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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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Hello, there-
I have a colony of 3 female and 1 male T. Wagleri (Sumatrans). On Friday, we had a power outage here in the Pacific NW that took temps down to 38-40 degrees F. I took my guys out to the woodstove area (in separate containers) and monitored their temperatures all night. They never got below 64 degrees, but that's still a pretty big shock for a snake, I suppose. Now one of my females has suddenly gone from a happy, feeding, arboreal critter to the floor of the cage. There IS a secondary heating pad there (I have one on the bottom and one on the side where she roosts to maintain a good heat and spray daily for moisture) , and she's on it-but I don't feel good about this. Ambient temp is about 74 degrees right now. She seems listless-all this in the last two days. Is there anything I can do to help her? No 'sites or other problems with her. She did drink a bit of water but I'm really concerned about this new development. Can anyone give any suggestions?
I thank you much!
Kristina Holoun-Field
Carnation, WA
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Crank up the ambient so that she has a basking area of 88-90F for a few hours a day, but can also escape to lower temps when she's had enough.

If this were my snake and she was continuing to show behavioral changes, she'd probably be going on a light prophylactic dose of a broad spectrum antibiotic. My pick is Fortaz (Ceftazidime) every 72 hours, intramuscular, 20mg/kg in a situation like this. Get your vet to prescribe some if he or she agrees that it is warranted.

Waggies are very easy to handle and tube and give their shots to. Find detailed instructions on venomous veterinary restraint at www.snakegetters.com.
 
Should also mention that nebulizing an antibiotic is an even less stressful option for these guys. It does take a small investment in equipment though; ask your vet about building a small nebulization chamber that you can place the snake into. You can pick up a home nebulizer for under $100, and fit the tubes to a Sterilite or Rubbermaid container. Baytril doesn't nebulize well in the standard suspension; you need to buy the water soluble enrofloxacin sold for chicken flock management, or else use one of the aminoglycosides in conjunction with saline and keep the patient well hydrated. It's an option to discuss with your vet.
 
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