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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…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle 🇺🇸"
author: "Francesca"
published: "2024-05-09T05:32:13.859615Z"
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# Hi friends! I recently received a (albeit very sickly)…

_Postat av Francesca den 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

![Bilaga 1 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tnpmRUtOAZZZidyJquGquuIAgO1fQCtJZQw8oywZSeY/To6raIS6T1WDGEvA4A5zKw.webp?size=large)

![Bilaga 2 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tnpmRUtOAZZZidyJquGquuIAgO1fQCtJZQw8oywZSeY/TxctF04NRZy0Qg-3rWtbPQ.webp?size=large)

![Bilaga 3 av 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tnpmRUtOAZZZidyJquGquuIAgO1fQCtJZQw8oywZSeY/qRSgvx-JTyCtwUS9m67CoQ.webp?size=large)

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