The ball pythons that have hides, are always in their hide aside from coming out at night. Allure pretty much always has his nose poking at. Wouldn't want to potentially miss out on a feeding opportunity, or at least an opportunity to beg for food. Now my boa will prop her head on the lip of the T8 and watch us. It's neat because she's not flinchy like ball pythons. I got a balloon for my birthday and my boyfriend was playing with it in front of her cage. She sat there and would turn her head to watch the balloon and him.