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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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Rodent Rack Version 2.0

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This was the first one my boyfriend built. We are still using it for mice and separating nursing rats from general population. It works great, just a few small kinks we worked out.

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Now that we are up to 15 snakes, and have 6 adults, we need to step up our game to more rats, less mice....bigger rack. He is adding a self watering system, just waiting for the nipple order to arrive.

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The only change we would do with this one, when we build the next one, we will space the pans closer. But I love it!!! So nice to have a man who has such a talent :D And he did it all without any plans. We went to a local ball python breeder's house and he had one there, my BF looked it over, and built it almost exactly like his (save the spacing is larger).
 
has the rats chew there way out of the tubs yet. i have the same rat rack with the same tubs and my rats chew right through the tubs.
 
Which tubs are you talking about?

The blue/pink tubs have no chewing on them at all. I have housed rats, mice and soft furred in them. I do give them some chew sticks as well as treats. I spoil my snake food. So perhaps that keeps them from bothering with it.

The black mixing tubs, we just finished it and the rats and soft furred are in them. I have not noticed any chewing but they have only been there a week. We got the idea for this rack from a local breeder and he has been using the same tubs for over a year.
 
nice builds! I really need a nursing mom rack. I built the same rack with the concrete tubs and the only time the rats ever chewed through was when I accidentaly dented the tub. Won't ever do that again!
 
LOL! Thanks for the warning! I will be sure to tell my better half to be careful cleaning them next time!
 
lol, No, its not like that. Up until last week, I was helping clean all the tanks, cages, bins, and litterboxes in the house. When we found out I was preggers, he told me he didn't want me cleaning them anymore. So its not a "woman" thing, its my man protecting his first child from any bacteria exposure that isn't necessary :)
 
I think you built that rat rack up side down. where you going to put the food inless your going to put the food inside with the rats.
 
I think you built that rat rack up side down. where you going to put the food inless your going to put the food inside with the rats.
 
We simply pour a pile of food into each bin. Not really seeing how you think it's upside down.
 
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