Thank you! that's got that question cleared up. Lovely comments as always, thanks again!
Yes, I love this plant (so do the damn Mealy bugs) I wish it had been looked after properly in the past. All the scars and injuries just makes the owner (ME) look bad.
estación seca: "I didn't want to hijack this thread so I posted one here about this, and other epiphytic cacti:
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ytic-cacti.htm"
Not a hijack at all.... but the link only shows the forums.