How to frag this leather?

This Yellow Fiji Leather Coral has doubled in size, not that I want to cut on it, but soon I will be going to a place where I can trade frags, I have 2 frags I can trade now and would like a 3rd frag to trade.

 

I used to use sharp scissors cut it, tie to a piece of rubble with fishing line. They start to attach in about 2 weeks if conditions are right.

I also used to just cut the entire top off. The steam will regrow another one.

They also reproduce by budding and you can cut those off.

 

What is budding Corailline? So if I cut a piece off do I put the cut piece on the plug/rock? And will the cut part go back to normal?

 

Not my image but one from google. You can see the little round buds on the edge.




You can simple slice off a piece of the crown and it will eventually grow a new stock and surrounding head.

 

Thanks Corailline. Nothing like those buds that I have noticed, I am thinking to cut one of those folds that stick up. its a good looking Coral and don't want to disfigure it , but I could get something out of a little piece.

 

I use a new sharp razor blade and cut a little wedge shaped piece out of the top edge where it folds. You cant superglue softies, so the fishing line used to tie it to a rock works well. A few weeks later both are healed and happy.

 

FWIW, corals tend to grow back into their original shape (both the remaining stump as well as the frags), so it won't appear disfigured very long.