I agree with the other poster. Hydrate that animal with a soak in very shallow water, like barely enough to reach 1/3 the way up the snake's side or less. 10 minutes is fine.

Florida is like the anti-rosy state in terms of ambient conditions. Boa constrictors fine, but dry-loving rosies, no. I don't know if that could be part of the problem.

Rule of thumb for baby rosies: keep them hydrated, but keep them dry the rest of the time. Provide a warm spot of like 85-90 deg and a cooler area in the 70's if you can. Alot of folks keep temps in the 80-82 deg range, but I believe in providing higher (and lower) even if the snakes use the higher temps very sparingly. At least it is there when they need it, and they do use it sometimes, even if for a short bask.

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