Where to buy Opuntia?

PhilW · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:50 pm

Does anyone know where i can buy Opuntia pads from or the full plant please? I am in the UK, but will buy from abroad if the postage aint too expensive - MUST be pesticide free please

regards
phil

camel · **Joined:** Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:47 pm **Posts:** 126

Hi Phil,

Sometimes you can find these on reptile shows, like hamm or houten, maybe also at some bigger shows in the UK. Most of the time they are sold by people selling flowers and plants for the terrariums......

gr. Kamiel

LoveMySauromalus · **Posted:** Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:14 am

hi phil are you going to the kempton park expo in august? hopefully they will have some plants there. its fustraiting that its so hard to get my hands on good plants for my chucks and even can i can they are really pricey, especially succulents.

im going to get a mini green house as i dont have space for a normal garden green house, nor the funds lol. if i do well with it maybe i could sell you plants in the distant future, just an idea because i know ive been hunting for good rep plant supplies and its really limited.

shelledworriers are great though, i get most of my seeds from them. im also starting to think that dried plants may actually be more worthwhile than i originally thought. although they lack nutritionally, im thinking that if they are added to fresh foods with supplements this could help reduce the high moisture content in captive diet?

would be great to know what people think of this idea.

PhilW · **Posted:** Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:46 am

Okdoki - i have ordered some pads from the cactus-shop in the UK

Also been to the garden centre today and got these 2, one a small £2.50 un-named one, the other cost £12.50 and a GOOD size and is Opuntia 'Vulgaris'

These 2 will be washed down and re-potted in fresh cacti compost to get rid of any traces of pesticides in case they have been sprayed

PhilW · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:29 am

forgot to ask - the bulbous looking things on the top are the fruits right?

Can Uros eat these aswell or not please?

regards
phil

LoveMySauromalus · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:46 pm

where did you get them from?????

i want some!!

i wonder if its easy to keep them alive??

PhilW · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:43 pm

LoveMySauromalus wrote:

where did you get them from?????

i want some!!

i wonder if its easy to keep them alive??

got them from a garden cenrte about 30mins from me, its a good one for haveing a large indoor plant section aswell as a decent cacti/succulent section too

I am going to propogate some of the pads too, so i can send you some f you want any?

regards
phil

LoveMySauromalus · **Posted:** Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:28 am

that would be great! ill PM you.

Ive seen some seeds online but i dont know how hard they are to grow from seeds. im going to find out more on how to grow them and keep them.

ta phil!

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