Thank you everyone for the help! i really appreciate it.
The heat pad is not completely uncontrolled, however, I told her to remove it.
Well, my reptile room is my bedroom, but that has thermostats and a space heater by the rack. Her basement (so she told me) is at an average 80 degrees right now because they haven't turned the air on yet.
Is there anyway I can get vermiculite/perilite fast? I know how to wet it, but I was always planning on ordering it for my own breeding purposes. I'm not sure where I could buy some that's not too far away?