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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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I have been raising my own mice for several years now, and recently I bought a new group to replace my old breeders. Long story short, I am having a problem with some sort of mite that is infesting my colony. They do not affect my reptiles (Thank God!), nor do they affect my family (Thank God even more), But they are an annoyance to me as well as my mice. I have sanitized the cage and used no pest strips like those you would use for reptiles to no avail. Is there anything I can use on the mice that won't hurt them or the pinks? Any other strategies? Thanks in advance for any help.

Jeremiah
 
DAND said:
What color are the mites? They may be wood mites.
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I agree. I have been seeing this more and more lately, even with the so called "sterilized" beddings. Wood mites are usually white while reptile mites are black. Are you sure they aren't fleas? I have never heard of or seen any type of mite on mice.
 
No, the mites on the mice are dark colored, maybe brown but not black. I could look at a couple under the scope at school, but I didn't realize this is so uncommon. They are definitely mites and not fleas. They are tiny, round, and do not jump.
 
The place I got them from does have reptiles in a seperate room, but I don't think they are reptile mites. Even though my snakes were exposed to the mice none of them have gotten mites. I check them every week at feeding time to be safe. I haven't had a problem with reptile mites in years (knock on wood). I am stumped on this one. I have kept reptiles of various sorts since I was 12, personally and professionally, and I have never had mouse mites.
 
Hey, thanks for that info, I didn't know they were making products for small animals. It didn't affect your pinks? Do you guys think it is safe to feed these animals to your herps after they have been treated? What do you think?
 
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