• 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.
  • 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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    Welp, after debunking and ridding myself of the witch-doctor that had me killing snakes for nothing, I took a few shots at getting some clutches this year, but rather late I think. Got about 10 different locks in, though, so I might have some luck. However, nothing which locked up as late last year did take. Best thing this year is that the king of the 'new' collection is already locking at his young age. The bullshit that veterinarian pulled on me caused me to completely re-design my collection and concepts for the future, so I shifted to a new collection of only 10 bad-ass to extremely-bad-ass new kids. Hoping for the first GHI-lesser-cinnamon, or a GHI-lesser Mocha, if by some chance the Gods would be willing to hook me up with clutches from snakes that locked around May 10th. I don't know what to expect, as some people talk all about a 'breeding season' and others say the cool thing about BP's is that they can breed all year. I know they 'can', but like I said, never had any luck with later-locks... Still got yer ol' Mojo girl hangin' around and put her with a Potion. One of her Mojave daughters has definitely got that super-fast growth you mentioned, and another is very little behind her, right along with the Mojave/Lesser girl she gave me.
    How about you? Still got any Balls slithering around, or did you get rid of every one you had?
    M
    Yo Shane-o! I was just going thru old phone messages and found some from you that I never noticed before--That is still my number... Good news for your ol' Mojave and the rest of my gang...
    A&S Reptiles
    Yessir! Only a few months up here though. But it's for school so it'll be for a bit. We have mainly balls, but also a creastie and a boa. Who's your friend? We know the few people up here that keep reptiles.
    Diego Velarde
    Whats up Shane, eggs are doing good. They're due some time next week. I'm guessing Tuesday or Wed. but who knows lol
    Willow
    serves you right! find me something awesome locally darn it!! I cant find anything around here!!!
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