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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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I'm not giving in.......

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Finally starting to switch over to the new cages Cory and I have been building. So far I have resisted the urge to fill them with SAND!!!

I have used sand for years and change is something I don't handle well. It's kinda like an OCD urge these past couple days. Every time I look at the cage I feel something is missing and it's just not right. I have grown to hate sand and don't miss it, it's just the "not right" felling I get.

Anyway, here's cage #1 in it's completion. I got more glass in today at work so tomorrow I can finish up the first RTB cage and 1 more dragon cage. The boss is kinda getting tired of pieces of cages all over the shop. Lmao


Now if I can just resist the need to buy some sand I'll be ok......
 

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Just for the record...... I couldn't resist the urge to immediately take pics so I threw in a stick and a dragon. The finished cage has the basking rocks, cholla condo thingie I made and other goodies in it. It's not so empty and bland.

I guess I could just take a pic of the finished the project...... Duh!!

I need a functioning brain sometimes. :rolleyes:
 
That's a Sweet looking cage. What kind of material is it? Also what is the condo thing you mentioned?
 
Lol, that cage looks great Mike! That is a gorgeous dragon you have in there too.
 
prodigy9618 said:
That's a Sweet looking cage. What kind of material is it? Also what is the condo thing you mentioned?
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It's made out of maple melamine. Most people use the solid black melamine so of course I had to be diffrent. The cholla condo thingie is just where I took a bunch of diffrent pieces of cholla and made like a little tower house thingie out of them. I'll get more pics as soon as batteries recharge.
 
Junkyard said:
Lol, that cage looks great Mike! That is a gorgeous dragon you have in there too.
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Thanks, Michael.
 
Nice enclosure. I wish I had the proper tools for mine when I built it so it could be as nice as yours.
 
Very nice, Mike! If you want a substrate that is pretty, go with tile. When i get brad to make my tanks, that's what's going in them!
 
That is one sweet looking cage Mike!!
 
clarinet45 said:
Very nice, Mike! If you want a substrate that is pretty, go with tile. When i get brad to make my tanks, that's what's going in them!
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Thank's Sara. Tile is what I'm leaning torwards. I want the cages to have a nice professional look to them. Now I just need to pick out some tile before I end up buying sand.

Thank's Bobby!!!
 
What do people use in between the tile, do they grout them, just put them close together, or maybe put a little sand instead of grout?
 
That looks really nice! I made a similar one (though not nearly as finished looking!) for my leos. I used tile in part of it, and really like it.

Did you find the sliding glass track locally or have to mail order? I looked at every home improvement/hardware store around and they all knew what I was asking for, but had no clue where to actually get it.
 
Karmic said:
Did you find the sliding glass track locally or have to mail order? I looked at every home improvement/hardware store around and they all knew what I was asking for, but had no clue where to actually get it.
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I found mine at Home Depot, but dont ask for help they dont have a clue. I found them in one of those end of the line things standing straight up in little slots. They only had white around here the black does look better in my opionion. Thats another reason I want to get rid of the sand the tracks always fill up with sand and sound horrible everytime you open it.
 
I was told from the people at home depot and Lowe's that they no longer carry the tracks. I had to order mine on-line.
 
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