I dont have hides really. My best breeding pair doesnt have hides, and theyre doing great. Actually expecting an ovulation based on the signs any week now.
I leave them in depending on if the pair uses them. one of my pairs happened to lock under the hide so i left it. others stay outside so i took them out until i separate them.
I take then out less stuff to move around and easier to see the snakes if they are locked without distrubing them. then I return the hides on the 3days off.
With some snakes, I've taken them out, while others who are a bit more "sensitive" I've left their hides in with them. Both ways work. Just have to know your snakes.
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