Excuse my ignorance - I bought an Euphorbia Acruensis to brighten up my living room. Within a day, I noticed some brown indents on my otherwise healthy cactus (see photo). I didn't know what they were but I noticed that his pot was too small and the soil was dry. I re-potted him (surprisingly difficult!), added soil and made sure the soil stayed moist since then.
He still occasionally gets these brown indents and yesterday, I saw what looked like a piece of cobweb near them. I didn't think there was a spider in my living room but of course, it's not beyond the realm of doubt. I have 2 questions:
1. Does this look like a spider's doing?
2. What is the best way of dealing with it? Spider repellant on the outside of the pot maybe? At the moment, the pot is on a table.
Brown indents - possible spider
Brown indents - possible spider
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Re: Brown indents - possible spider
Possibly spider mites (not spiders) - but in my experience they rarely attack Euphorbias.
Re: Brown indents - possible spider
Looks more like mechanical damage. Have a cat?
Re: Brown indents - possible spider
I don't have any pets