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title: "Hi everyone, does anyone know why my cactus is doing this ? Should i…"
description: "Hi everyone, does anyone know why my cactus is doing this ? Should i cut it ?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Leslie"
published: "2026-04-01T18:36:19.986879Z"
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# Hi everyone, does anyone know why my cactus is doing this ? Should i…

_Posted by Leslie on 2026-04-01_

Hi everyone, does anyone know why my cactus is doing this ? Should i cut it ?

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## 6 comments

### plantdeezseedz commented on 2026-04-01

looks like root rot, you could try to propagate him but probably a combination of bad soil drainage/too much water. personally for my cacti i use 1-1 soil and sand

### budthegoat28 commented on 2026-04-01

its a African Milk Tree (Euphorbia trigona)

### Waspinator commented on 2026-04-02

Definitely root rot. Propagating is the only way to save it at this point

#### KAT replied on 2026-04-02

How does one propagate this?? I had the same problem!

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#### Leslie replied on 2026-04-03

I think you just cut off the squishy part \& then let it callous before putting it back in soil so theres less chance of it rotting at the cut

### Leslie commented on 2026-04-02

Thank you!

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