Okay guys if anyone is still watching this thread i need to come back to it , i removed the human heating pad until we could get her a reptile one (again where we have to set her tank up atm we cant use a light) but its been under her tank for about an hr now and it seems her temp isnt getting any higher ,maybe even slightly lower . Any idea why that would be ? The uth mat is definitely working , it sits about a half an inch below the bottom glass of her tank , and i dont see any way the heat could be escaping except up into the tank , so im really confused