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title: "Hey! I have a rat tail and dog tail cactus that I moved outside this…"
description: "Hey! I have a rat tail and dog tail cactus that I moved outside this summer and the top of the rat tail (first pic) is flimsy now. How can I transition them…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "TaTyana"
published: "2024-06-22T00:10:29.403851Z"
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# Hey! I have a rat tail and dog tail cactus that I moved outside this…

_Posted by TaTyana on 2024-06-22_

Hey! I have a rat tail and dog tail cactus that I moved outside this summer and the top of the rat tail (first pic) is flimsy now. How can I transition them back inside without shocking them?

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## 7 comments

### ccstaygold commented on 2024-06-22

what is that amazing beautiful thing that has all the bugs on it 🤣new plant mom here

#### Southwest sister replied on 2024-06-22

Those are little sticky things you can get and you put them in your plants and it’ll catch the fungus nuts that want to hang out in your dirt

#### Lali replied on 2024-06-22

Wow! Id never heard of such a thing.

#### ccstaygold replied on 2024-06-22

oh my god i’m gonna have to get these bcz i have so many bugs on my plants they are all outside any tip on what i can use to get rid of them ?? i am new plant mom here and i definitely am trying to learn everything

#### TaTyana replied on 2024-06-24

I bought them off of Amazon! It’s called a fruit fly trap but it get all kinds of bugs!

#### TaTyana replied on 2024-06-24

You could put sand on top of the soil along with the traps! The sand stops them from laying eggs

### Carrie commented on 2025-10-30

As the sun becomes less intense in the summer start bringing the cactus in for a few hours a day, put them out the sunny part of the day. Maybe for 4-5 days. Make sure they have bright sunny location inside.

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