that is so sad.Once my friend Evan(boy) purpesly threw his tama in the water because it was so annoying (to him) and then it died. and then he threw it in the garbage, i do not think that was a good idea though. but he dunked it all in the water, not a few inches, so i guess thats why you're tama is alive.
NEVER EVER USE ANYTHING THAT PRODUCES HEAT ON A TAMA! The electronics that are inside a tama are very sensitive to usualy both heat and liquids. The internal parts which are NOT REPLACEABLE will be fried. A good way of dry'n a tama is to put it face down on a small towel and kept in a nice dry place for a few hours. The battery being removed would actauly be a good thing, take them out and dry it seperately to avoid battery leakage.i would just like to say USE THE HAIR DRYER!!!!i washed a one or the old ones a few years back and used the blowdryer and it still worked ohyeah it might have helped that it was in the dryer for about 5min befor i remembered it was in my pants pocket.