This is pretty much textbook behavior for a snake who is in a shed cycle. She’ll likely stay tucked away in the humid hide or somewhere else of her choosing for about a week or so, then come out for a day or so and then shed. Each animal’s schedule is individual, and of course temps affect it. Once you learn what her shedding cycle behavior is, you can expect it to be about the same every shed.
It’s fine to move her in order to do what you need with her tank.
She’s not just suddenly brumating. Corns don’t just do this on their own with temps in the 70s. I don’t know about other species, but this isn’t a thing with corns. Brumation temps are in the 50s.
There are pros and cons to brumating. (You can do a search here if you haven’t.) Yes, corns do brumate in part of their native range but there are many who live in the deep south including Florida, who are active year round.
So, false alarm on shedding, I think. She has been more active since I replaced the heating pad. She was nice and warm when I held her tonight. She still looks vibrant, and her eyes are not filmy.
No luck again. She ignored it, and is climbing around the cage, looking for ways out. I left it in. Maybe she’ll try it overnight. Tomorrow marks 30 days since her last meal.
36 days after her last meal, she took one last night. I guess it was the substrate temperature change. So thankful, and hoping that she will be hungry again in a week. Thanks, all.