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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.

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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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Mmm... Pizza and Hurricanes

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Hi all. This big guy I got from Masterpiece in Daytona. I've always wanted a dog named Pizza (c'mon, who doesnt!) and that was a no-go with my parents, so I thought I'd name this guy Pizza. Here is a 5 minute story with pictures of Pizza.

I'll be gone for a few days too. With that other hurricane headed right towards me, I got school off for the next 2 days, and well, have lots to do around the house. I'm moving the geckos into my friend's garage who we'll be staying with. Hopefully its just lots of rain, but its lookin to be pretty bad. Florida Herpers, be safe!

We start of here with Pizza on the run, with a lovely crotch shot in the background.
 

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This picture better captures his color. I was sitting next to a sliding glass door, so its the best I could do without going outside.
 

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Remembering his ancestors, Pizza looks outside yearning to play with the other garden lizards. In a somewhat poetic mood, he stares.
 

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"Ah, a real big cat! I will bite your ear." says Pizza, "But hey, look at my CT"
 

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"I will smell you now" Says my cat (her name is Pokey... like Hokey Pokey.) Dont worry, my cat's afraid of the geckos, and she knows if she did anything bad with them, she'll regret it. Actually, she meow-ed when one escaped...

At this point, I had to leave for band, and Pizza's big adventure was over.:dancer01:

Enjoy!
Michael
p.s. alot of my animals tend to have odd names... Monster, Bugsy, Mildred, etc etc
 

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Michael, nice looking gecko. Don't let it eat your cat. Good luck with the weather. I'm hungry now I think I'll get a pizza. Do you deliver??? LOL
 
those geckos are awesome. those are some expensive looking geckos. how much did you pay, if you dont mind me asking?

p.s. i think your story needed more plot twists and explosions.
 
Don't you just love hurricanes....

We just got a brand new fence and a new roof after Charley and now Frances look to be heading right towards Orlando. It's not looking good but it can still turn.

I love Pizza!!!
 
Thats right Josh, you're in the Orlando area... man that sucks.

Jeremy, I'll deliver for one of your PAs, and Chad, dont worry, my next epic with Monster (LVPA from Garrick) will definately have explosions. I've got the next two days off....5 day weekend -Monday is Labor Day :firedevil
Oh, and he was $300. I figure it was a good deal considering the girl I got with him.
 
Sorry for the double post thing. She was $40. Masterpiece (I'm forgetting his name now) had a bunch like her for cheap, wish I got more.

She's definately more orange now too, I'll get a new picture tomorrow.
 

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Wow, those are nice, I especially like the last one, she has beautiful orange coloration.

Good luck with the hurricane!!!!!
 
wow thats soooome CT pizza has(love the name BTW) LOL

baldy too,..and that female great deal

no hurricanes for NYC heheheheheh :D

good luck to all you guys in Florida, be safe
 
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