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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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Help creating a starter kit

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I am hoping in the next year or 2 to start a very small scale breeding project. I want my daughters to experience a breeding from the ground up. I hope to involve some of their friends as well. The plan would be to have anyone who wants to help/be involved in this will hopefully end up with their own pet at no charge.

Since I have a bit of time until my I start, I wanted to begin putting together all necessary supplies during this period so that I can spread the cost out.

So what do you recommend as the mandatory items that must be part of any breeding program - no matter how small?

What items do you consider optional?

And lastly what items should be avoided as they are dangerous to the snakes or simply just all hype and no use.

I appreciate all the help you can provide me. The better my prep work the more likely I will help to create some new herpers. :D
 
You will need:

A setup of some kind, racks are preferrable if space is an issue, that includes a heat source and a way to control it (thermostat), a place for water, a hide for each animal, and substrate.

Food

Animals :) Male and female would be good. More females than males is also good.

Time, care and willingness to clean and tend to these animals for 20+ years.



Optional:

Morph animals


Do not use:

Heat Rocks

Cedar as substrate

Sick food sources
 
Great starting point.

I was hoping for more specific advice about products that work and those to avoid. I want to learn from your experience so that my project for my daughters and their friends who are elementary age doesn't go wrong.

I realize I am asking for secrets. I only want the ones that are common knowledge. I'm not looking for anything protected. Just the ability to make a school project successful. Yes I know this will be a project that covers more than one school year. :)

If truth be told, I'm recently let go from my job of 14 years and not sure what is next. I figured this would be a good way to involve family and friends in what I feel is an incredible area of the animal kingdom that gets overlook too much.

Please give as much information as you feel comfortable to help a new herper expansion project. Granted very small goals at this point but still a goal.

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P.S: The goal is to care for all project animals for their entire life. Whether by myself or our newly educated project companions.
 
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