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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.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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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.

Patience is a virtue...

lol yes this subject is just so much fun. At least I didn't take a video to share (although, maybe I should have?!).

So, no real news or update yet, I had her in the tub for about 40 min last night after giving the enema and only a little water came back out. I put her back in her home so she'd feel secure and hopefully relax and start things moving but as of this morning, no changes, nothing has come out, not even the water (weird?!) so I'll be calling my vet shortly to get advice on how to proceed, probably will have to try again.
 
she passed away. Looks like she actually passed away yesterday morning (pretty much right after the enema I guess)... I didn't realize because she was sitting in a very normal position, still in that position last night.. I thought she was resting but this morning there was the unmistakable smell of death in the air and I finally pulled her out, sure enough, she was gone. My poor baby. I've been crying my eyes out all morning... but just got to work so I have to suck it up. I wanted to let you guys know what happened as I have truly appreciated all the of the moral support through this. What I did learn is that if there are ever complications with birth, don't wait, don't pause, go directly to the vet. I feel so horrible for my poor snake, I didn't know until it was too late what was really going on with her and now she's gone. Rest in Peace Vegas.
 
Wow April, I am SO sorry :( That's so sad! I can imagine how you must feel.... Definitely the worst part of dealing with live animals :(
 
I don't know if anything I'm about to say will be of value but I'll relate my similar experience and the actions I took.

I had a female rattlesnake retain some slugs. I had bred her and when she started appearing gravid I assumed the breeding took. Being a live bearer, it's always difficult to tell exactly when they should give birth, particularly with my rattlers which may breed off and on for several months.
Finally I just started getting worried, it was getting into November and she hadn't delivered. I took her to a friend who gave her an xray after hours at a vet clinic. That's when we found they were slugs and not babies.

I took her home and soaked her that night in warm water. When this didn't help I decided to go more involved because I had no idea whether the slugs were septic yet or not, not knowing the correct timeline.

I tubed her and using a syringe with no needle I shot a small amount of KY jelly into the cloaca for lubrication.
Then I palpated out 3 unfertilized ova. The smell was bad, the slugs had obviously been retained quite a while longer than they should have been.

She had trouble for about three months after that. I offered her small meals which she regurgitated for the first month, then she'd keep one down and regurgitate one or two. In the end she finally came out of it and was healthy again, but it was an ordeal, and I didn't have high hopes to begin with.
Had she not been xrayed she would have died with me waiting on her to give birth.
 
I can't tell you how sorry I am for your loss April, please accept my sincerest condolences. :(
 
You posted your last message while I was typing mine.
I'm very sorry she didn't make it.
 
Oh April .. I wish I were there to hug you.. *MASSIVE HUUUUG*.. I am soooo sorry that Vegas didn't pull through. As many others, I have been checking this thread regularly.. and this is NOT the post I was expecting.. or wanting to see.

You were a good "mom".. remember that.
 
thank you very much for the hugs and condolences. I left work early because I was just having such a hard time of it today, came home and cleaned out her cage which was a mistake because I just spent the last 40 min bawling my eyes out again. I think I need to go watch a stupid funny movie, eat some chocolate and try to think about something else. Thanks again everyone, I wish it had been better news as well.
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So sorry, April, but you had really done everything you could, above and beyond what many would even attempt. And if it's any consolation I think that many of us following this thread have learned a lot from your experiences, so thank you for being so open and posting in such detail.

Hopefully your new corn babies will make you smile again soon.
 
April...I'm so sorry....my biggest hugs are sent your way. I know none of this helps bring her back but hopefully just knowing that we all care about you and how you are feeling will at least help in some small way.
 
April, I'm SO sorry! As it's been said, that's just not enough, but I think silence is worse. There's nothing more I can say to help, but I do want you to know that you're not alone in your time of mourning.
 
April words can not express my sadness for you right now.

I'm truly sorry for your loss, if there's anything I can do for you pm me. {{{hugs}}}
 
Thank you again everyone, I really do apprecaite all the kind words. I don't think I will ever feel like I did 'enough' but at least I tried even if it was too late. I'm feeling a little better today, death always hits me hard.

Kyle Frost said:
At least she left you with a baby to remember her by.
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This is very true! I fed that little one last night, I'm glad he/she is doing so well.

And also Helen is correct, the little hatchling corns have helped me get through this more than I would have expected.... every time I started feeling really sad about Vegas, I opened the tub to stare at the newborn corns and it brought a smile to my face.

Thanks again everyone, if nothing else, I hope someone in the future can learn from my experience.

Here's to you Vegas! I will miss you girl!
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Here is one of my favorite pictures of her when she was a young thing exploring the big outdoors
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