I have a rack for my 8 bp's and I have always used hides in the tubs until a couple of month ago when I asked some people on another forum where they had their hides, on the warm or the cool side.
I got the response that almost no one used any hides at all. So I took mine away just to try it out and its working okey I guess. They all eat well, shed properly and breed like crazy.

But now I read Adam Wysockis post on how to feed live responsibly.

I leave their hide boxes (and everything else) in the cage ... This gives them some cover to hunt from and protects their bodies from the rats.
But is is an old post from 2005, so I would like to know how you live feeding guys and girls do it now?