Hey Jeo123, should I put just one hide in - he needs a pretty big hide because he is a big boy. Should the one hide go on the hot side??

Thanks for the suggestion - I will certainly try it.

Should I wait one or two weeks before trying again.

One concern is though - when I feed live, I take hides out of the tub while feeding to make more room and to prevent the rat from going into the hide - is this correct - maybe I am doing it all wrong. I do have another female who eats live but she has two hides in her tub - but I take them out at feeding time - she does fine.