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title: "My spider plant is not looking good. Originally I had it inside, but…"
description: "My spider plant is not looking good. Originally I had it inside, but had a cat chewing on its leaves so I moved it outside. Today, I bring it inside to do the…"
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published: "2026-07-14T21:35:10.067135Z"
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# My spider plant is not looking good. Originally I had it inside, but…

_Posted by Angie-the-Plant-Lady on 2026-07-14_

My spider plant is not looking good. Originally I had it inside, but had a cat chewing on its leaves so I moved it outside. Today, I bring it inside to do the fertilizing and notice it’s got some browning leaves. What can I do to help her?

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## 8 comments

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-07-14

Are you using distilled water and bottom watering? Spider plants can get sensitive to regular tap water and also being too watered

#### Angie-the-Plant-Lady replied on 2026-07-14

No, I haven’t been bottom watering. I’ve just made sure her leaves don’t get wet. I fertilized her today. Hopefully she will liven up.

#### LeafyGreenhouse replied on 2026-07-14

I would just bottom water and then cut off the brown tips. Sometimes they are just dramatic for no reason

### Cheryl commented on 2026-07-14

Too much direct sun will cause browning but it’s still healthy.🥰

#### Angie-the-Plant-Lady replied on 2026-07-14

Ok thank you. She’s not in direct sun. I think the brown leaves are where my cat chewed on them. 😡 Would it be ok to clip off the brown parts? For now I have her on my mantle after fertilizing her.

#### Aliyah replied on 2026-07-14

i’ve clipped the brown parts off of my oldest leaves and they’ve continued to grow! sometimes when i have the AC on i notice mine wilts

#### fuey replied on 2026-07-15

You put the plant outside. The amount of light filtered through a window is amazing compared to putting a plant in the shade outside. It got immensely more light than it was used to and burned the tips

### Cheryl commented on 2026-07-14

I do

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