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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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    More great testimonials from happy customers:
    From: Vickie Kestler <[email protected]>
    To: EllMarie Richard <[email protected]>
    Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 8:23 AM
    Subject: Re: GG female
    Just took her out of her bath and introduced her to her new home, where she very nonchalantly began chowing down on some superworms that I put in her bowl! No acclimation time needed for her, apparently. This has been a very positive transaction. Thanks again.

    Vickie
    From: EllMarie Richard <[email protected]>
    To: Vickie Kestler <[email protected]>
    Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 5:25 PM
    Subject: Re: GG female
    Tracking number:
    798473780983


    fedex on her way !!!
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    TESTIMONIALS:

    Hey Ellie, just wanted to hit you up and let you know how Luci was doing. A while after she arrived she started showing signs of being gravid. I guess the move to the new environment and being housed across from some handsome males got her cycling. I decided not to put her with a male just in case she was just getting a big belly from food because I didnt really want to breed her. She ended up laying a clutch of infertile eggs. After that I put her in with one of our citrus males so she wouldn't drop more duds(advice from josh dovenbarger and a couple other big breeders I know). About 5 weeks later she laid 19 beautiful fertile eggs. They are due to hatch in about 2-3 weeks now. She did great and I made sure to power feed her so she's stayed nice and healthy! She weighed in at 396 grams the other day and has been getting really spoiled with hornworms(her new favorite snack). I attached a couple pics of her. The boys love to get her out and watch movies with her on the couch and she is always so calm and easy for them to handle. We can't wait for her to finish shedding! I also am attaching a pic of her boyfriend. He is a big citrus hypo male. They will make some beautiful babies :). Just wanna say thanks again. We really love her!!!

    Thanks,
    -Phil

    From: Frank Deemilia <[email protected]>
    To: EllMarie Richard <[email protected]>
    Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 6:38 PM
    Subject: Re: Thanks for info









    Hi Ellmarie the kids are fine.They are eating and doing fine.just wanted to thank you for such a wonderful healthy dragons.Frank
    From: Sonia Schultz <[email protected]>
    To: EllMarie Richard <[email protected]>
    Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:34 AM
    Subject: Re: Going over address info



    She arrived! she's beautiful and you were right about her patterns. they are nice and pretty on her. She's warming up now, then plan on giving her some dusted crickets. There's some freeze dried grashoppers to for her when she feels like trying some. thanks so much for her Sonia ---------- Sent from my Verizon Wireless mobile phone


    Got a pic of Ariel for you, She's loving it here and has grown to love suppers.
    She likes to swim too ;-) she also likes sleeping in a cave I have in her encloser, I love her so much, she is an absolute sweetie,

    Thanks ;-)
    sonia
    Ps; she also loves the days I put her in a reptarium outside to soak up some real rays, climbes all over the cage lol
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