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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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Mountain Horned Dragon Adult Enclosure

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Here is the enclosure in the living room for the adult Mountain Horned Dragons. Bruja, 2Toe (females) and Diablo (male). I believe that I moved them in here in July. It’s been really hard on them adjusting to a new space. The temp runs a constant 72 at the bottom, about 75 where they hang most of the time and gets up to 88 at the highest point closest to the Mega Ray. There is one 60 watt Mega Ray UVB bulb and 1 fluorescent coil bulb (for light - we had a bright white daylight replacement lamp but I broke it). The humidity runs about 75-80% and goes up with misting. There is a water feature made from a pond tub with petrified wood and a turtle filter that is on constantly.

Notice that Diablo lost his spikes from retained sheds - he had them all when I got him but he had shed built up at the base. He also thrashed around like a wild beast for several months if you even thought about touching him...so he probably broke some then. He used to bite me on a regular basis but hasn’t done that for a couple of months. Bruja has all her spikes but no horns, I hear they lose them breeding from the male grabbing on to hold...but I guess Diablo wasn’t that rough with her. Maybe she made him lose his spikes?

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upper view
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lower view
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Bruja and Diablo
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2Toe
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=) Angie
 
Hello

Hello Angie,

WOW those are so nice! Very well organized. Your MHD is so georgeous, too. So sweet! :D


Tracie
 
Hello

Hello Angie,

No problem! :D
I had never really seen any pictures of MHD before I met you on here. They are just georgeous.

Tracie
 
Hi guys...

Im new to this site and a new mhd owner... had them for about 2 weeks now. I am in the process of getting a 55gal high tank and stand for them.. i am wondering if anyone knows of any sites that have habitat pictures so i can get some ideas on how to set it up... i know that they need moving water so i am building them a waterfall and then lots of branches but i am wondering if a fogger in a small pond would be ok for them.. well please post on here or email me... [email protected] thanks..

mike.
 
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