Hey Calm, I have an almost six year old 1600 gram plus Clown that rarely hides. 90% time lying out in the open. Only when in shed and like you said after eating. I also have a Hypo Super Enchi, that’s pushing four and he’s also well over 1500 grams. He’s out at least 70% percent of the time, too. I don’t know what to tell you, they didn’t read the ball python manual lmfao. My humidity is around 55 in the summer, unfortunately in the winter I have to run a humidifier. But in Chicago the winters inside get dry. I wouldn’t sweat the non hiding. Even my Pied is starting to get in on the occasional “hey who needs a hide”. They are all kept in tanks in my living room. There’s a pic in my galllery. Hope this helped. Best of luck. But my other six year old guy a 1500 plus gram Black Pastel, he’s like a ghost, never see him unless he’s getting a drink or hungry.