Heat pads are at the sides of the tank and i assure you I'm not a 10 yr old i have never taken out my frog to look "cool to my buddies" I'm 26 yrs old lol.... the frog is ONLY handled when i clean the tank... I was just pointing out that i see pics of tons of people on this forum holding their frog..... mine won't even stay in my hand when i move him from his tank to a smaller one to clean....... it seems mine is very scared of people it burrows down or squirms if i get near to the tank