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On several of my aloe vera plants, the leaves suddenly became kinked. The leaf would get very thin in a spot and bend over. It starts near the tip and is most noticeable on older leaves. What is causing this?enter image description here

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Is there any yellowing on the leaves (on the ones that are curling up at the tips)? – Mike Perry Oct 26 '11 at 2:49
@Mike Perry They only start yellowing when they are very old and about to fall off – jmusser Oct 28 '11 at 1:08

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From comment: It happens indoors more often than out. I do not think it is my cat. He is not allowed in the house.

From here: The soil is good, dark, crumbly garden soil that grows plants very well.

If the Aloe Vera in your question has the same potting medium as quoted above, I believe over watering or the high moisture retention properties of the "potting medium" is the most likely cause of the tips curling up.

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The culprit may be in the background of the photo. I've got a cat that chewed on mine occasionally before I got him a pot full of grass to chew on instead.

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It happens indoors more often than out. I do not think it is my cat. He is not allowed in the house. – jmusser Oct 28 '11 at 1:07
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My thought exactly. ;-) – Jon Ericson Oct 28 '11 at 23:11

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