My T. sauritus dehydrated pretty bad a few weeks due to the fact that the new large dish that I put in the tank was too tall and she didn't find it, as well as the fact that my snake never soaks so that on top of having a 150 watt emitter even in a 55 gal without extra humidity sources such as moss or dripper systems had resulted in dehydration.

I managed to get her doing alot better as she started drinking constantly and was moving around better(not stiff anymore) but evidently she was still in need to be continually misted each day( I thought that having the humidity raised would be fine be it the case that she was doing alot better).

Yesterday I bought some moss and have been misting her again but since late last night and up until now she is just sitting under the log that is covered w/ wet spagnum moss near the big dish but I haven't seen her move at all much less drink.

Tonight I am going to have to bring her with me ( to the next city over, about an hour and a 1/2 away) so that I can watch her and mist her. Would it be a good idea to place her in a container of water and soak her for a while? Or would this cause stress more than anything? She doesn't seem to be drinking and I read elsewhere that they will drink a little while being in water.