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title: "My poor Red Dragon! Help please. He’s great except for this one…"
description: "My poor Red Dragon! Help please. He’s great except for this one piece. Not sure what happened. Should I leave it alone or cut it off and wait for it to callous…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "MicAZ"
published: "2024-09-26T15:36:00.954079Z"
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# My poor Red Dragon! Help please. He’s great except for this one…

_Posted by MicAZ on 2024-09-26_

My poor Red Dragon! Help please. He’s great except for this one piece. Not sure what happened. Should I leave it alone or cut it off and wait for it to callous and replant? Thanks!

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## 2 comments

### Alexis commented on 2024-09-27

If you cut it and cut off the dead area you can just stick it back into the pot soil and it will grow roots

#### MicAZ replied on 2024-09-27

Thank you, will do!!

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