i must first say i am a inexperienced bp owner,only had my guy for 3 weeks.i got him and the set up from a guy who had no time for him for 150cdn!ultra cheap,the whole set up is exo-terra very pricy up here in canada.the enclosure i know is way bigger than he needs and i got a second hide for him for the cold side.unfortunatly i did not reasearch prior to getting the second hide so my hides are not the same,but i plan on fixing that.however he does use both hides,and he is quite active by times at night.the set up even had a waterfall in it witch he seems to enjoy,he climbs on it often.he is out sometimes during the day,usually when its getting close to feeding day,and i have seen him looking for a way out sometimes.heat was an issue till i got higher wattage bulbs,and i have a uth on the hot side.so far he has been feeding great,but i was concerned the enclosure was too large from alot of info i have been reading.i too find it hard to get my head around the fact that a too large enclosure can stress them out,due to the fact the great outdoors has no limits,but i want to provide my snake with the best care and lowest stress enviroment that i can.most experienced bp owners seem to agree smaller is better and they should know better than i ,but im still confused!thanks for starting this post,its good to see different thoughts and ideas.