Mine likes to flatten himself and then I can't get his hide back on him. That's the opposite of what you want dude. Also for the last couple days he's taken up hissing at me - probably because he just finished shedding and while he was in the process I would check on him, he would hiss, and I would leave him alone. Therefore hissing MUST = getting your way per bp brain. Not a bad guess, but not going to work sadly for him.