It might help if we saw pics of "the weird dImpling look on his sides"?. It does sound like you're on the right track now...I hope so. Honestly, for me,
the big red flag would be not SEEING a photo of the exact snake before buying. I also understand why sellers don't want animals returned to them,
but to just flatly say, in essence, it's all yours once delivered is also less than stellar service that I'd shy away from in the future. It's very hard to go
by online reviews, since some are probably faked by friends or even for paybacks...call me suspicious.But be happy he's eating for you, & as
already noted, his slow start hopefully won't hold him back long-term. But I'd be inclined to get a stool check one of these days (by a qualified herp
vet) just to be sure that nothing's going on there.