Wrinkly skin
My Ruby is definitely super small for her age (3 years in August) and was not being fed the correct size mice, but she is also (I believe) undergoing shedding process. She's been hiding in her humid hide for 72 hours and I've basically been doing a "lift the lid to make sure she's alive" check once a day. I literally do not think she has left the hide for three days. I just peeled back the moss to give her a bit of a better look, and noticed her skin is wrinkly. I've had her for such a short period of time, I don't know if this is due to (a) underfeeding and is always there when she is coiled, (b) a pre-shed symptom, or (c) dehydration. I found a thread about this on a python forum, and a few people there recommended misting a python which they thought was dehydrated (not sure if snakes even absorb moisture this way).
Thoughts please? She has not eaten for almost 2 weeks, and I don't believe she's drank anything since she came home six days ago. Humidity in tank is between 65-70% right now to assist her shed.
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