Pus on areoles of ferocactus herrerae

[edstar500]

hello,

one of my ferocactus herrerae has little drops of thick, mostly-transparent pus forming around some of its areoles. can anybody advise me of what might be wrong with it and how i can remedy it? i've been watering it quite generously every two weeks across the summer (as I read they are big drinkers). worried i might have over-watered and it's starting to rot?

[iann]

Taste it. If it is sweet then it is just honeydew which the plant naturally exudes to attract more insects.

[toadstar]

Could it be something like guttation? Although they're not cacti, my pothos plants do that.
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[Rod Smith]

A lot of Ferocactus species produce this liquid. It is natural and completely harmless to the plant - but it is a bit unsightly. You can remove it with a cotton bud dipped in water.