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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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am i giving proper lighting?

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i gotta say this forum is great. thanks to everyone whos given me some help along the way its my first time owning a veiled chameleon. my chameleon has been vet-checked and hes doing good. no problems so far, everything that i asked here got answered and with great results. i have another question though, to anyone, my chameleon is constantly basking or at the top of his plant. he is in a darker color pretty much all day long, except for night and when hes sleeping. im wondering if its the amount of heat my bulb is putting out. for heat i use a 25 watt incandescant bulb, in a 10 gallon aquarium. i also use a 50 watt uva/uvb coil lamp. hes 2 months old and the temperatures are around 78-80 during the day. any advice would be greatly appreciated. please feel free to email me at [email protected]
 
its hard to tell how many watt you should use, because we don't know how much ventilation there is in your cage.

I use (to my f.pardalis) 50watt bulb and 2 fluorescents one of them with uv-b and 2 times a week i give all my chams 15min with a 300watt ultraxitalux lamp.

The colour on you cham don't have to be a problem, but "offen" when they are to cold, they will turn dark, to help them warm up.
 
Steve Miller Band,
Being dark all the time could be indicative of your chameleon not getting warmed up enough, and attempting to absorb as much heat from light energy as possible, typical of chameleons in the early morning. Set up a basking perch directly under the light, approximately 8-12 inches below the bulb. Tape a thermometer to it directly beneath and facing the bulb. Allowing about 5 minutes exposure, check the temperature. Move the basking spot closer, or further away, or the light closer or further away, or increase or decrease the wattage of the bulb, until you have a 98-103 F reading, again allowing several minutes to obtain a stable reading. Once you have it, remove the thermometer and secure all in place. From there, establish 2-3 additional basking sites , each one 2-3 inches further away and offset to the side a little bit. Now you chameleon will have all the appropriate options. By the way, its a Fauna rule that you sign with your real name, and most of us prefer giving of our time when we're communicating with someone who is comfortable using it. Good luck.

Jim Flaherty
The Chameleon Company, LLC
 
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