They do tend to go dormant if you live in a cooler environment. Not sure about warmer climates. Even if kept indoors with steady room temp you’ll want to reduce water because I think the lack of light makes the grow lanky.
I have in the past usually water lightly once a month or once every other month depending on heavy you water ant how the cacti seem to be responding.
Just a tip for now and future.. I typically feel my cacti lightly with my fingers. If the skin is tight and there’s no squish that means it’s good, if the cacti needs water it tends to be squishy upon touch.
If your overwater youll likely see discoloration near the base and marks/scabs forming on the cacti as the water has no place to go and oozes our from the pressure built up inside.
These cacti are very resilient, they are harder to kill than most plants
As for Mescaline content.. It’s my belief 100% that the cacti produces Mescaline and other alkaloids to avoid predators eating on em. I’ve found my home grown cacti is much more potent than large cuttings bought online. I think this is for a few reasons.
1.) I keep cutting fresh tops off some cacti for the occasional tea or extract. I think the constant “attack” makes the plant produce more in effort to stop the animal eating it.
2.) The cuttings I take are top fresh cuttings with small spines and supple weak flesh. I believe the tops with the softer flesh produce more.
3.) They are much skinnier than your average cuttings due to climate. Because of this there’s much less inner meat and you see much more “green” coloration which is often where the alkaloids like to reside. This makes teas much more potent for the amount of material needed, a lot easier on the stomach.
-GC
