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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.

Man these are an amazing MORPH!

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Talk about being for the ENTHUSIAST! If your into leopard geckos then you have to being EYEING the Bell Albinos! Talk about DIFFERENT! These guys blow me away! Seriously! These are NOT,NOT,NOT, your Dark Trempers! MAN OH MAN and to think I traded this guy off. Boy am I going to miss him! When you get one of these out THEY JUST GRAB YOUR ATTENTION!!!! PICS DO NO JUSTICE!!!! Take good care of him SARA!
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GREAT looking Bell there Chad! Uh oh, sounds like someone's kicking himself for letting that one go! Sara will take GREAT care of it I'm sure... :)

Hehe, you've still got the pics to look at, no?

Nice Gecko!
 
Talk about being for the ENTHUSIAST! If your into leopard geckos then you have to being EYEING the Bell Albinos! Talk about DIFFERENT!
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Uh, I've been telling people this for years! I am glad everyone is finally catching on, *poke poke*

Seriously though, that is a nice gecko Chad.
 
ummmmmm the bell hybino project over here is starting to hatch out in all its glory!!!! patts too..... russ best get the heat hooked up my new racks i have several babies in the incubator and only one spot left in my heated racks so guess what his job will be first thing tomorrow morning!!! i love the bells they are so much different than any of the albinos!!!!!!!!
 
Chad, he looks awsome! I can't wait to see him in person.
don't worry he will be in good hands,lol.

Can you guys belive the only bells I have ever seen in person were some sickly hatchlings at a show last year?
I am really excited about seeing a nice one in person. :)
 
Sarah, I can promise you this: You will love them!!!
 
Forgot to mention

Sara that guy is also 50% possible het for Rainwater. I mean I don't think it will make a difference but its good to know.
 
Cool Chad! What did you breed to produce that guy, I am assuming a double het Bell Rainwater to a Bell or het?
 
what produced that guy.

Yes it was a double het Rain Bell x a Het Bell female.
 
Beautiful Bell!!

That is an awesome looking Bell. Until I got my Bell, the only time I saw them in person were sick ones too at a somewhat local big breeder in my area and they were calling them Chocolate Albinos (I beleive they were Bells).

Man, I can't wait to start breeding mine, I got a Male Tang Bell, a Female 66% het Tang Bell (I got it right this time Kelli..LOL) and a Female Bell het from Kelli. I can't wait to breed them next season, it should be sooo much fun!!!!


Good luch with that beauty Sarah!!!!
 
Female 66% het Tang Bell
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Well, not exactly Jeanne...LOL... The female you got from me is a super hypo 66% possible het Bell. Your male is a tangerine Bell albino. If your female ends up being het albino you are going to be very happy!:)
 
AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!

I'll get it right one of these days....LOL
 
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