Yep, Dan you are right. I just flipped the light on out on my balcony and sure enough I saw a HUGE mouse or rat run across it. It ran into my storage unit that is connected to my balcony. I'm too freaked out to open that door and see what kind of damage it's done. Yikes! Not sure how to get rid of it/them but hoping maintenance can! Thanks so much as I was on the lookout for those big wood roaches and even put out boric acid. This would explain why I was still seeing the droppings.

My plants are outdoors, so they grow tighter than house plants. I haven't had the stem problem with my Aloe vera, but I have beheaded a couple of other types of Aloe. The cuttings root just fine. Depending on the type of Aloe, you may get new plants to sprout from the stem, like pups. I don't know about Aloe vera after beheading. Is your plant getting enough water? I see a couple of leaves that look like they have a dimple, or crease. The leaves look a little thin. Compare to the plant below. The picture may be deceiving me. ;-) I do not cut the leaves from my Aloe. (I don't use them for food or burns, either, but I could.) The bottom leaves will look bad and die back. The plant reabsorbs any water and nutrients in that leaf. See this plant - one dead and one starting. When totally dead and all nutrients reabsorbed by the plant, it gets crispy and will pull off fairly easily. The dead leaf doesn't bother me because it is outside in my landscape. Indoors, I can understand your wanting to remove an ugly leaf.

If leaf is soggy, especially at the point where it is attached to the main stem, it it overwatered. I am just stating in general, and it would help a lot if you posted a clear, preferably close-up photo of the problem. Few photos would be helpful, showing detail of the leaf where the problem is, and showing whole plant too. Also some more details, like what is the soil plant is in, pot, when and how much you water...

Hey! I replied yesterday but apparently my post disappeared. Let me try again... Two things: Let it be & have patience. Regarding the leaf, not much to be done about that. It formed that way based on what ever other plants where in its way when it was first developing. It won’t ever be straight but it is helping your plant so just leave it be. New leaves either from the center or offsets or both will form and that older leaf will eventually dry up. As far as watering, you’re dealing with a rooted transplant and not a cutting. If this new location has the same soil as the original location where this plant was moved from then I don’t think you have anything to worry about with your watering. Just water this one the same way as you water the others.