I've always heard the same about a "hiding beep is a happy snake" . I just want to maximize the chances that he's going to eat his 1st f/t rat. Whether that's removing his hide if he's not already out or taking the chance that he'll wonder out when I'm in bed. I was a little hesitant last week because I removed one of his hides and didn't put it back until the next morning for fear of disturbing feeding time. That morning, he was tucked under the lone hide so it was fine.