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title: "Hi again! My sister also gave me this cactus to look after and it’s…"
description: "Hi again! My sister also gave me this cactus to look after and it’s not looking so good, it’s pretty yellow and looks kind of droopy, does anybody have any…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/Um5q9tY4mZPy0gr8O3VFkY"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "V Bug"
published: "2026-03-23T16:53:27.891295Z"
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# Hi again! My sister also gave me this cactus to look after and it’s…

_Posted by V Bug on 2026-03-23_

Hi again! My sister also gave me this cactus to look after and it’s not looking so good, it’s pretty yellow and looks kind of droopy, does anybody have any advice?

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## 4 comments

### Yuqing Xue commented on 2026-03-23

Can you take a closer look at the write fuzzy thing on the plant? Are those bugs or just perlite?

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2026-03-23

They look like mealy buys. Oh nooo!!! I would chuck it in the dumpster.. Sorry.. IF it is mealy bugs then you've got alot of them. Hopefully I'm wrong!!

### Kelly commented on 2026-03-23

I’m sorry to say I was thinking same thing. I’m currently dealing with a mealy bug situation and that’s pretty far along so I’d also toss it.

### StayinAlive commented on 2026-03-23

Yep. It’s infested. To the trash!

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