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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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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

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Hey, guys. I posted a few weeks back about my new female soaking quite a bit. Well, she did that for a day or two and then stopped so I assumed it was simply a wierd thing that I would watch. Well, I just moved her out of quarantine and found quite a few mites on the hide. I have never dealt with mites before so need some advice.

I just cleaned the entire cage in bleach/water combo. I did not keep much of any furniture in there however it is being washed as we speak. I have been told to run to Walmart and buy Repel with permethrine and use it. Do you advise this treatment or is there a better way?

I am going to soak her in warm soapy water tonight but want to make sure I nip this in the bud before it has a chance to spread to the rest of my animals. Thanks!

Bob
 
Forget WalMart

Forget WalMart and run out to PetCo/PetSmart or your local reptile pet store and get some Reptile Relief. It works very well!!! Just follow the directions on the bottle. It kills mites almost on contact by dehydrating them.

Scott Nellis
 
Permethrine works well. I use the Walgreens brand of 1% cream. It is $15 for 2 two oz bottles. You mix one 2oz bottle in one gallon of distilled water. Then just pour the mixture into a spray bottle. You can directly spray the animal and make sure you coat the entire enclosure, inside and out. Usually one treatment is enough as this stuff continues to kill after it has dried. I use it now preventatively every couple of cleanings. I have had no problems using on my very young to adult boas. The mites hate it though.... :dgrin:
 
I am not sure if they have them everywhere but here in Texas we have 'feed stores' where farmers and horse and cattle owners can buy feed and supplies. I recently bought a pint of 10% permethrin at a feed store for I think twelve or thirteen bucks; I use a spray container to dilute it out, as one pint will make a LOT of spray.
 
Lucille....what ratio do you use with the 10% spray? I've thought about using that, but wasn't certain exactly how to mix it. I use it with my horses, so it'd be convenient. :)

Never had mites here (knock on wood) but it can't hurt to think about preventive maintenance!!!
 
hey, are snake mites the same type of mites that people get on their scalps? can people get mites from snakes and vice versa?
Donna
 
oh yeah, lice

oh yeah, I guess those would be people lice...same question applies.
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snakehorse said:
hey, are snake mites the same type of mites that people get on their scalps? can people get mites from snakes and vice versa?
Donna
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No they aren't the same but the same method is used to kill both
 
Those little black buggers that like your snakes so well are, supposedly, reptile specific. I am however currently engaged in an ongoing disagreement with a mouse breeder who INSISTS his mice are NOT the carrier of mites that my baby snakes have gotten a couple of times soon after feeding his mice.

I can't remember the name of the little black mite that likes reptiles so well but I do know that they do not like people. They'll take a taste or two, decide you just ain't right, and move on.

I am curious about others and your experiances with mice as the host for mites. Anyone got any factual info?
 
My vet says that reptile mites do not like mammals but can "hitch a ride" on a feeder rodent.
 
Snake mites are said to be host specific although I have personally witnessed them hitch-hiking on feeder rodents. I don't know about any documented studies on the subject, but it's been one of those things that everybody just seems to be "aware" of in certain circles.

We had a situation with a pet shop several years ago in which they were sprinkling seven dust on their feeder rodents in an attempt to control mites and fleas. This of course was deadly to any snake that ingested these feeder rodents.

Any mites experts out there that can elaborate?
 
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