But plz, stop with the "maybe u shoudnt get a snake" or "u should have done this or that..." advices..
Most of the time its called constructive criticism. We all need it from time to time. If there's obviously something wrong, we're going to let you know about it. However instead of coming right out with your guns pointed and THEN asking a question, you could have just asked a question. Not all questions warrant a "duck on a june-bug" response, contrary to your popular belief.
I have noticed certain things i will name.
This intrigued me considerably, especially saying it right out of the gate. If you're going to name these things you don't want to get flamed for..and all of the questions weren't flame material anyway......what things AREN'T you naming?
Off-topic Rant:
People have just become way to sensitive to being corrected about their husbandry practices or lack of knowledge. Good grief, we were all beginers at some point. We all experienced that moment of ignorance. The best way of learning is to make mistakes and to have someone with more experience than us to help to rectify the situation and us to learn from it.
Back to the issue at hand...Ditto what was recommended by Wilder & Joe for the eye cap. You can either try to get it off gently with a wet rag/paper towel, or you can leave it to see if it comes off with the next shed.
I also whole-heartedly recommend "The Corn Snake Manual" by Kathy Love. It's informative, easy to read, shows pictures of common issues, and is a lifesaver at times, even for us ole fogies.
I notice that you're using Repti-bark, or whatever another brand name calls it. It's a fir bark substrate, at any rate.
In my own limited experience with using it, fir bark is really meant for those herps who require a higher ambient humidity as the bark holds quite a bit of moisture. I use it in my orchid potting mixes just for that purpose. Its generally non-molding and holds moisture. It also works great in my Ball Python tank where the humidity has to be there every day after I mist the tank down.
But in my experience with corns, it was a lousy substrate choice. Sure, it looks awesome with their colors and it smells nice too. But it was oh so dusty and ended up clogging the nostrils of my corns and after a while really discoloring them as the dust would get down in the crevices around their scales.
When I tried it with my hatchlings, it had such a drying effect, that they were experiencing the same "skin effect" you're noticing. It just dried them out faster than they could replenish themselves through drinking. With the drying effect, they had terrible sheds. Their skin just couldn't cope with the dryness.
That being said, you'd probably just say "well I'll just mist down the snake's cage everyday". That can be just as bad as being too dry in some cases. Corns come from a more temperate climate than that of tropical species and too much moisture in contact with them brings on a whole other list of problems. Unless you live in an arid desert climate, you should have enough ambient humidity in your home to suffice for the snake.
You might try switching to an aspen or paper based substrate and see how he does with that. If you don't notice any significant change, then I've no clue. If you end up sticking with the Repti-bark, I do encourage you to take it out and place it on a screen and hose it off then let it dry in the shade for an hour or so before putting it back in the freshly washed down aquarium. That washes off the majority of the dust and lets the surface dry out a little bit, but it still has some moisture in it. Just keep in mind that it will create loads more dust as it dries out and as the snake jostles it around.
Also this is just a nit-picky thing of mine...how can one be 23 years old and still type "u" for you and "n" for and? They're easy little three-letter words for goodness sakes. You do really well with capitalization at the beginning of the sentences, but forget to capitalize the I's within the sentences. But, at least you use punctuation so the whole paragraph isn't one long run-on sentence. =P
Don't be lazy with your spelling and grammar, it will come back to haunt ya! Trust me on that.
