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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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Patience is a virtue...

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18 days left if all goes on schedule...
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please go on schedule Vegas... lol just snapped this pic 10 min ago:
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Can you believe that girl is 8 yrs old? I've raised her from a couple months of age, kept waiting for her to get bigger but she just kept getting all BP on me (fat) haha. Vegas is a lateral striped normal, her parents were 'two big normal colombians', I guess she just got the 'small' gene.

I finally decided to try her this year with Alpine. He did a great job, she is definitely gravid, I just hope there are babies in there! If so, I'm guessing between 4-6? hopefully!

My other pair is still courting for goodness sakes! It's going to be a long stressful season...

but I love it. :thumbsup:

Who else is still waiting on litters to drop? I know there's gotta be some good stuff still cooking.

Happy herping!
-April
 
Wow, she is a little beauty April! It is hard sitting and waiting for boa litters, especially when it's that close. It's hard to tell how big she is from the pics, but I think she may have more babies than you think. Look forward to seeing baby pics soon!

Anya Hogan
 
It is kinda hard to tell how big she is in the pics, she's between 5-5.5' about as big around as a soda can. This would be her first litter, so I'm not expecting it to be very big (but that's perfectly fine with me).

last night she was sitting at an odd angle and I could see babies moving around inside her...
14 more days give or take... tonight I'll pull out her hide boxes and give her some shredded newspaper to start nesting in.
Yeeeeeeeeeee! <--- that's me squeeling in excitement like a lil' girl
 
here's an older picture taken in 2004, couldn't find her baby pics but I have them somewhere
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My smaller girl gave me 12 babies (and 3 premies) so, don't be counting on just 4, lol. I'm still being so aggravated waiting over here!! I was just about to start a similar thread, and I think I still will, LOL
 
still waiting over here.
She finally started moving a bit these last 2 days, the mass is moving down, should be soon...
just took this right now (6:30pm), day 108
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me: :willy_nil
 
nada
:willy_nil

today is day 110 POS
maybe she's trying to set a record, I'd have to go back and check but I think the longest one of my girls has gone before was 112.

She's still not cruising like I would expect at this stage. I gave her a mist and snapped these pics. Maybe she's stressed cause i keep bugging her so much.
:willy_nil

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still nothing.

thought I'd be waking up to babies this AM when last night she looked like this... thought it was contractions starting but I guess not
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figures this would happen when I make a thread about needing to be patient. She's testing me. :)
 
HA HA HA HA Gotta love 'em. :D

Does look promising though, her laying sorta on her side like that. Hopefully it's a sign of things coming soon.
 
Watch Star Trek IV. I also thought my female would never give birth. I watched the movie (which is about pregnant whales) and she had her babies. Very superstitious, but maybe that's how it works.
 
Thanks everyone! Still nothing but she's been sitting in odd positions since the other night. I think you guys are right and she's going to have more than I expect (if she ever has them at all that is). :D

HyenidaeHerps said:
Watch Star Trek IV.
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well... I do have this on VHS.. so perhaps I'll pop it in tonight. Any excuse to watch Star Trek is a good excuse.
 
DOnt feel bad.... Im 113 POS and still nothing...... but I did see some baby movement when she was coiled a certain way....... she's not busting out like yours though.... but mine in a bcc so it's probably a smaller litter
 
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