We adopted Pearl 1 yr ago when she was 6 mo. I was dissapointed at first because she was not to be seen. Second day when we came back from work she was nowhere, well she was inside the arm of a sofa bed. It took us hours to take her out and ended up puttin two pillows to block the entrance to her cave. They are still there! LOL.
She would walk aroun and at the minimal noise she would run to hide, inside a closet, under the beds, you name it.
She changed with sometime, she is still shy but at night she woul jump to the bed to play, and at 3-4 am she would walk on my belly or my side looking for some petting. Funny, she owns the house now!