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title: "Moony keeps being this tilted form and I feel like he’s not growing…"
description: "Moony keeps being this tilted form and I feel like he’s not growing much so do y’all have any ideas on better soil and tips to make Moony more comfortable? (If…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Plum"
published: "2026-05-03T12:31:54.978831Z"
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# Moony keeps being this tilted form and I feel like he’s not growing…

_Posted by Plum on 2026-05-03_

Moony keeps being this tilted form and I feel like he’s not growing much so do y’all have any ideas on better soil and tips to make Moony more comfortable? (If you haven’t guessed Moony is a Moon Cactus.)

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## 3 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-05-03

moon cactus grow very very slowly because they have no chlorophyll of their own. the green trunk you see is actually another cactus that the moon cactus has been attached to. that soil is far too dense, you need more amenities than soil in the pot. get a cactus specific soil mix.

#### Plum replied on 2026-05-03

Thank you☺️

### Waspinator commented on 2026-05-07

These are kind of set up to fail because the top can't photosynthesize and the bottom has nowhere to grow. For now, make sure the green part is getting enough light. If you'd like to keep the red part alive long-term, you'll need to re-graft it onto a root stock that can actually support it; it needs to only be on the top of one branch on a root cactus that has many branches. Dragonfruit is the current root stock, and can work if it has more than one top point. Fairy castle cactus can also be a good root for it. To keep the dragonfruit part of it alive, you'd either wait for the moony to die and then chop the top, or hope it'll branch for you. Otherwise, just treat it as a fun temporary plant

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