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title: "I just got this opuntia cactus from a friend a noticed this hole on…"
description: "I just got this opuntia cactus from a friend a noticed this hole on the side. Should I be worried and try to attend to it or just let it be. Thank you for any…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64603d6e200f24e04a1bd556"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "🌵"
published: "2023-05-14T01:46:22.698Z"
language: "en"
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# I just got this opuntia cactus from a friend a noticed this hole on…

_Posted by 🌵 on 2023-05-14_

I just got this opuntia cactus from a friend a noticed this hole on the side. Should I be worried and try to attend to it or just let it be. Thank you for any advice ☺️

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/WwMO1q-rnWqXJO-sgzI2d_njMacLqYg6Dolze7R5cpE/37ad2003916940c69841dbbaf3437d8b.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Elin commented on 2023-05-15

It looks just fine. The wound seem to have dried up and isn’t spreading. ☺️

#### 🌵 replied on 2023-05-15

Thank you ❤️

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