• Posted 12/19/2024.
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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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  • hoggymomma
    Hi! I’m not finding a phone number to text you. I’m interested in something you just listed: 0.1 DH Albino Pied 400g - $250

    Laila
    510-478-6799
    Rich Nagle
    Eric, How is your season going? Everything good? I got another clutch today of Het Red X Pewter and the other day Firefly x Pinstripe.
    Rich Nagle
    Eric, Gravity fed is what I am using. I have a handful of females mating right now and the rest are eating everything in sight. Hoping to get 2 early 2012 males to go this year. One is hooked up right now and the other isn't so interested yet.
    Rich Nagle
    Eric,

    How are you? Yes I did and got 3 others as well. Breeding around 150 a week or so. Automatic watering on them all and casters on the bottom. Have them in an air conditioned room. I did have to knock a hole through the block to pur a Grainger exhaust fan. How is everything with you?

    Rich
    Y
    Hey Eric! Sure thing on the good karma, happy to share it where applicable. The snakes are both doing well; the male is growing like a weed and the female is a little slower but also doing well. I've raised them both up slow so it won't be until sometime next year that they get paired, if then. Since I got them I've caught the bug pretty bad, lol! Up to a dozen at this point, with several visual morphs and a few hets in the mix as well. Good to hear from you and see you around; take care!
    Dale Porcher DVM
    I actually almost called you once to do the same. Have seen your ads advertising the Albinos several times. His name is Cameron Biggs, he's like 6" 7". Lots of nice local people here involved in Ball Pythons. You can call me at work sometime to chat. 561-964-4488, Peace, D
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