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title: "Hey all!!! I have this cactus they told me it was a cowboy cactus. It…"
description: "Hey all!!! I have this cactus they told me it was a cowboy cactus. It has done nothing in the 3ish months I have had it nor does it look like he wants to do…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Dishers"
published: "2024-12-10T23:29:54.349535Z"
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# Hey all!!! I have this cactus they told me it was a cowboy cactus. It…

_Posted by Dishers on 2024-12-10_

Hey all!!!

I have this cactus they told me it was a cowboy cactus. It has done nothing in the 3ish months I have had it nor does it look like he wants to do anything.

Would love some suggestions please

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## 7 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-10

Aawww its a bunny face! Did it have that browning near the top edge(head) when you got it? Or did it develop it? What's the light situation? Water? Fertilizer?

#### Dishers replied on 2024-12-10

It is still in its nursery pot. Peat mix with fertilizer pellets in it so I don’t fertilize as I have seen nothing. Yes brown spot was already there I thought one leaf? Stem? It has not gotten any bigger that I have noticed. P.s. I have the cutest bunny that ever lived and I’m telling ya it looks nothing like a bunny. lol

#### Dishers replied on 2024-12-10

Oops forgot lighting. It is in a 2 x4 grow tent with a spider farm light hanging about a foot from the ears or closer

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-10

Nice! Guess I'm just used to meat rabbits. They tend to have that longer hare type build. I was just thinking the browning between the "ears" looks like it may be the start of corking, which has various reasons, but can start when they're stressed or underwatered. I'd fertilize it. Solid fertilizer in soil, depending on its solubility only lasts 2-8 ish weeks. Like a 2-7-7 , but a diluted 10-10-10 wouldn't be detrimental

#### Dishers replied on 2024-12-11

Corking, hmmm going to look that up. Thanks

### Tiff commented on 2024-12-11

It's cute with it's one eye... 🫣🙃

### David commented on 2024-12-16

Where have got the plant sitting is it getting enough light during the day

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