It cut, leave about 1 cm long stump, soil and sand, whitewash parget from the wall can be, that I love. just place and gently push the, put as much of the Sun, and a little water !
too much water and little sun, they are harmful to the, they are spindly, no have good color, decay
without water to last a long time, as a lot of Cactus, plenty of sunshine is a nice color.