I know I'm a broken record, but I can't imagine how difficult it must be to get golden shrines. Just for an experiment I sold a level 15 frostfire today ( I have 11/50 for a cold gold shrine,mostly by accident). I also sold a level 15 panlong since it credits four habitats (sorry GL Girl!). I've purchased 230 gems ($9.00) to speed up incubation and hatching and to generate coins breeding and selling airs and sandstorms. I usually wait an hour for incubation and hatching so then I can accelerate things by using only one gem. OK.
At this point I have 12 gems left ( oh, friends sent me 9 - thank you, they will be repaid eventually) and I have just now replaced the level 15 frostfire and level 15 panlong, and I've also upgraded a couple of other dragons from 11-12 to 15 (I'm going to take all my adults to level 15, except the ones living in the plant habitat - and of course the stinking' lava).
So, $9.00, involved all day (remember, I'm bed bound), and I've managed to accrue one credit in five habitats toward the 50 I need I need in each to achieve gold status. it's simply a giant undertaking to get those gold shrines. There most be some secret methodology that I'm over- looking, but kudos to those who have done it.
Poppy
P.S. I love my new finches. They're set up next to this hospital bed that I spend most of the time in. They probably relate to me at about the same level as my DV dragons, but it's great to have the company.