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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.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

Finally, the perfect enclosure from jmexotics on ebay

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Ever since I bought a pair of veileds a few weeks ago who were housed together in a tank that was too small and totally lacking in ventilation, I have been experimenting expensively with an enclosure that made him happy. We separated them so that the male was alone in the glass tank and increased ventilation somewhat, still stayed too dark. We put him in an open hibiscus tree and for some reason he got down and wandered around the room, which of course turned him absolutely black. Then for only $90 shipped I got a huge bird cage from a guy on ebay. I would recommend this route to anyone. The bars are half an inch apart, so lots of ventilation but an adult couldn't escape through them. There are doors on all sides for easy access to plants, food cups, etc, and the tray at the bottom slides out without having to open or dig into the cage to clean it. The cage is 55 in high by 30 in wide by 18 in deep. I personally have some live pothos plus several artificial plants and vines for climbing, plus the cage itself is good for gripping and climbing. I keep him in his own room and there is a humidifier if necessary but so far the measurements have stayed between 50 and 65. Because of the bars, there are built in places to hang drippers and clamp his uvb/heat lamp. It's perfect! With all the space for climbing plus the added doors and removable trays so that I don't have to disturb him for basic care he is ecstatic and his colors have been great!! I got this cage from jmexotics on ebay who has an ebay store with similar items. He's got lots of great stuff at pretty reasonable prices. If you have adult chameleons that need an ideal situation affordably, you should definitely check it out. :yesnod:
 
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