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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 Eggs!!

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Hi Guys,

Just wanted to let you know that Bruja laid eggs today. I had 11 in the lay tank and there was one on Monday in the potted plant in the big enclosure. Then I moved her to the lay tank. After I got the eggs in the incubator I gave Bruja a long soak and fed her some Fluker's insectivore mix with added calcium - she loves that stuff. Then this evening I saw a lone egg in the back of the big enclosure so I got it out. I don't know if it was in there Monday and I didn't see it or if it was an afterthought...she had already packed them all up when I got home from work so I think she thought she was done. Total on the eggs = 13! Captive Bred! YES! I'm worried that some of them don't really look as good as the others - they may not be viable...softer shells with a yellow/peach color and the dirt stuck to them a lot more than the whiter harder eggs. I guess I'll know in about 180 days! =) Angie
 
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Hello Angie!

More eggs, that is great. So, 13 then, all captive bred & laid. That is super, congratulations. So, only 180 days to wait! LOL How is your girl doing today?

Tracie
 
Hi Tracie....Bruja is doing great....we think Yin has a broken front leg. I'm not sure what we can do about that. She's using it to hold on to the wall but Jeff said when she was chasing crickets she only used 3 legs. We are wondering if she didn't get enough calcium supplementation because she had such a big clutch - she had 16. We'll talk to our vet tomorrow and see what she thinks. Thanks for posting! Angie
 
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Hello Angie,

Oh no, Yin has a broken leg? That is too bad. That is a heavy clutch for her.
Definitely let me know how she is doing. At least Bruja is doing great though.
Maybe get some liquid calcium, that absorbs better than the powder does.

Tracie
 
Hi Tracie,
A friend sent me some of that calcium syrup and some Solar Drops so I'm going to send some of that home with Jeff for Yin. He said that she's keeping it pretty much in the same position but will use it sometimes to help hold on to the wall. I'll update her progress.

Thanks...Angie
 
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Hello Angie,

What type of UVB are you using right now? The solar drops, they are liquid D3, correct? Just use a small amount of that, but it should help with the broken leg though.
I hope she improves for you soon.

Tracie
 
I believe he has a 5.0 for her. I don't know if it's a coil or tube. She probably should be under my Mega Ray.
 
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Hello Angie,

Be sure to read the report on the UVB coils & compacts that I posted in the bearded dragon section. It was put out by the UK guide & is extremely informative. The coils & compacts are putting out low wavelength UVB which are borderline UVC. So, if you do have a compact or coil, you should replace it as soon as possible.
If it is a reptisun 5, it may not be quite as bad if it's a coil. I don't recommend the coils at all though, especially after talking to the person who put the report out & reading it.
How is Bruja doing?

Tracie
 
Bruja is doing great - eating like a pig....makes me think she'll have another clutch from the way she's eating everything in site. I'm giving her the calcium syrup and solar drops daily. The adult enclosure has a 60W Mega Ray.
 
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Hello Angie!

Oh so you think that Bruja will lay another clutch soon? Poor girl! She is going to be exhausted. Great you have a 60 watt megaray, is that a external ballast?

Tracie
 
yes...it's an EB. I'm considering getting more...I think the adult MHDs are doing really well under it. I did read the article link you posted. I read their site when I was deciding which MVBs to go with when I was setting up the beardies a couple of years ago. Very interesting information in it. I have some coils and I think they are ZooMed 5.0 and 10.0. I haven't seen any signs of disease process in anyone yet but it's about time to replace them so I'll change to another type of light.
 
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Hello Angie,

Great, the EB's are very good, & then you just use a basking light in conjunction with that.
Good you haven't had any eye problems yet. Maybe the coils are far enough away or old enough to not be causing any problems. The zoomed 5 would be ok, but I would be more concerned about the zoomed 10.
The report was extensive but informative for sure.

Tracie
 
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