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[Hairless]

The only time I saw a boa spending time in water was to get relief from mites. He was a rescue. Even when I used to have water bowls large enough for my boas to soak in their enclosure, the most they ever did was crawl through it.

I don't use bowls large enough for a boa to get into in my enclosures and I don't think it is needed. A bowl large enough for soaking just creates a possible breeding ground for bacteria. The snake can drag a small amount of do do in the soaking bowl and later drink a higher concentration of a fast reproducing bacteria. I know there is 100+ care sheets that differ. If you want to use a soaking bowl....I would clean it daily.

Another reason a boa may soak is to seek refuge from heat. I just took my suris temp (just to say I did...but I knew what it would be since she is not digesting or about to shed) it was 76.4. This is very normal for her and she will feed aggressively from this temp. My suri uses the widest temp range of all my boas.

I would put bedding in the enclosure. I would also use inderect light for the day cycle. A window in the room can be enough light for a day cycle. Too much light isn't to their preference by my observation.