Help Cactus are Getting yellow/red and Soft.

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alanjan Islamabad, Pakistan Mar 31, 2015

Hi Community. I bought Cactis 2 months ago They were Green. But now they are Yellow/Red Soft n smaller .What is the reason ? Underwater ? Or Overwater ?Images are attached below 1old Pic vs New Pictures

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Baja_Costero Baja California, Mexico(Zone 11) Mar 31, 2015

What kind of light have these plants been getting? How hot has it been? How often are you watering?

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Gitagal Baltimore, MD(Zone 7a) Apr 03, 2015

From your pictures it looks like they are potted in heavy soil--maybe with clay?
Maybe just soil from your garden?

This kind of soil does not drain well--if at all.
My guess is that the roots are rotting away because of this and the
plants are slowly dying.
Cacti and succulents need a very well-draining soil--like a sandPerlite mix
with a bit of airy potting MIX (NOT soil) in it.
You can find cactus Soil in Nurseries or Big Box Stored in their garden dept.

I would take them out of the soil you have them planted in--shake off any
of the soil, or wash it off, trim away all soft, brown, rotten parts of the roots--
let the plants dry off completely. Treat the root area with a Fungicide powder--
sometimes sold for dusting bulbs--and then re-pot them in propper soil for Cactus.

Someone else will give you more specific information on this, I am sure.

I do not grow succulents or Cactus. Gita

edited to say--I hope all your pots have drainage holes on the bottom as well...
that is of utmost importance.

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