no no, its the opposite, for a year now, he knows that when the decor and water dish comes out, it means its meal time, ie i can make all the noise in the world and mist the tank down, mode stuff around, spot clean, etc etc and he will stay in his hide, but once that water dish and decor is gone, within a minute, half his body is out of his hide, thats like the diner bell, and it always has been that way, including when he was a great eater. He could be shacked up in his hide but once i took all the stuff out (especially the huge water dish) by the time i have it all out, go to the bathroom and wash the water dish and come back he would be in S mode starring at the top of the tank waiting for his meal.