Kind of odd I've bare rooted my Av's only to grow them with zero drainage holes AKA ceramic SWC's. My opinion, pot types for some plants don't matter. Coincidence ?: Often in the AV forum it is suggested to bare root and repot them from time to time as well (Six weeks, six months or six years? Who knows.) Bare rotting an AV to and from the same pot or a different pot is a bit different than repotting an EC as the pot size and type is going to be the same for the life of any of my AV's. Fact: Jungle cacti roots tend to grow more openly and loser and can be thread thin and needed where an Av can spare to loose some of it's finer roots. Jungle cacti roots like some extra space and don't enjoy being as root bound as an AV does. Consider a pot size two inches bigger or two inches deeper than what the size is now. Plastic or T. cotta or clay inner lined glazed ceramic outter the pot can be of any type as long as it has sufficient drainage. As your already familiar with terra cotta or plastic pots for your EC may as well use the same type. Assuming you have a very good draining soil/mix ready to repot your cacti the bare rotting of an AV is the same as bare rotting a EC Remove the entire plant and it's soil from the pot it's in now. JUST LIKE an AV you'll need to remove or pick away at older soil with fingers and a tool ( plastic coated wire, tooth pic or what ever the other guys use to remove old soil from roots as an example) remove as much ( ALL)all of the old soil as you can. Occasional light misting to help completely remove or quick dips in a small drip pan sized tank of water will help loosen older dryer soil for easier older soil removing. Your going to love a potting bench or table, but as you probably don't have one consider a flat surface area ample enough to repot. Easy as pie, or the space it takes to make the pie. A sink or table work area with and on a dry newspaper to absorb any excess water from misting, bowl screen and or tray to keep the area clean of old soil before it finds the trash barrel. Opps seems " looking up" soil for some plants can be confusing can't it ? Even though it might already be growing in a peat based soil. The normal jungle cacti can be better in a small sized orchid bark based soil. Fact: (again) for a jungle cati A good ( well prepared) bark based mix should be able to last any EC (A jungle type cacti) for several years. Even though bark based mix preferences may vary from one person to another would be a choice you have to make.

Hye Billy Rae, glad you like the pictures and I am glad too that I was able to save it. Funny though, I did a search before posting because my sister told me it was a Christmas cactus, and sure enough, the site told me that Christmas cactus is the only one that has the rounded instead of spiked "leaves". Then yesterday I did a search on the Easter cactus because of your post and it tells me that the Easter cactus is the only cactus that has rounded instead of spiked "leaves". Go figure. I'm going to call it my "Cindy cactus". That's my sister's name and will be right every time. LOL Bonny

June, I hope I'm allowed to disagree with all of the above. These are not succulents. They are jungle cactus called Epiphytic Cactus, they grow where they can in trees. I am quoting, in part, from the CSSA Journal December 2006. They need to be in hanging baskets. Soil can be changed if you insists, I find it hard to print the whole instructions here. It needs a fast draining mix with humus in it. Leaf mold, bark, and Med. size perlite for drainage. Keep the other junk out. Just add to your regular mix extra Leaf mold, or Orchid bark. It likes the same soil that Orchids grow in. It likes an occasional feeding of Osmocote 14-14-14 after it flowers. (Dec.Jan.) Apply 2-10-10 in Feb. or March. this will stimulate Spring flowers. Keep slighty damp and frequently misted until new growth forms within 6-8 weeks. Do not root in water! P.S. you may use an Epi mix as well. They grow in semi-shade, then they will flower. This was written by RW Kohlschreiber Christmas Cactus have reliable flowers in early January. The plant is indeed a Schlumbergera . If you wish a print out of the article, please send a self addressed envelope. I hope I have been of some help and didn't ruffle too many feathers. This is for information, and only a small part of the article. If you put in a pot too large it may take a while to reflower, if you are going to transplant do it now if it is not in bud. They like to be crowded. Remember that they grow in trees in jungles, so they drain rapidly, they grow in tree/insect waste. No one transplants them in the wild. Karen you may correct my spelling because it bothers you. Norma

Hi again, Just wanted to give a quick update on the condition of my Thanksgiving cactus. Most of the arms fell off, but it's still hanging in there so far. It's been repotted in a much smaller pot with a mix of perlite, aquarium rocks, and orchid bark, and it no longer stays outside. I'm thinking of bringing it to my office, where it should get plenty of light. Thanks for your help! :-)