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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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Is anyone selling bats?

If so, what are the laws on bats in Texas? I haven't been able to exactly find the laws on them if you want to breed them.
 
Jeremy, both H. and I got our info from Tx. Parks and Wildlife. On the site, there is a way to email them, perhaps you can do so and see what's up with the fruit bats. If you find out, please let us know for future generations of Fauna inhabitants.

I would tell you that from personal experience, the TPW are serious, the fines are serious, and if they get you they will prosecute you; and I would not lightly disregard their rules. (I'm not saying you would, I'm just providing some experience for you to draw upon). One of my exes was caught in a variance, either he had a wrong kind or too many of some kind of ocean fish, I don't recall but I do recall he had to go talk to a judge about it.
 
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Jeremy, both H. and I got our info from Tx. Parks and Wildlife. On the site, there is a way to email them, perhaps you can do so and see what's up with the fruit bats. If you find out, please let us know for future generations of Fauna inhabitants.

I would tell you that from personal experience, the TPW are serious, the fines are serious, and if they get you they will prosecute you; and I would not lightly disregard their rules. (I'm not saying you would, I'm just providing some experience for you to draw upon). One of my exes was caught in a variance, either he had a wrong kind or too many of some kind of ocean fish, I don't recall but I do recall he had to go talk to a judge about it.
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Alright, thank you very much.

No, I wouldn't want to try to mess with the law in any way at all.
 
At one point i was interested in obtaining fruit bats. I live in austin tx and contacted tx parks and wildlife they were little help and thought i was weird for wanting bats. The only information i got was that you can only keep bats for educational or scientific purposes. The other way would be to get a zoo permit. All of which require expensive licensing and as part of the license your local game warden will stop by frequently to ask questions and monitor their care and housing. This was along time ago but i hope it helps.
 
jamaican fruit bats roost in key west,florida. therefore no import permit required. They are not on the cites list of endangered species, they are common status and available. Not as pets but for commercial educational exhibit business.I operate a traveling bat show exhibit also featuring giant burmese python's. If you are in business--you can own and exhibit common status bats. Hope this info. helps you out regarding egyptian and other common status bats. Call your local fwl permit dept. for more info. Remember--not for pet use--business exhibit only.
 
ive always liked bats i actually caught one when i was younger but i have been curious as to what kind of permits and things of that sort you would have to get in Alabama to keep bats for an educational purpose
 
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