hides offer security, if they are not eating, it is because they dont feel secure enough, so then you must have a hide

my pastel is in a 15 qt and goes under the newspaper when he wants just like a hide
he has never refused a meal for me the whole time ive had him so there is no reason to put a hide in there, plus the rack is darker in the back then the front so it makes him
feel secure

if he wouldnt eat for me, then yes i would put a hide in there