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title: "Anyone have any tips to avoid being inpailed while replanting my…"
description: "Anyone have any tips to avoid being inpailed while replanting my barrel cactus?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Cassy"
published: "2026-03-30T01:48:44.187983Z"
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# Anyone have any tips to avoid being inpailed while replanting my…

_Posted by Cassy on 2026-03-30_

Anyone have any tips to avoid being inpailed while replanting my barrel cactus?

## 7 comments

### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-03-30

Ouch, good luck! I wish I had some suggestion, but I’m new to all this.

### Irene M. commented on 2026-03-30

Thick garden gloves! (Though mine was very small when I tried this) I grabbed my thickest gloves and kind of tipped it out of the pot instead of trying to grab it and pull. Best of luck!

### Christina commented on 2026-03-30

Tongs and thick gloves with suede or leather patches on palm and fingers

### Tim commented on 2026-03-30

Tongs!

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2026-03-30

Yep tongs are the best way to repot cacti. I learned the hard way before i thought about using tongs. They work so good!!

### PrettyLittleThings commented on 2026-03-31

Use a rolled bath towel and wrap it around the barrel to help you, along with garden gloves 😉. If you have old carpet strips, that would be good too, might be too thick but at least, you're safe, lol.

### Southwest sister commented on 2026-03-31

Old throw rug to wrap around it

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