Apparently not. You literally said "any suggestions welcome". Soooo...
I kindly took the time to share links with you....
...and this is how you show appreciation???
My reply was polite, informative and helpful. Also true. The most basic of research shows that pretty much every species of snake in the hobby requires a temp gradient. It's literally "Snake Keeping 101"
It's not a "hiccup", it's a lack of preparation. It's on EVERY caresheet there is, including the one I linked from this forum. And this one.....
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care...s/Ball-Python/
...and this one....
https://www.bhbreptiles.com/pages/ba...hon-care-sheet
...and this one...
https://www.petco.com/content/petco/...ll-python.html
...and this one....
http://www.avianandexotic.com/care-s...s/ball-python/
Those were the FIRST FIVE I opened, ALL FIVE discuss themp gradient. It took all of five minutes to research.
I didn't call anybody "stupid" or "inferior"... Those are your words. I'm just trying to help.