Leave the plant in a shady spot, somewhere as cool as possible, preferably with the root-zone buried to keep it cooler than the air temp.

It doesn't necessarily sound like there is a problem other than some dehydration. Monitor the mushiness. If you notice it growing, then you may need to scoop out the mush. Do not repot or anything drastic like that - there is nothing to gain with the plant being dry and dormant already, and you risk killing roots which it will need for resuming growth in the fall.

A spritz in the early morning hours every once in a while will do no harm.

Try to wait it out until the plant re-leafs in the fall to see if there really is a problem.

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Thank you xero very much for taking the time to respond to my concerns. I will take note of your suggestions. Thank you again!

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hey xero, for the heck of it, decided to show exactly what these little wrinkles are lookin like, one has gotten a little bigger, and has developed a few more..

I would have liked to have tried burying the root zone as you suggested, but my house gets flood irrigation every other week. One thought i had was... could it be possible it's developing these "wrinkles" do to it trying to exfoliate? I have kept it in the shade, way away from the sun, but i cant stop the avg 108 degree daytime temps, and 90 degree nights in the summer. Would it be ok if it were brought indoors for the summer? Or does it need that bright light and "fresh" air?

Also, for anyone else who has grown these beautiful things, is it ok for it to start developing these many signs of possible dehydration? If not, then it's going to be a long summer of 100+ degree's of heat, at least until september.. :(

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normal, normal and normal...they getting ready for dormancy

Those spots look OK, nothing particularly ominous. Indoors is probably fine, especially if you can find a room with AC.

Best of luck!

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