• 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.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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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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    For Sale The List (frequently updated)

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    How to become a paying member of FaunaClassifieds (revised edition)

    I do not have PayPal anymore despite 20 years of using it. I have Zelle set up so that I only have to give people my email address for them to have enough information in order to send me funds.
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    For Sale The List (frequently updated)

    Shipping is still possible, but will have to be slightly more coordinated, depending on your location and local weather forecasting.
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    Asking for Help with Toad Illness. Asymmetrical lungs?

    Yeah, there is definitely something wrong with it. The skin on the lower area looks "eaten" and partially regenerated and those nodules or granulomas seem out of place. I have no way of telling what is causing that, but my first guess would be some kind of soil bacterium that has invaded. Might...
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    Bad Guy Beware of Matt Goren

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    Asking for Help with Toad Illness. Asymmetrical lungs?

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    Bad Guy Beware of Matt Goren

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    When to repost

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    Curious how the hobby is going in your area (different parts of the Country/World)

    More ghosting and fake interest than ever before, but still going well for the things I work with. My impression is that animals with short generation times and high fecundity will drop in demand per breeder/seller as supply skyrockets due to more breeders producing more animals rapidly...
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    Bad Guy Cokski: is he a scammer, or simply not very smart?

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    For Sale The List (frequently updated)

    Since formatting has shifted and my free time has become even more scarce, I will just make an availability list and serious people can email me about what is on the list if they are ready to pay. I do sometimes have other animals related to my projects that I do not take the time to list, so...
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    MM Misleading Customers on Captive Born Green Pythons

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    Is Dan Wilks AKA 'TheOddBall Source' the same Dan Wilks as is AKA 'DesertFossorials'?

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    Marine toad in Brooksville, FL

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    Question regarding new site

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    Male Brazilian cherryhead ad thread ***SOLD OUT***

    LTC adult male Brazilian cherryhead #3 Male is approximately 11" straight carapace length. LTC (*very* long-term captive). Age unknown. Good red coverage on the head. Impressive shell. High marbling/variegation history. Some hints of reddish-brown tones in the carapace and plastron. $1200...
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    For Sale Subadult 100% het hypo female Brazilian cherryhead

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    For Sale 2024 pancake tortoises (tornieri) - batch 3

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    SOLD!! 2024 Eastern Hermann's tortoises (boettgeri)

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    For Sale 2024 Guatemalan red-cheek mud turtles (cruentatum)

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