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title: "Hi friends! I recently received a (albeit very sickly)…"
description: "Hi friends! I recently received a (albeit very sickly) astrophytum/goats head cactus from a friend. He didn’t have the time to try and save him and wanted to…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/brTqUYfmRuq9ev7Tn0t29Q"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Francesca"
published: "2024-05-09T05:32:13.859615Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi friends! I recently received a (albeit very sickly)…

_Posted by Francesca on 2024-05-09_

Hi friends! I recently received a (albeit very sickly) astrophytum/goats head cactus from a friend. He didn’t have the time to try and save him and wanted to see if I could give it a shot. Now I am not an expert by any means but I used Dr Planta to diagnose it and it thinks it’s scales (EEK). What do you guys think?

Did I just endanger the rest of my plants by bringing this one into the home? If so, how do I make sure they don’t get scales??

I tried to see if I could pull any of the reddish bits off and they don’t budge so I am hoping it is edema/discoloration. I don’t see any moving pests on there either.

HELP

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