The store has just gotten into reptiles, they were just doing fish before, and really are trying their hardest to care for their animals properly. Like I said the majority of the snakes and other critters do have hides, they just didn't seem to have anything big enough on hand to put in there for the big ones..and I don't think anyone wanted to stick their hand in there ayways lol. He was fed twice before he started doing this, but why would it just start now?