"He is set up in a 10 gallon tank with soft bedding made out of fluffy card board material."

-I would question the absorbancy of the material. It may be causing your corn to become dehydrated. You may not even pick up on the signs of dehydration until its too late. I personally use paper towels simply b/c its the easiest to clean up and the best at easily recognizing any problems. I read see many posts from people who are having problems with corns and when I reply, the first thing that I ALWAY try to impress upon them is that once something is a bit off with your corn, throw the natural look out the window and try to do what is easiest in monitoring the animal. For example, IF your corn is dehyrated, paper towels would allow you to see its defecation easier to see if there is a problem or not.



He has a large peice of drift wood that he can climb on and I also made him a snake condo out of old paper towel roles.

-I go through a ton of paper towels and I always save the rolls for the snakes when I'm done. Its a good way to provide extra comfort for hiding. As for the driftwood, if it came from a store, I once bought one infested with mites and decided NEVER to go that route again (unless you disinfect it well).



I feed him pinkys out of my hand, not in his tank...he has no problems eating or drinking.

- I would get out of the habit of feeding him out of your hand IF you want to eventually show him off or let others hold him. I find corns are susceptable to classic conditioning (pavlov's dog)... It will eventually associate hands with being fed. I use tongs to feed all my animals now. Its easier and you don't have to touch the mice.



He shed once when I got him and the skin came right off...no problems. He just started to shed last week, but only the top came off. the sides and bottom are still attached. Am I doing something wrong?

- None of my corns have ever had problems shedding. It may not all come off in one piece BUT you may very well have something wrong with its setup that could be causing it to have difficulties with shedding.



I've tried to help him with taking it off butt it just comes off in little peices. Plus he squirms around alot and its hard to get hold of the shedding skin and not his new skin.

-You should never have to assist it with shedding unless its a stuck eyecap or stuck piece of tail, which can be more common with incorrect humidity and temps.



So basically my question is should I change something or just leave him alone and it will come off? And also is my setup alright or should I change something...Thanks for any help!

What do you have for a heat source, and what are the temps? Do you have a water bowl in the tank with it? Can you post a pic of your setup? There are a million things I can think of but its hard to provide advice without knowing more details.
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