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A couple of questions/notes just to understand your situation more on heating pads:
1. Do you put it inside the tank or under it? Most that come with tanks like that should never be put inside the tank and with most beddings/substrates the heat has trouble penetrating unless you modify the depth somehow, so that may be an issue if you put it under.
2. Do you have a thermostat? If she is avoiding that spot specifically, usually it is getting too hot at some point in the day, maybe when you aren't around. Without a thermostat to regulate it, some heaters don't heat evenly or heat too much. You have to buy thermostats separately usually. You plug the heater into it and put a probe in your tank to read the temperature. It is different from a thermometer.
3. Have you ever removed the pad? I'm assuming it's a stick-on one since most kits include those, and if you have ever taken it off, it may have been damaged, causing odd behavior. Sometimes after being removed, they either don't work or some spots get dangerously hot and at odd times, not always consistently, so that could also be an issue.
- Generally, she shouldn't be capable of "liking" or "disliking" a heat pad, heat is heat, but if you only use them alone without a thermostat and/or don't place them just right, they can hurt more than they help.
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