Unless you have some reason to separate them, just leave them on and keep caring for them as you always have. That way the mother plant can continue to provide them with energy and they will grow stronger and faster, and bloom sooner. As the mother dies off (and this can take a while, sometimes several years), her lower leaves will get ratty looking and brown, you can just trim the dead leaves off when that happens, but leave anything that looks healthy. I wouldn't repot unless the pot is extremely small and the clump is unstable, if that's the case then poy up to the minimum size to provide stability. If you do want to separate them, say you want to give one away to a friend, then wait until they are about 2/3 the size of the mother and separate the largest one for your friend. The one that has the advantage of being attached to the mother will quickly catch up, but from then on your friend's will be on it's own, so it give it the best start possible. The Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies hosts a nice illustrated guide to pup removal at the link below. Here is a link that might be useful: illustrated offset article

Hi pirate girl! I frequent the Hoya forum quite often. I purchased a lot of my Hoyas from EBay... But purchased two supposed EA lacunosas from big box retailers that look completely different from each other. I received an ID from the Hoya forum of my dark green as Ruby Sue and the lighter I was just guessing as Tove. You know how spotty their labeling can be. The Aeoniums that have the larger more sporadic looking leaves were labeled as "Voodoo" and listed two parent plants with Schwarzkopf being one of them. The other more bushy aeonium was purchased from an eBay seller in San Diego calling it Blushing Beauty... Not sure on that one. I have tried to be very precautious with the Hindu Rope as well as all of the clearance bin babies. Most I have systemically sprayed with a Neem/Soap/Alcohol mix I found in the Hoya forum. Admittedly, it is a pain in the rear!!! And I'm sure the Echeveria will only be tolerant of sprays if they are few and far between. The Aeoniums don't seem to mind at all. I realize it's a gamble, but they just won't make it outside in a N TX winter. I'm crossing my fingers!!! Anyhow, thank you for the advice and info. And thank you, thank you to Kathi and Hoovb! ~Sara

I'm also surprised that you received no response from wildlife rehabilitators. I should think this kind of situation, an injured mother and her babies, would be the typical kind of call they get. I did some online checking about what to do when a baby possum is found. The first thing you did --- contact a wildlife rehabilitator --- is exactly what was suggested because it's difficult to provide for the kind of environmental and bodily functions conditions that they need. Here's the link. Good luck. Molie Here is a link that might be useful: What to do if you find orphaned possums

Could have been racoons (fighting). I once heard them fighting near my tree stand while sitting in the dark waiting for the sun to come up. If you have a pond they were probably hunting crayfish.