Thanks you guys for all the good advice and opinions and encouragement as well
So before I went out and completely bought another tank, I tried to redecorate it a bit to make it not seem so intimidating.
I will post pics of the after product. The before was my tank with all sides exposed, in my living room floor, with some driftwood, the main hiding spot on the hot side and smaller water dish, the main dish in the middle, and a log on the other side.
Here what I did to try to help Isis feel more at home and better about the surroundings per some of the suggestions:
1. Relocated the tank from the living room to on top of my dresser in my bedroom.
2. Covered the back of the tank with an aquarium cover.
3. Bought another piece of driftwood for the colder side along with plants for both sides.
4. Bought another hiding spot, not completely identical, but it would hopefully work.
After I finished remodeling her tank and then placed her back inside, she immediately went to the new hiding spot on the colder side. (my room is warmer than the other parts of my apartment, so i noticed the temp on the cool side in the range of 80-82 and the hot side on 90-95)
The new hiding spot is a bit smaller than the other one and it looked like she wasn't going to fit at first but she got in. To help her feel a bit more secure, I placed the log in front of the entrance to help create a bit more security.
Well check out the photos and tell me what you think, they are in my gallery. Sorry about the quality, its from my camera phone. When the picture was taken, she was in the upper right corner inside the green hiding spot.
What do you guys think about the log? I think she likes it, as before she always stayed under the clay hide on the left. I'll post pictures of her later this week too. I didn't want to take her out as she just got comfortable and didn't wan to stress her out.
Thanks again everyone!! I'm hoping she feels better about this!