Oh boy this is a good one. When I was young, folks thought that if you gave rosies water they died. Which is kinda way wrong.
So the last couple years I have been having fun with Rosies. I caught a trio of Ajo boas, 1.2.
They were not treated for parasites.

Well, it does seem that rosies are sensitive in the area of hydration. Ajo does not get much rain and water of any type is extremely rare.
In captivity, they drank more more often then any of the snakes I have. Actually daily. They are in a vision cage that has the vents sealed.
on occasion, one or two would regurg if fed larger meals. They have a full range of temps.
So whats a boy to do, I put in a moisture box. a family sized glad container full of perlite and filled with water. The lid has maybe twenty holes in it. I also placed a gallon plastic jar full of moist sphagnum moss with a hole in the lid, in the cage.
Now they rarely drink and no regurgs. So it does seem like rosies are sensitive to dehydration, and water bowls are not the most important method to maintain hydration. Like all other reptiles, they do not want to be dehydrated in the first place. then having drinking water is not needed often.
Keep in mind, since I placed the moisture boxes in the cage about 6 months ago, I have only seen them drink a couple of times and no regurgs.

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