Hi, you sound like you are very opinionated and that is all very understandable. We are only trying to help you tweak your setup to be the most healthy enviornment possible based on experience and proven results. Everyone here is only trying to help you keep the animal safe and physically sound. Ball pythons require thermostat regulated heat to promote their metabolism and thermoregulatory mechanisms. The sun does heat their enviornment in the wild but in captivity there are certain ways that we replicate that. In any case, a good starter reading would be "The Ball Python Manual" by Vosjoli and Klingenberg DVM, Barker, Barker, and Bosch.
Stay in peace and not pieces.
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