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title: "please help 🥹🥹 i picked up this beautiful girl about a week ago off…"
description: "please help 🥹🥹 i picked up this beautiful girl about a week ago off marketplace in prep for my first home and making it as green as possible. i noticed some…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "tash"
published: "2025-04-10T12:24:11.439039Z"
language: "en"
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# please help 🥹🥹 i picked up this beautiful girl about a week ago off…

_Posted by tash on 2025-04-10_

please help 🥹🥹 i picked up this beautiful girl about a week ago off marketplace in prep for my first home and making it as green as possible. i noticed some of the leaves were yellowing/curling in so i moved it further from the window yesterday. i just got in from work and noticed more curling in and now these leaves that look as tho they’re being eaten. is this something that happens or should i be looking at the cats (that aren’t coming with me - i know monsteras can be toxic to animals). i really want to help her thrive and i feel like ive already let her down. any beginner tips and suggestions are so appreciated 🫶

edit : we’re still getting snow here in ontario so the heat is on. i’m sure that doesn’t help

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## 5 comments

### Camelia commented on 2025-04-10

I’d say keep an eye on it for a bit, as well as the cats. It might be having a hard adapting to the new environment.

#### Camelia replied on 2025-04-10

It took mine a month after getting it for it to stop looking sad.

### Heather commented on 2025-04-10

Any time I bring in a new plant, I assume it’s going to look sad for a short time as it adapts. Are there any pests?

### faith commented on 2025-04-10

check for spider mites, sometimes yellowing can mean mite damage but it could just be getting used to the environment. you can treat for pests just as a precaution

### tash commented on 2025-04-10

thank you so much everyone! i’ll start prophylactically treating for pests and just support her as she adjusts for now💛

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