Nice plants there dwh.

Too bad none of your cacti are Trichos. You should get some and grow them. They are very rewarding to grow, especially bridgesiis and non-pc pachanois.

I have respect for people who grow from seed, like the OP. But personally I'm a big fan of cuttings. You can get to some good sized plants pretty fast with cuttings, especially if you have a green thumb and live in a good climate.

So I ended up giving them a heavy watering and they plumped right back up. prior to this watering I used to use a small spray bottle and pray a seemingly sufficient amount of water on them until the soil was quite wet. unfortunately they probably wanted a thorough watering so the roots at the bottom of the pot got nice and wet. Such a simple mistake on my part that made such a large impact on my cacti. its funny but not even two days after they seem have gotten noticeably larger in size. Once again I wasn't to say thank you to everyone who contributed to this thread with their opinions, experience, and suggestions. I value your efforts.