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title: "Hi! I’ve got this little moon cactus that has shot out an arm?? Not…"
description: "Hi! I’ve got this little moon cactus that has shot out an arm?? Not really sure what I should do with it. Any ideas? Thanks!!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/6478dee68b718f0e3d4e0681"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Duckie"
published: "2023-06-01T18:09:42.837Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi! I’ve got this little moon cactus that has shot out an arm?? Not…

_Posted by Duckie on 2023-06-01_

Hi! I’ve got this little moon cactus that has shot out an arm?? Not really sure what I should do with it. Any ideas? Thanks!!

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## 2 comments

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-06-01

The little red moon cactus is grafted onto another more robust plant. The base is just sending out a side shoot. I would cut it off so that it doesn’t take resources from your moon.

If you want, you can plant the off shoot in soil and see what the base stock would naturally look like.

#### Duckie replied on 2023-06-01

Okay! I’ll try that thank you!!

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