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title: "Does it look like my cactus is rotting? It’s been living and thriving…"
description: "Does it look like my cactus is rotting? It’s been living and thriving in the same environment for 6 years or so. It just started putting out those babies in…"
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author: "Hailey Rebecca"
published: "2024-05-30T22:46:34.441167Z"
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# Does it look like my cactus is rotting? It’s been living and thriving…

_Posted by Hailey Rebecca on 2024-05-30_

Does it look like my cactus is rotting? It’s been living and thriving in the same environment for 6 years or so. It just started putting out those babies in the last year. Its needles fall off super easily in some spots and the base of the babies don’t look rotted but not healthy either. Thanks in advance!

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## 8 comments

### Jax commented on 2024-05-30

No its totally fine it’s called corking and the cactus does it naturally as it ages

#### Hailey Rebecca replied on 2024-05-30

Any idea why it’s tipping so much and how I can help it?

### Jax commented on 2024-05-30

All you can really do is cut it and replant or plant it deeper

#### Hailey Rebecca replied on 2024-05-30

If I leave it as is will it cause harm?

### Jax commented on 2024-05-30

And it just tips naturally as it corks

### Jax commented on 2024-05-30

Ummm not really sure about that only time will tell sorry

### Chrissy commented on 2024-05-31

I take off the babies and put them in their own soil!

#### Chrissy replied on 2024-05-31

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