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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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What feeders do you breed?

spyder79 said:
\1 they are interesting to keep and 2 the breed at a much higher rate than dubia when setup correctly.
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very true. I had some a while back and they grew VERY quickly. I just hated that somehow I'd always find them in my garage. I had them in a tank with a screen lid that i had put saran wrap over all of it but a small corner for some air and not even the tiniest roach could get through the holes. I sold them off and even now I find GIANT ones outside in my garage where I kept them. They're scary lol
 
sarabellum said:
very true. I had some a while back and they grew VERY quickly. I just hated that somehow I'd always find them in my garage. I had them in a tank with a screen lid that i had put saran wrap over all of it but a small corner for some air and not even the tiniest roach could get through the holes. I sold them off and even now I find GIANT ones outside in my garage where I kept them. They're scary lol
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I doubt I will have any escapees. They have to get past 8 inches of vaseline, a locking lid, and the ton of roach traps in my reptile room
 
hahaha, yeah Kelsi used the vaseline stuff too. She sold them to me in the first place because her big male beardie was scared of them and then when he finally ate them he had trouble with them and she was worried he wasn't digesting them properly. none of my guys will even look at them though its weird.
 
well yeah the adults are too big and their hood is far too thick for a dragon. Its the babies I want them for lol.
 
ace9916 said:
I read that they only have babies every 60 days. And only 30 at a time.
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its way more than 30 at a time. I watched a female lay her clutch day before yesterday and I counted it 3 separate times, there were 75 babies in that one egg sac.
 
Well if Its that many then yes its worth the wait of 60 days. Now I'm starting to consider starting a hissing roaches colony I wonder how my girl friend would like that idea.
 
spyder79 said:
Im not sure as of yet. My adults will continue to be fed supers and dubia. I purchased these cause 1 they are interesting to keep and 2 the breed at a much higher rate than dubia when setup correctly so i plan to feed the nymphs to my hatchlings. The adults ca live for 5 years or more and produce the entire time so feeding them off is a waiste.
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Hissers are really not a good option for bearded dragons primarily due to their extremely sharp “claws” that will grab a hold of everything including esophagus tissue! The nymphs can be used but being that they are expert climbers, you’re likely to have them start showing up where you would least expect to. Unless of course you were going to feed each one by hand.
Just my 2 cents.:)
 
spyder79 said:
I doubt I will have any escapees. They have to get past 8 inches of vaseline, a locking lid, and the ton of roach traps in my reptile room
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Hey Brian heads up on the vasoline when the container gets hot it will crack an slide down the sides of the plastic bin.

I believe most use that thick packing tape or a tape that is slippery on one side. i.e. the opposite of painter tape. Thats what i use and it seems to work. I switched about 6 months ago. i got tired of scraping up the Vaseline and re applying it to the walls of the bin.
 
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