Stapelia ? A pic would help

Sure, it's okay to post! That's one of the things we do here ~ ID plants! But...you're more likely to get an ID if you post a photo. Otherwise, much more detail is needed (size-length, width of stems/leaves, where babies are growing, color, etc).

The only thing that comes to my mind from your description, is a stapeliad of some sort, but I don't think they get as long as a rat tail cactus.

Perhaps a Huernia species?

here are some pictures!! I uploaded them on imgur.com

http://i.imgur.com/DJZqxLi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nJwPBuJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8l3ctCM.jpg

Looks like an asclepiad for sure. Looks like it could use more light though.

what makes you say that?

The new growth is getting very light green and the "spikes" are getting farther and farther apart. Otherwise known as... etiolation.

This post was edited by Microthrix on Fri, Feb 22, 13 at 13:11

Ohh!!! You mean like if you move some leaves or wood and there are sad pale green plants underneath it??

Possibility: Huernia schneideriana

Hey that looks like it could be it!!!! How do I get it to bloom? I've kept it in the house all winter because it freezes here and I figured since it looked like a cactus it probably didn't like ice and snow