I'm really curious about your setup b/c you humidity (in my opinion) should RARELY ever factor in with corn snake husbandry. I'm wondering if something in your tank is maybe treated with a chemical that is causing conditions to be more dry than normal.

If you think about it this way, corns live all along the eastern U.S. so if you were to walk outside (if you live in that region) then you can see that its not that humid (well, except for maybe further south). There are other health related problems I'd imagine that could be causing your corn to have trouble shedding, though I'm not an expert in reptile veterinary medicine. Otherwise, it may be something in the immediate environment near or in the snake's cage. Try changing the substrate to something else, like paper towels and mist the corn with a sprayer a few times when it starts to shed. Otherwise, you may do more harm than good by trying to raise the humidity for a species that can normally thrive in less humid conditions.
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Sincerely,
Jason
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• how to raise humidity? - justanuthertina, Tue Aug 17 12:36:54 2004
• RE: how to raise humidity? - stoneage, Tue Aug 17 13:22:37 2004
• RE: how to raise humidity? - justanuthertina, Tue Aug 17 13:31:32 2004
• RE: how to raise humidity? - stoneage, Wed Aug 18 06:58:25 2004
• RE: you shouldn't have to... - carl3, Tue Aug 17 15:17:51 2004
• RE: you shouldn't have to... - justanuthertina, Tue Aug 17 21:32:15 2004
• RE: couple of my thoughts.. - janome, Tue Aug 17 22:02:57 2004
• RE: how to raise humidity? - wombat, Wed Aug 18 13:06:04 2004