Urgent Advice Needed! How long do San Pedro cuttings survive?

[preshadrop]

SWIM hast just received one 500g and one 1000g cuttings (i.e. full cacti) of the sacred cactus but cannot pot them for a couple of days. How long will they survive in their mutilated state, and what's the best way to store them?
Thanks.

[Alfa]

Very long. probably years.

[preshadrop]

LOL thanks.

[Shampoo]

San Pedro cacti are a wildly strong species, and pieces without water or rooting can be planted months after being removed from the cacti with reasonably positive results. SWIY shouldnt worry about a few days....

On another note, struggling cacti have been shown to produce much higher alkaloid content. Many recommend starving their cactus of water for 8-10 months before harvesting.

[preshadrop]

Thanks for your reply. I've head about the starving method. So this means absolutely no water AT ALL?
Does anyone know what a good temperature is for the stress conditions, and how much light?

[Shampoo]

Light should be kept at 12/12, photosynthesis is still necessary. SWIM has found no potency difference in different temperature climates, although in colder weather swim has had only indoor cacti around 68-70f, and farther south has had only outdoor cacti around with usual variance in temperatures between 45-105f over the course of the year, same soil mix however.

[Shampoo]

1000 overall watts should be sufficient for 2 or more collective feet of cacti. Multiple lights however, spreading out the concentration of lumens, will increase growth as well as dehydration.

[PT II]

A cactus grower from Arizona recommends the grower wait four to five weeks before putting the cutting into dirt.

[Richi]

SWIM has found that one cactus rotted within a few weeks.. but the other 5 were fine.