My bp used to come out all the time, especially at night, because she was in a new place and was trying to get "back home". After she settled in, she never comes out at all unless I move her myself, and then she is thoroughly annoyed... LOL. BP's are kind of like ants... They stay in their hidey-hole until they have a good reason to come out. Speaking of which... Just had her on my lap, and it took her all of 30 secs to crawl under my blanket.