I have a very ancient one like your second one. Its always had brown hairs, once you start watering it again, from the bottom only you could see new grow which will be green, and the hairs white. I’ll take a pic of mine tomorrow.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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Have a look at this for further info:
https://cactiguide.com/cactipests/#overwater
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