I got this small barrel cactus lile a week ago. Left it to hangout I just repotted it today and noticed this white spot the roots were healthy otherwise.
I just gave it a good watering after the repot. I am keeping up under a window SW facing window for now until it gets colder here in Canada where I have an indoor light away from the cold windows.
by Representative_Bowl1
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that soil looks insanely organic, i think your problem might be that he’s sitting in water. try repotting him in a 50/50 mix of perlite and original soil
That looks like a big hole that is probably damaging the plant. I will agree with the other commenter that this soil is not good for this plant, and seeing this spot was a great catch. Unfortunately it’s very bad to have an open hole in a cactus. Is this the same side because I am confused? There’s a spot then it looks almost like scale in the other picture.