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title: "this leaf was perfectly fine yesterday. i’ve been waiting for two…"
description: "this leaf was perfectly fine yesterday. i’ve been waiting for two weeks now for it to unfold, what happened????? there’s no chunks of it on the table or floor…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/HVbuDhnFezZKUSZFV1NtX8"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "kenz"
published: "2025-04-04T14:18:11.273775Z"
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# this leaf was perfectly fine yesterday. i’ve been waiting for two…

_Posted by kenz on 2025-04-04_

this leaf was perfectly fine yesterday. i’ve been waiting for two weeks now for it to unfold, what happened????? there’s no chunks of it on the table or floor anywhere. how could chunks be missing like this? and what are the black spots from? what should i do with it now?

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## 14 comments

### Jules commented on 2025-04-04

Do you have a cat? It looks like a cat tried to eat it. If not I’d say pests.

#### kenz replied on 2025-04-04

i have three but i really don’t know when they could have had the chance to eat it. i keep all my plants pretty locked down in my room with the door shut to prevent it from happening. all of my cats seem fine too (no vomiting or anything) which is why i wondered if it could have been something else considering how toxic monsteras are for cats

#### Jules replied on 2025-04-04

Honestly, looking closer at the damage, I’m wondering if one of them was just swatting at it. It doesn’t look like bite marks. Seems like maybe one of them was playing with the new leaf. Is it near a source of air movement like a fan or heat vent?

#### kenz replied on 2025-04-04

agh that could be it. quite unfortunate. it’s under my ceiling fan and gets a little bit of movement but not too much. i suppose enough to peak interest. thank you

#### Jules replied on 2025-04-04

No problem! Your monstera is beautiful! I just had to chop mine up and restart it because it wasn’t growing nicely at all. Best of luck!

#### kenz replied on 2025-04-04

thank you! you too! should i leave this leaf to grow anyways? or would it be better to chop. maybe it won’t look as bad once fully unfolded?

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### Gaileen Joy commented on 2025-04-04

Oh bummer!! Yep. Looks like it must have been swaying a bit and caught the cat’s attention.  
I’d leave it. It will be a bit scarred up, but it’s still going to be a beautiful leaf.

#### kenz replied on 2025-04-04

thanks! appreciate it :)

#### Gaileen Joy replied on 2025-04-04

Just my opinion. 😊

### Mo commented on 2025-04-04

My monstera is beat up in spots just like this from my cat swatting at it!

#### kenz replied on 2025-04-04

too bad! hopefully both of ours will leave them alone soon

#### Sarahpj08 replied on 2025-04-06

Same 😭 as soon as I saw it I knew 😂

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