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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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DIY Cage Building Links

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This thread will be a place for links to sites that provide cage building plans and tips for those of you inclined to try your hand at crafting your own reptile enclosures.

All the links mentioned in this thread will be included in this first post, so if you're just wanting to check the links you won't need to read the whole thread to make sure you don't miss any.
If you have links to pages or sites with good (preferably free) information on cage building, PM me the link and I'll add it here.

Arbreptiles.com - this is my site, with a few ideas and hopefully helpful hints
http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/cages.shtml


Finegtps.com - Greg Maxwell's how to series on his chondro cages, a very well done article
http://www.finegtps.com/cageplans.htm


Riobravoreptiles.com - Gus Rentfro's excellent article on building a double rack from hollow core doors
http://www.riobravoreptiles.com/howto_easyrack.htm


Herpo.com - John Hollister's page of cage building tips with information on several related topics
http://www.herpo.com/cages/cages.html


morion.com - A cage design which incorporates a faux rock background
http://www.morion.com/teo/english/rockwall-cage/frame-cage.html


Dasnakes.com - Plans for a basic 6'x2' cage
http://www.dasnakes.com/plan.html


Applegatereptiles.com - Not exactly plans, but some excellent photos of Bob Applegate's custom cages and his unique approach to housing colubrids.
http://www.applegatereptiles.com/about/facilites2.html


Crossfire Enclosure - A cage designed for bearded dragons
http://www.freewebs.com/crossfireenclosures/


Timeless Spirit Enclosure - A bearded dragon enclosure from Timeless Spirit
http://www.timelessspirit.com/enclosure

Blue Apple Herps - Plans for a conventional cage and a set of rack plans for download in PDF format.
http://www.blueappleherps.com/page13/page13.html

The Universal Cage - A flexible, expandable degisn that breaks down easily. Degigned for Iguanas, monitors, and other large lizards http://www.reptileranger.com/universalcage.htm

Rat rack video and pdf directions from Ridgetop Reptiles.
Video - http://www.ridgetopreptiles.com/RTR/...how-to-videos/
PDF document - http://www.ridgetopreptiles.com/RTR/...b-rodent-rack/

The Dragon Spot - A 4x2x2 cage build
http://www.thedragonspot.com/custom-enclosure-plans/
 
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Some cages i built from no set of plans that are 4'x2'x2'
I'm more then happy to help anyone interested in building there own cages
 
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great links! im looking to build me a custom cage and this helped me alot! i have one question though, i looked at the melamine today, 35.00 a sheet!!?! i can get 3/4 inch ply for cheaper, but i would have to seal it, whats a good safe wood sealer?
 
No need to turn this thread into a discussion so I'll go ahead and lock it.
Please start a new thread with any discussion topics you may have.

If anyone has links to be added to the list above, send them to me via PM.
 
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