• 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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    Three new arrivals

    Hey guys, Just thought I would share these three beauties I just received tonight from Jason over at Capital City Gecko... Amazing animals, amazing customer service from Jason! Very excited to start working on my bell hybino projects now... going to be alot of fun! Thanks for looking!
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    Just a cool shot of Arn (Bell Tang)

    Just a neat shot of Arn I got today, he's a looker! Thanks for looking!
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    Looks like Larry is THE man!

    Well... looks like Larry got himself some healthy swimmers, both girls have been digging in the egg hide like CRAZY and have put on some considerable girth in the ol' baby basket...lol.... Here's Shamu, having a dig and looking markedly PLUMP! Oh boy, come on eggs from experienced breeding...
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    Bell eyes...

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    Sire and one of the dames

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    Randy male...

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    Nother new addition from CCG

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    Bit of a scare last night...

    I recently got two bells, which many of you have seen me post here in the past little while, yummy little buggers that they are. I got them as incubated for female and about 2 weeks ago realized that one was a male. This actually turned out to be perfect as I was about to go in the hunt for a...
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    Mind blowing the sequel! Revenge of the Chick

    I posted pics of Arn after a shed the other day, thought it was just fair to do the same with Reidun.... Here she is back when we got her in the start of June, she weighed 12 grams and was a little spitfire... Here she is last night, 5 weeks later... she now weighs 29.3 grams and is still...
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    Simply blowing my mind

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    Current leo collection

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    Just for fun!

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    and they say Tang is a drink!

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    Sperm plug?

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    Sperm plug?

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    Just some updated Bell pics...

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    Hovabator Questions?

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    Pooping in the egg laying hide

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    Banana Blizzard.... hmmmm

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    Updated Bells

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