Mine is the same way; I rarely see him move from the hides unless he is moving between the two. The only other time I see him out is if I get up in the middle of the night and turn the light on, or come in to the dark room later at night and flip on the light, he is usually hanging out on a branch or otherwise checking out the tank. But when he sees that light go on, or sees me come close, he'll get right back into his hide. On a side note, he seems to be a lot more active (coming out, moving around, exploring) now that I've put newspaper around both sides & the back and on half of the top of the tank, he probably feels more secure that way.