Is this prickly pear cactus?

[Bruh]

Saw this at a friend's relative's house and he allowed me to pluck a few pads off of it. I'm new to plants in general, but I thought it looked like (spineless?) prickly pear and decided this would be a good opportunity to start growing my own.

Sorry about the first one, it's night time, and my phone doesn't take very good low light shots.

Any advice on planting/soil/caring for these would be welcome as well, thanks!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Sorry your pict didn't come through so this may help ?
This is p . Cactus

 

[Bruh]

Sorry your pict didn't come through so this may help ?View attachment 139784
This is p . Cactus

Hmm. My pads are abit more elongated than those, and less plump I guess? They seem to have less nodules(?) on them as well.

Maybe these imgur links will work for you:
http://imgur.com/7THRVFp
http://i.imgur.com/FRf3imf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8OncfYP.jpg

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

In a flower pot they grow slower but if you want them thicker give them a little more water and if you want them bigger plant them in the ground so the roots can spread out more and the plant will get bigger !

 

[pfara]

You hit the jackpot. Bigger (mature) pads will root easier and probably have a higher success rate. Small pads will take a lot longer to "set" and start making new pads. This has been my observations as well as what I've read.

 

[Tom]

There are many varieties and the one you found is a good one.

After cutting let the pad sit somewhere with good shade but lots of ventilation. Breezeways work well. Leave it alone laying flat for a couple of weeks so the cut end dries up and scars over. After that, simply stick the cut end of the pad about one third to half way into some dry sandy cactus soil and leave it alone for a month. Don't water it. You want it in the sun but try to keep it out of the rain. I don't know how you do that in HI, but wetness early on will cause it to rot. Once it is established, I don't think you will need to do anything in your climate except cut off pads to feed out.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Yep, looks like a tortoise tasty prickly pear to me.

 

[Bruh]

Right on! Thanks, you guys. I'ma let it sit for a few weeks and then plop it into a pot with some cactus mix.