Getting too big! Looking for advice on ✨aesthetics✨

Question

As you hopefully see from the pictures, mah boi is getting too big and its own weight is making him bend... Do ppl usually trim them? I know I can use the cuttings to propagate him but I don't want to end up with a thousand cacti 🤣. Would putting the cuttings on the same pot to make him look 'bushy' be a good idea?
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@sarahsalith · Accepted Answer

I don't trim mine, but you sure can!  You sure can put the pieces right back in the pot, or you can wait for nature to take its course and they might fall off.  That's why it's called a Drooping Prickly Pear. 😉

@Chevysgirl11 · Answer

@ComicSilversage
Wow I love your cactus 😍🌵 
I really don't know about trimming them but I know someone will be able to give you the right answer he's lovely

@StaunchRamshorn · Answer

My original plant.

@StaunchRamshorn · Answer

The baby .  I just stuck it in the dirt and watered it like the big one.

@StaunchRamshorn · Answer

Where I trimmed it.

Getting too big! Looking for advice on ✨aesthetics✨

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