So I just received a live cactus from a gift shop In Las Vegas. It's called a Sonoran desert cactus. It's a little thing that's in a small pot. I was considering putting it in my cage with my beardie. He's about 16 inches long right now with a sand substrate. Would there be any danger of putting the live cactus in his tank?
Some Opuntias have very juicy, fleshy fruit called "tunas" that are harvested and turned into candies or jellies. Similarily, cladodes (cactus pads) when still young and tender are harvested and eaten as a vegitable...