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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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    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.

Incubator Vs Mini Fridge!!

At least LLL isn't overcharging quite as severely as the other guy who fancied it up and stuck a brand name on it, lol.
I've heard the incubator/fridge works pretty well.
 
havent seen the overpriced one lol...and LLL is sold out atm (black friday sale)...i been thinking bout that mini fridge tho...its like...the exact same thing...insane teehee...$99 aint bad
 
So does the fridge work just as good as the incubator? If so I'm gonna buy a few lol
 
haven't bought one yet...thinking about it alot tho....if i do buy one im going to hook it to a t-stat and see how well it holds its temp inside...if it holds stable i may buy a few more asd well hehe
 
that's crazy i got one of the ones lll started selling but that looks like the exact same thing i have! just for $99 lol i prob be ordering one and compare the two.
 
so it looks like i will be getting one of these mini fridges for x-mas to test out as an incubator...i'll be letting everyone know how well it holds its temps and what not
 
Jink122 said:
Hey guys, found the 25 litter version

http://www.smarthome.com/91312/Deluxe-Digital-Mini-Fridge-Cooler-Warmer-MR-148/p.aspx

think geek is $25 shipping so totals $125 and its the 20 litter
this one is free shipping if u spend $200 so if u get 2 its cheape if not $7 more for 5 litters more.
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Whats with the digital interface and the SVGA hookups? What else does this bad boy do? lol

Video Interface: VGA or DVI-I
# Connectors: Video output: VGA HDDE 15pin Female Connector Or DVI-I 24pin + 5pin Female Connector
# Host upstream link: USB Mini-B Type Female Connector
 
I'll be ordering one of the mini fridges from ThinkGeek this week...not worth it to order more than one from the other place for my crestie eggs, just to get the free shipping. I can make up some extra plexi-glass shelves for the one I get.

I not only have to worry about bitter cold winters, but also scorching summers with no AC, so this is the better deal for me than to get a regular incubator.

I lost about a third of my eggs last summer, and I can't afford to have that kind of loss this year with shops planning to carry my geckos and a website going up this fall.
 
Goombas Reptiles said:
Whats with the digital interface and the SVGA hookups? What else does this bad boy do? lol

Video Interface: VGA or DVI-I
# Connectors: Video output: VGA HDDE 15pin Female Connector Or DVI-I 24pin + 5pin Female Connector
# Host upstream link: USB Mini-B Type Female Connector
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Maybe you can link with NORAD??? :eek:
 
I haven't ordered mine yet because i haven't finished my gecko room.

When I get it, you'll be the first to know.
 
Thanks!!!

Is it as easy as "set it and forget it"??

If you open the door, do you have to reset??
 
Pretty much. On the really cold days my house gets a little chilly and I sometimes have to bump it up a degree. That's only pushing one button. For the price you can not beat it.
 
I got mine from ThinkGeek, it is the exact model that Reptipro, LLLReptile, BigAppleHerp, etc are all selling. For some reason the image on ThinkGeek is the old model they sold, I ordered mine a few months ago and received the newer model which looks like the ReptiPro, etc. It works great and I'd recommend it to anyone. It isn't super spacey or anything but it gets the job done.
 
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