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title: "I think I was overwatering my mermaid cactus. Now she's got a mushy…"
description: "I think I was overwatering my mermaid cactus. Now she's got a mushy bit and a dead brown bit, I removed both and repotted into a better soil and haven't…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Bee"
published: "2026-05-16T17:27:09.692687Z"
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# I think I was overwatering my mermaid cactus. Now she's got a mushy…

_Posted by Bee on 2026-05-16_

I think I was overwatering my mermaid cactus. Now she's got a mushy bit and a dead brown bit, I removed both and repotted into a better soil and haven't watered her since. Is there anything else I should do for her?

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## 2 comments

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-05-16

She seems to have root rot (now it’s pretty tricky to save cactus that have root rot I would search it up on how to cure it)

#### Bee replied on 2026-05-17

Hmmm so per your comment I dug back in. The roots seem good. Firm, no smell, plump. And there is no mushy cactus near or under the soil. Just the tip of the lower right "finger"

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