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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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Birth Control for Leos +

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I did a seach on ovulating leopard geckos, and this is a study I found.

I find this very interesting, and think it would be great for any egg laying animals. When I first got my parrot and before I had a DNA test done to sex him I was worried about him being a female. I've heard horror stories about birds getting egg bound.

If birthcontrol can be created safely for herps I think it's great idea.

http://lifesciences.asu.edu/ubep2001/abstracts/helminski/
 
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It's the thought that counts, I suppose, but realistically I don't think it'll ever happen. I mean, sheesh, vet bills are high enough as it is without having to worry about spaying your geckos! Most people (including myself) would never be able to afford it.

PS. The link is dead.
 
If they could inject them with somthin thatd be great, but theyer so small and delicate its hard. I saw it done to a chamleon on TV and it took a long time. Itd be a hefty fee.
 
A more simple approach would be not to keep males and females in the same enclosure! Maybe I am just not open minded enough though, LOL.
 
Kelli, Yes a very good solution! But what about females that produce eggs without a male present? Especially if the are pron to problems. Can a Leo be spayed?
 
If i remember correctly, if egg folluciles are not fertilized, they are reabsorbed not passed like in birds...correct me if i'm wrong tho. I've never had an ovulating female pass eggs without being in with a male.
 
Kelli, Yes a very good solution! But what about females that produce eggs without a male present? Especially if the are pron to problems. Can a Leo be spayed?
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It's rarely a problem with females, at least in my experience it has been that way. Spaying them would be possible to be sure, but also impractical, unless the leo was suffering from a life threatening condition.
 
BalloonzForU said:
Then where do infertile eggs come from?
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I've never had females ovulate without first being exposed to a male. This exposure can be something as insignificant as scent, but it's still exposure. In my experience, females don't produce eggs very often without this exposure, so I don't think worrying about egg bound females kept singly or with other females is much of a problem.

Infertile eggs can come from a variety of ways. One, the male was shooting blanks. Two, the female didn't store the sperm long enough to fertilize the egg. Three, the female may simply be young and the chances of fertilization is lower than normal. Four, poor nutrition. A lot of factors influence it, but in most cases you still need a male to stimulate egg production. I really think that having a male present is more important than even the photoperiod or environmental factors to get the females to ovulate.

I think Kelli has nailed the solution right on the nose! :)
 
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