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title: "My silver dragon is dying I think. I thought by transferring it to…"
description: "My silver dragon is dying I think. I thought by transferring it to Leca it would thrive more and it didn’t. So I put it back in soil took off the roots that…"
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published: "2026-05-02T21:43:28.289967Z"
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# My silver dragon is dying I think. I thought by transferring it to…

_Posted by Carafaye on 2026-05-02_

My silver dragon is dying I think. I thought by transferring it to Leca it would thrive more and it didn’t. So I put it back in soil took off the roots that had root rot and added root drops to the most recent watering. Need help! What’s going on? This is a before and current picture

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## 7 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-05-02

the roots are still rotting. take it out of the soil, wipe it all down, and let it dry out overnight. then put it back in the soil.

#### Carafaye replied on 2026-05-02

Thank youuu!!

#### Carafaye replied on 2026-05-02

So I did what you said and I don’t have any roots!! Is it dead?!?! 🥺😭

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#### plantgeek replied on 2026-05-02

it's still salvageable! remove the leaves, they take too much energy. let it dry out overnight, then put in a container with sphagnum. you should see roots in a month or so. she can come back from this!

#### Carafaye replied on 2026-05-02

Whew thank goodness. Okay when I put it into the sphagnum (not sheet moss?) lightly water? Should I add root drops or superthrive?

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#### plantgeek replied on 2026-05-02

no additives, you might burn it. just sphagnum moss and enough water to be moist but not dripping. soak the sphagnum and give it a good squeeze, then it goes in the container

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