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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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Does Albinoism equal weakness?

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I just lost one of my leos, a male tremper albino. He was my daughter's favorite and my only albino.

The only change to his diet or habitat was an online order of crickets. BUT, every one of my leos had eaten from that batch.

He was one of my best eaters, had great body weight, was active and all...his dealth was very unexpected. Is it possible that there was some immune deficiency linked to his albinoism?
 
With a sudden quick death like that, I would suspect something more like renal failure rather than an immune deficiency. Reptiles can go on looking and acting healthy while their kidneys are having problems, until the kidneys finally give out, and then it's over. If he contracted any diseases/parasites from the cricket order, it would probably be a slower death with more obvious symptoms.

Sorry about the loss. Must be so hard for your girl. :(
 
I'm sure there are lots of causes given the workload kidneys have, but over-supplementation and dehydration are the only ones I'm familiar with. Force-feeding a malnourished gecko without prior fluid therapy can cause irreversible damage as well.

Btw, I'm not trying to say anything about Sybella's care for the albino. Just laying out some ideas on the table. It's very possible her leo was born with kidney issues. Happens with people. Whatever the cause of death was probably beyond her control.
 
albinism

Sybella, I am so sorry you lost your gecko! I agree with Olivia that sudden death's are likely caused form some kind of organ failure, or another physiological problem not related to albinism.

I do believe however, that many Tremper albinos (especially ones obtained from pet stores or gecko mills) have been inbred to the point that it could definitely be a factor in the overall physical health of the gecko. IMHO, the less inbreeding, the more robust they are.
 
I also agree with Marcia.
My Trempers, even my Giant, are not good eaters. They seem more delicate then the rest and my females are much smaller then other adult females....
At first I wanted to breed Albinos but now I am not so sure(at least with Tremper strain). I will be outcrossing my Giant boy though, and my females are in with a regular stud boy named Larry.....a super sweetie....

I wouldn't consider an Albino a strong , robust (to borrow Marcia's word) line at all. Again, at least not Tremper. I have no experience with the other lines.
 
Trempers

The Tremper albinos I got directly from from RT were very difficult to get started... one took almost 6 weeks before he would eat, and were slow to grow. The albinos I have from other breeders (including my own) are great eaters... big and fat. Example, here's a pic of Libby weighing in at around 70 grams after laying 12 clutches of eggs this season:
 
I have him in the freezer...maybe I can get him looked at when I have a positive budget month. If it was renal failure, there should be some clues to be found, how the organs look, etc. and freezing him wouldn't harm it, right?

It really bothers me because he was one of my best leos...He had the best disposition so he was the one that I took to classrooms to hand around to the kids. It didn't seem to bother him at all and once he was back home, he was ready to eat, immediatly. I never had a single problem with him. It's been 3 months or more since he went anywhere with me so it couldn't have been stress that did him in. He was also my daughter's favorite and she liked that she was able to find numbers and patterns in his markings. Oh poo...I had better stop this. I'm going to get myself crying again.
 
freezing

Sybella, unfortunately freezing the body actyally does tissue damage and a necropsy wouldn't do any good at this point. Again, I am very sorry your little albino passed away.
 
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