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title: "Rescued this baby from Trader Joe’s where she was not doing well!!!…"
description: "Rescued this baby from Trader Joe’s where she was not doing well!!! Already looking better, but would appreciate any tips. I’ve already repotted her and have…"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "annika"
published: "2025-10-17T16:44:47.238735Z"
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# Rescued this baby from Trader Joe’s where she was not doing well!!!…

_Posted by annika on 2025-10-17_

Rescued this baby from Trader Joe’s where she was not doing well!!! Already looking better, but would appreciate any tips. I’ve already repotted her and have her under a grow light now.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bsMPlQEGDeMHRpJJVhJz2cUMCqn5U00e-EUBXlap5XY/c3gPP3zlSnatEyA6Af3sCg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bsMPlQEGDeMHRpJJVhJz2cUMCqn5U00e-EUBXlap5XY/L3gjQXd2TOKBzKe6w215zA.webp?size=large)

## 10 comments

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2025-10-17

Looks amazing. No brown tips or dessicated black traps. Note if you get any bloom, cut it off - it uses up all the plant's energy, but it feels like a miracle when it happens.

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2025-10-17

If not already, make sure it has plenty of Perlite. My instructions, though, are based on what everyone here told me to do the one time I took this plunge.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/3O0igy3MTB2yKqxQ22SIRg.webp?size=large)

#### annika replied on 2025-10-17

Thank you!!

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2025-10-17

Finally found the pic

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/NU0WrEOpR5C4CE_FB1gT5g.webp?size=large)

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2025-10-17

It lasted for a month until turning black.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/7rPc1Ca_QfOS7uY5z9mzZQ.webp?size=large)

### Sophia commented on 2025-10-19

Do you have drain holes at the bottom of your pot?

#### Lynne replied on 2025-10-19

I do

#### annika replied on 2025-10-20

What I found online says it’s best to water from the bottom (i.e. put it in a dish with like an inch of distilled water in it and then let the soil just soak up the water). That’s working well for me!

### Sophia commented on 2025-10-19

I got one from Trader Joe’s too, any tips

#### annika replied on 2025-10-20

I would definitely repot it with the correct material (I am using a mix with sphagnum moss and perlite) - what TJs has them planted in is definitely not correct/ideal

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