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title: "I snipped these to make room and spent a few days deliberating…"
description: "I snipped these to make room and spent a few days deliberating whether to toss them, follow up with a flakey Facebook buyer, or build an Empire of Glauchids.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/65a1672710e7acfd4ec8fece"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Dave_opuntiaface"
published: "2024-01-12T16:21:59.817Z"
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# I snipped these to make room and spent a few days deliberating…

_Posted by Dave\_opuntiaface on 2024-01-12_

I snipped these to make room and spent a few days deliberating whether to toss them, follow up with a flakey Facebook buyer, or build an Empire of Glauchids. The last one is the default and requires very little work as long as I keep my fingers clean.

$10 well-spent on this trashy, awesome science project.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/fb673792d2b54dee915546d16d45b570.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Women are Water commented on 2024-01-12

Ouch! That looks like it hurts! The things we do for science! 😂

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-01-13

You just have to 1) get them off right away (I pour dish soap on them) 2) CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES AFTER or suffer.

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-01-13

That wrinkled prickly pear pad is the one that got me. It’s been a year and I still have a few glauchids stuck in my thigh. It was a tough lesson to learn.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/6d177042131446bc8d38c5580d2e4134.webp?size=large)

#### Women are Water replied on 2024-01-14

😳🤕

### KD 🪴 commented on 2024-01-13

You’re so brave.  
Living up to your nickname 🌵

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-01-13

Hehe. I don’t even know what it is at this point ha. I look at this and picture it huge and growing in the middle of the sidewalk (nowhere near my hands).

#### KD 🪴 replied on 2024-01-13

You’re the cactus man.

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