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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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Veggies Going Bad!

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Every time me and my fiance get green for our bearded dragons they go bad within like a couple of days! What can we do to make them last longer without getting soggy?
 
What exactly are you buying and how are you preparing/storing it?

I use a mix of fresh greens from the grocery. Typically I use some combination of kale, swiss chard, collard greens, dandelion greens, parsley, etc, depending on what they have and what looks good. I typically buy it in the late afternoon or early evening, wash and let dry thoroughly overnight. In the morning I chop them in a food processor along with some pepper and carrot, use what I need and refrigerate the remainder in zip-loc bags with a paper towel to absorb any residual moisture. I am careful to squeeze out as much of the air as possible before sealing them in. The mix keeps well for a week like that.
 
Jim, do you let it sit out overnight to dry, or do you refrigerate it? I think that's where I'm going wrong, lol.
 
I leave it out. And I usually shake the water out of the leaves a few times over the course of the evening.
 
Ah, ok.....mine never seemed to get totally dry in the 'fridge. I'll have to try your "method" and see if it works better....thanks! :)
 
Your beardies eat processed veggies...hmmm...never thought of doing that.We usually feed ours collard greens and it usually goes bad after a few days in the fridge.I didnt realize the need for shaking off the remaining water before putting them in the fridge.Learn something new every day :)
 
jmkhet said:
Your beardies eat processed veggies...hmmm...never thought of doing that.We usually feed ours collard greens and it usually goes bad after a few days in the fridge.I didnt realize the need for shaking off the remaining water before putting them in the fridge.Learn something new every day :)
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I use the slicer feature on my food processor which makes the greens into bite size pieces, not the big blade which would chop them into a paste. :p If any pieces come through too big they go to the birds when I'm doling it out, not the beardies.

I have, in the past, kept parsely for two or more weeks after processing, as long as it was really dry. The key seems to be not letting in much external moisture.

I add some thawed peas and soybeans, and generally some fresh fruit or zucchini when I'm serving it.

My animals eat well.
 
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