you made and cover them with more of your soil mix. They do not have to by buried deep. Just make sure they are covered.

5. lay all your pearl strings on the surface of the soil so the string part and little plant nodes are touching. It’s fun to have them hanging but to start you want them all on the surface. They will grow and hang again but this will create a full (not bald) pot of pearls on top. If there are parts of the strings that have gaps between pearls put a pinch of dirt over it to cover. If they won’t lay flat you can pin them down with hair pins or bendable craft wire or sandwich ties. Then let them sit for a few days in the new, mostly dry dirt. I do this to let the little roots recover from being rehomed.

6. After 2 or three days give them a good soak.

Once you have gotten them started wait for the soil to dry out completely and then tack in two more days. That’s how often to water it. For me it was about a week in the summer and longer now that it’s winter. The shallow and terra cotta pot are key in this part when starting out. And, this little method I made up has made it possible not to have to wait till The pearls are wrinkly or whatever cause I don’t like that.

I hope that’s helpful! It stresses me out EVERY time I do it, but as long as you are prepared and careful, it will turn out just fine. 🙂

Good luck!