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title: "It seems like my bunny-ear cactus is really not doing well - is there…"
description: "It seems like my bunny-ear cactus is really not doing well - is there a way to recover it after the “ears” have flopped over? Edit: my current picture didn’t…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/9py1zvu3N8P2juhFvJYtFV"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Anna"
published: "2025-03-19T19:13:20.792623Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/mj2ErWqXFV3XCA3F08kCXuG2rTv7iIpaPqttSocZSho/D9fM2hRcSTywoSWQd0sYog.webp?size=large"
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# It seems like my bunny-ear cactus is really not doing well - is there…

_Posted by Anna on 2025-03-19_

It seems like my bunny-ear cactus is really not doing well - is there a way to recover it after the “ears” have flopped over?

Edit: my current picture didn’t upload the first time, sorry about that!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/mj2ErWqXFV3XCA3F08kCXuG2rTv7iIpaPqttSocZSho/D9fM2hRcSTywoSWQd0sYog.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Qixer commented on 2025-03-19

Lack of water, rot, etiolation can all cause what you describe. Current pic may help?

#### Anna replied on 2025-03-19

Just added it again! It didn’t upload the first time I tried to post for some reason

### Qixer commented on 2025-03-19

It appears as though it is leaning towards the light. Indicating it wants more!

### Southwest sister commented on 2025-03-22

I inherited two pots of these that sit facing south and west in Arizona and they do just fine every once in a while I squirt some water in there and they grow more otherwise yeah they’re pretty hearty outside

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