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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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Hopper Mice suddenly dead.......

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I have had this happen before but this time some were still alive and they were canatonic, drunken state falling over etc, i had 12 and they were all fine last night and this morning this happenend, they have been all frozen now, but anyone else had this happen to them and figure out why? I've raised many a litters before them well weaned, fed oats, dog and cat food and human food of lettuce, apples carrots etc, im confused, what would be toxic to them that maybe im missing.?
 
Sounds like megacolon to me. I had a few rats come down with it and they were basically doing flips, laying on their sides, rolling around like a drunk step child, and walking sideways. Not sure if it occurs in mice but thats my only thought
 
depends~
The symptoms you describe could be megacolon~ usually they will look bloated as well. This often genetic~ I had it in my curly hair mice line in CA~ most~ but not all~ the curlies would just suddenly swell up and die as juvies

It also sounds like water depravation~ check the water spigot and make sure it was working~ they would be hump backed in that case

It also could be food deprivation~ at that age they need a lot of nutrients~ if conditions and ages are just right they could begin to wither and die after being without food for just a few hours~ they will generally feel cold to the touch in that case. I actually don't know if it would be "starvation" or if it has to do with just not having enough colories/fat/protien/sugar (something?) to deal with current conditions because I have had good fat mice succumb to this after only a few hours if they were juvies and the weather was either particularly hot or cold.
 
the water was fine and i fed them every other day but alot to last that day, some were scrawny also and boney, none were bloted what so ever, it depresses me, luckly i have 3 more moms that popped though. will see how this goes.
 
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