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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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How to keep up humidity?

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Alright so as you might now I'm getting a few ATB babies. they're coming in tomorrow. I'm keeping them in an exoterra glass terrarium 12x12x18 tall but will soon be moved to 18x18x24 once we get them in stock in a few days. I got some plexi glass cut to cover the screen top to help keep humidity in but I'll mist the tank and it'll jump to 70-80% and then within like 3 hours or more it drops to about 60%. So basically overnight it's going to drop below 60% probably and i'm wondering what I can do to keep it up higher. Right now I'm heating the tank with a 50W infrared bulb that keeps the tank between 78 in a few cool spots to about 85-90 in the hot spots. Any ideas? Thanks.

Zack
 
Some breeders keep their neonates in jars with water in the bottom (and a perch). Can you do something similar and put a "cobra" heat pad under an adequately sized pan with water to increase evaporation? Just a thought.
 
Well once I get this bigger cave I'm probably going to switch to using a 50 watt daylight bulb during the day and a exo terra heat pad at night. I'm thinking the heat pad will slow down the drying up since there won't be light on the moisture? Maybe? I have a small one now but since I'm exchanging this tank for the bigger one I don't wanna stick the pad to it cuz I don't think it comdes off.
 
OH and I was thinking maybe once I get the bigger tank it'll be harder for the lamp to dry it up as fast since there will be more space and it's more of spot lamp. Ya think?
 
I guess the best thing will be to buy an hygrometer. You have some inexpensive one's at WalMart, that will minimize the guesswork.
 
Try a live plant,i have two with my Emerald hybrid and it helps keep it stable and he seems to like the security of the cover.
 
humidity

i run a humidifer in my snake roomhelps a little, we bought some plants from the pet store, that stay in water constantly. They work good been alive for about 4 yrs now
 
I have a hygrometer already, and I just ordered a digital zilla one that keeps track of temp and humidity, so we'll see what it gets to at night.
 
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