# How to Transplant A Cactus Without Getting Thorned
Transplanting cactus can create a thorny problem -- literally. You can dramatically reduce the number of thorn pricks you would normally get when transplanting your cactus by adjusting your tactics. Time your transplanting to when the cactus is due to be watered.
Things You'll Need
- Leather gloves
- Hot dog tongs
- Newspaper
- Container
- Cactus mix
- Sand
- Trowel
Instructions
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Wear leather gloves to transplant cactus with large thorns. If you've transplanted many types of cactus, you know that even leather gloves do not protect against some cactus's thorns.
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Grasp the cactus with a pair of hot dog tongs or surrounded it with a rolled-up newspaper.
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Set up a pot one size larger and fill it with cactus mix and extra sand. Carefully lower the cactus into the container and scoop the planting mix over the roots with a trowel.
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Water the cactus thoroughly. Do not add more water until the pot becomes completely dry.
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Next:
Growing Cactus
- How to Transplant a Pencil Cactus
- How to Transplant Cactus Segments
- How to Transplant a Cactus to a Pot
- How to Transplant a Small Cactus
- How to Transplant a Pear Cactus
- How to Transplant the Cholla Cactus
- How to Transplant a Cactus Planting
- How to Transplant a Columnar Cactus
- How to Transplant Cactus From a Pot to Soil
- How to Transplant the Arm of a Saguaro Cactus
- How to Transplant a Barrel Cactus
- How to Transplant a Cactus
