You're no longer trying to help, now you're just being a moofy. And yes, it is just a hiccup because he has been perfectly fine since March when I bought him. Hasn't had a problem until just recently, and I believe the power outage was the contributing factor on that. Which says that I have been caring for him just fine without a "temp gradient". There are much worse things people do to their animals. Thanks for your help, you're dismissed.
@rufretic Somebody helpful, finally! Thank you so much!