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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.

only seen cases this bad in a book

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I work at a petstore part time while in school. Today a man came in to sell us a large iguana. He walked in with it and I nearly choked when I saw this thing. I have "rescued" several iguanas. Never had too much of a problem... just dietarty changes, addition of UVA and UVB lighting etc...
I have seen pictures of rubber jaw, but this looks like a rather old bone deformity. Lethargic, poor skin color, old breaks in the toes, and of cours a jaw that on the lower half is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch to far back with a swollen jaw that when I touch it feels like firm bone. The eye lids are a little swollen. I am not made of money... few people in this hobby are. I suppose I have a bleeding heart because I took the thing home. It's only been hours since she arrived. I provided the proper lighting, balanced diet with a minor amount of calcium added. What else can I do? I would take her to the vet if just one person here tells me she can be saved "and happy". She eats well, and though her jaw is not normal she still manages really well. Anyone with an idea please let me know. I only really deal with problem snakes. An iguana in this bad of shape pains me to see. I don't want to prolong her suffering, but if she can survive she will be more than welcome to stay in my home for the rest of her days. Thanks

Sorry the post is soooooo lonnngggg :)

Christine Hofpar
 
There is hope...

I know I'm a little late but this forum was just brought to my attention. This iguana does have a chance if you're willing to put in the effort and it's willing to survive. Most iguanas have a very strong will. Here are a couple of photos of bad cases that we've had come into the rescue.
Wizard was 3 years old when he came to us and the size of a yearling. He had one of the worst cases of MBD that I've ever seen. He had multiple fractures in his legs, curvature of the spine, and his jaw was horribly disfigured. With good UVB (ZooMed PowerSun), CA supplementation, and a good diet, he has recovered well and is doing just fine. He's even grown 6 inches in length!!
Lumpy came to us as an adult, supposedly with an ill temper. He has a very strange deformity of one eye....it bulges way out and is huge! Ultrasound shows an old abscess or cyst behind the eye and multiple old fractures of the bones in the face. He also has a terribly undershot lower jaw. He has filled out under our care and is a sweetie. He's a very dependable tolerant educational animal for us.

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Please do what you can for your new iguana and you will be rewarded in so many ways. Best of luck!
 

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I just couldn't give up...

I appreciate your response. I did not give up, he went to the vet he had old fractures, but they did a blood screen which showed that there was no other serious problem at that time. I decided to keep him and nurse him back to health. He filled out quite nicely, and has a wonderfull disposition. A really good friend of mine was looking for an iguana, and though she had never owned one, was more than willing to do all that was necessary. I warned her that there were still more vet visits that should be done, and she agreed. She has had Olly for about three weeks now, and loves him. She came over to see him one night after he had just arrived, and I watched them together it was like love at first site :) He is doing really well, and she built him a large home and treats him well. I wish everyone would treat there pets the way she does. I try not to keep animals like that here too long just because there is always another one that will show up eventually. Those photos look quite a bit like this case, and I am really thankfull that I decided to invest in this animal, and of course so is my friend. Thanks.

Christine
 
Thanks Jiff, visit more often :)
Christine best of luck to your friend and her new ig. If able keep us updated :)
 
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