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title: "Hi everyone! My bunny ear cactus fell and broke into a couple pieces,…"
description: "Hi everyone! My bunny ear cactus fell and broke into a couple pieces, any tips on propagating?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Celeste"
published: "2024-12-31T15:46:37.640383Z"
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# Hi everyone! My bunny ear cactus fell and broke into a couple pieces,…

_Posted by Celeste on 2024-12-31_

Hi everyone! My bunny ear cactus fell and broke into a couple pieces, any tips on propagating?

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## 8 comments

### Qixer commented on 2024-12-31

Don’t touch with bare hands. lol

### OG.99 commented on 2024-12-31

You can literally put It in Cacti soil and it Will grow roots! If you propagated them in water it can Cause Rotting (at least in my experience) if I propagate them in water, I usually have to do a system where they sit up where the outside isn’t touching water, but the base (root Area) would be only touching the Water its complicated so I usually just throw in soil haha

#### OG.99 replied on 2024-12-31

You can get long tweezers or cacti gloves so you don’t poke yourself when trying to propagate/repot I would suggest soil because it’s easier and you don’t have to watch it as much. Just treat it like how you did before I throw potting soil (if you go down that route). Report carefully water it leave it. :) there’s also videos on YouTube of how to propagate cacti either both in water or soil!

#### Celeste replied on 2025-01-01

I will definitely have to use tweezers! 😅 I’ll have to check out YouTube. I take it the soil should still dry out?

### KTizzL commented on 2025-01-02

Actually came here with the exact same Q. Mine started growing thin tendrils before the roots fell apart though. Been keeping it like this but just put them in soil 🤞

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### Landon commented on 2025-01-04

Just put the trimmings in water and they will grow back

### Vetti commented on 2025-01-09

I wouldn’t

### Bob the cactus nerd commented on 2025-01-17

Put it in a sand-filled tray

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