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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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Need advice on green iguana.

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I have just taken in a juvenile, male, green iguana. He is a little dehydrated and malnourished. He seems to have taken to his new habitat very well and is very friendly. Has a good appetite and has been eating around twice a day on a diet of Collard Greens, carrots, squash, green peppers, strawberries, bananas, etc. Food is mixed with calcium supplement and alfalfa dusting.
I have seen him drink water out of his dish once and I have been spraying his food with water before feedings. Defecates on a regular basis.

Wanting advice on returning him back to a healthy weight. His hip bones and ribs stick out quite a bit at the moment. Limbs are and tail are very bony as well. He seems to be eating good. Is there anything else I should do to restore him to a healthy weight? Appreciate it.
 
With what you posted, there are three or four things I'd suggest looking at in the immediate sense.

First, get a fecal done. If the animal has a signifigant parasite load then you can put all the food you want in the front end of it and the amount of nutrients that actually end up being digested and utilized will be low. It may or may not have a parasite load, but it's always a good first step to determine that when looking at an underweight animal.

Secondly, you didn't post any specifics about the dietary proportions. Iguanas are foliovores in nature and the bulk of their captive diet should be made up of leafy veggies, with non-leafy veggies, fruits and flowers making up a small, supplimental portion. Mix up the greens as well; collared greens, mustard greens, bok-choy, red leaf lettuce, a little romaine, very small amounts of fresh spinach on rare occasions- this should be the bulk of the diet, opinions differ slightly, but about 75-85%+ of the food by weight should be the leafy stuff.

Third, double check the environmental conditions to make sure they are all within the ideal range for the species. If the environmental conditions are off, it throws off the metabolism and again you have a situation where food may be improperly digested and the nutritional uptake is below what it should be. Temperature is the most obvious but UVB penetration and humidity are also fairly central.

Fourth, since you mentioned a "healthy" weight, I'd also suggest you start shifting the food around to encourage forage feeding behaviors as soon as possible. You didn't mention any lethargy or limited movement- in the interests of putting on healthy weight, keeping the animal active as it bulks up is worth the minimal effort on your part. By moving the food around or offering it in multiple dishes scattered around the enclosure, you encourage behaviors that are at least a little closer to natural and keep a build a decent muscle tone. It does mean that the animal will be more active and burn more calories through activity rather than simply adding mass but the weight added will be a healthier weight. An obvious exception to this suggestion would be animals who are far enough gone to have difficulty moving around the enclosure on their own; anything that underweight needs a feeding schedule and approach that's far more effort intensive on the part of the owner.
 
Seamus Haley said:
keep a build a decent muscle tone
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I was interrupted while typing and added redundant terms... take your pick from "keep a decent muscle tone" and "build a decent muscle tone" and apply whichever you like the sound of.
 
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