These frogs burrow to cool down and regulate temperatures. If you have the heat mat on the bottom they could burrow down into it right to the glass and burn themselves (the heat mats do run hot). You should move it to the side of the tank and if you cannot regulate temperatures correctly with the heat pad there then you should consider adding a ceramic heat emitter and a thermostat.
My Exo-Terra enclosure also has accommodations for a heat mat to be placed underneath but it's a bad idea. I placed my heat mat on the side and added a ceramic heat emitter and a thermostat. No issues with temps at all.






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