• 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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  1. Cyberkitten36

    Hi everyone..

    It's been a while since I've been here. All is going really well with Abby. Since we've had her (got her from a friend last October) she's gained almost 1 lb. She's definately getting thicker in the middle. She's about 18 mths old and i'm convinced she was being starved (not intentionally) She...
  2. Cyberkitten36

    ACKK! We have a HOUDINI!..

    Aw jeez! Beware folks (those who haven't experience this that is) BPs r MUCH stronger than we give them credit for! This morning while my kids were getting ready for school I was sitting in the living room observing my cat freaking out. She was REALLY jumpy and kept peering under the couch. At...
  3. Cyberkitten36

    Calcium supplements...do u or don't u?...

    I have a bottle of 2:0 Calcium/no phosphorus powdered supplement with vitamins (carnivorous reptile formula) and am wondering if I should give some to Abby? i bought it because we also have frogs that feed on crickets so I douse the crickets once a week with the calcium for the frogs. The clerk...
  4. Cyberkitten36

    What's wrong with Abby?? help!...

    Jeez!..last night I went to take her out of her tank. She was half on her branch, half off..when i tried to lift her out she coiled around the branch and simply REFUSED to let go..so I let go. She immediately uncoiled and tried to dart off to her hut..like she was scared. She's NEVER done this...
  5. Cyberkitten36

    Can 2 pythons get along together?..

    Just curious... Can 2 pythons live together peacefully? In the same tank I mean? There's a really cute baby ball at the pet store...it just got me wondering... what if in the near future we wanted to add another python? Can we house them together? Will they fight?
  6. Cyberkitten36

    hmmm..snakes & hot dogs..

    I think the sales person at the pet store is on crack too...she said u can also feed your snake HOT DOGS! huh???? LOL Has anyone heard of such a thing??? My God, what is wrong with ppl..it's not the same as throwing your dog a bone! Ok, yea well i guess kinda it IS..since u're throwin your...
  7. Cyberkitten36

    My Mother-In-Law is on crack LOL...

    My daughter (10) stood up in Abby's defence last night in a heated argument with her grandmother. Apparently this woman thinks that it's evil and wrong that Abby eats live mice. Ummmm..however it's COMPLETELY ok that she sets her cat free outside everyday to stalk, torture, maim and kill birds...
  8. Cyberkitten36

    Well..after days of there being NO signs of life..

    in the tank Abby FINALLY emerged from her den last night a NEW woman! LOL YAYYYY, she had an AWESOME shed! We couldn't have been happier (who'da thunk having a snake shed it's skin would be such a highlight in their life? LOL) Anyway, since my last post Abby went into a hibernation mode..we...
  9. Cyberkitten36

    TOO much humidity..is it possible?..

    Ok..so I've started misting Abby's cage every day now. I found a neat trick. I have 2 branches in there that she climbs on (she LOVES em! and yes they were baked and sterilized prior to going in there) Anyway..i find it i spray them with water...they retain the water much better than just...
  10. Cyberkitten36

    This can't be....can it??? re: shedding AGAIN?..

    We've only had Abby for what..about a month now? And when she came to us she was just coming out of a shed. Her eyes are now blue and cloudy looking. Her colors are dull and her white belly appears *blurry* and pink tinged. What what heck?? Can she be shedding again ALREADY? how often do they...
  11. Cyberkitten36

    Pics of Abby!..

    We FINALLY got our new camera! Here's our girl! Do you think she's small for her age?? Her previous owner says she's anywhere from 12-18 mths (he can't remember exactly when he got her)
  12. Cyberkitten36

    quick question re: feeding..

    If your BP hasn't completely digested it's previous meal..will it eat again? or does it have to be COMPLETELY *empty* before it'll take another? We're not sure when to try to feed Abby again and since we'll most likely be feeding live again I don't want to have to buy a mouse only for her to...
  13. Cyberkitten36

    Well we did it..we fed Abby a live mouse..

    today and even tho i wasn't there when it happened..i feel soooo bloody bad..and guilty :( Abby didn't waste any time at all attacking it when it was dropped into the tank. She struck at it twice but missed. She got it the 3rd time tho and totally devoured it within minutes. I'm so mixed with...
  14. Cyberkitten36

    Does your BP swim?..

    Does your BP swim in his water dish? Abby did that twice yesterday (that i saw) She had her head completely submerged under the water and was swimming back and forth then she'd come out and drag her whole body through the dish. Is she too hot??? The hot side of her tank is 90..cool side is 80...
  15. Cyberkitten36

    is there a difference between ball pythons &..

    baby ball pythons? Lisa
  16. Cyberkitten36

    curious..and well..morbid question..

    Does anyone know HOW feeder mice, rats etc are killed? Is it done humanely? ie: gassed to death? Just curious since when i go to the pet store to buy my frozen feeder mice i've just always wondered how the little thing's life was ended Lisa
  17. Cyberkitten36

    How do you know...

    if your snake actually LIKES u? and enjoys being held? We've yet to learn how to *read* Abby so i'm hoping it's pretty much a universal language and someone can let us know if she's enjoying us..or hating us LOL When we hold Abby she's very active..like she is in her tank. Constantly slithering...
  18. Cyberkitten36

    re: UTHs...

    re: UTHs... Hi again everyone! :) Hope life is finding u all well! We're STILL struggling with the whole heating issue here and i swear it's SOOOO frustrating it's not funny :( I have a question re: UTHs... Ok..so we got one and installed it under the tank. I took out a lot of her substrate...
  19. Cyberkitten36

    New and need help..

    Hi everyone. My husband and I r new to snake owning. A week ago we acquired a Ball Python from a guy that my husband works with. She's (we don't really know the gender) is 1 1/2 yrs old. So far everything seems to be going great. She came to us just finishing a shed cycle. There was a little...
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