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RE: Cactus or succulents? There's the struggle!
The alien belongs to a group of plants that are monocarpic, meaning that they only flower once in their lives. Aeonium, Sempervivum, and Agave are some of the ones that do that although many of them make plenty of babies (offsets) which don't die. Not all Aeoniums do this so they just die.
For Ling Ling, you can wrap her with a sheet of newspaper that you fold a few times to make a band, turn the pot upside down and tap it until it loosens and you can lift it off. But only repot if you see roots growing out of the holes in the bottom. Before that, it isn't necessary and don't water before you repot, it's better to do it dry
Oh i didn't know it was necessary to see roots in the holes. Problems is that she has some spikes that get stucked in the sheet (or my fingers) and they come off her.
If you are careful, you can get the paper off the spines. Your fingers, not so much. That's why I suggested leaving it in the pot. It won't mind
Guess I'll leave her there then, it's safer.
Definitely for your fingers :P