Last time I checked they weren't climbing vines in rodent burrows where the animals actually live the majority of their lives. I almost never use hides for any of mine, never have any issues with them eating. Every now and then you will get a stubborn one who won't eat when you move him to a bigger enclosure, in that case a hide works until they get used to the new space, then the hide comes out
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Funny how you still have people throwing a comment out when you very clearly said he was in quarantine