• Posted 12/19/2024.
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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.

Patience is a virtue...

OooOOO!!! Guess who's giving birth right this very minute??!! I just glanced in real quick, I see one slug and she's pushing out a slug right now.. hopefully there's babies in there too. I don't want to bother her but I'm going to go sit and watch her real quiet right now, I've never gotten to see this in person before. woot woot! (happy dance)
 
she stopped contractions once I had the lights on and was looking in on her (slug went shlooop.. right back up the vent)... so lights are back off and I'm leaving her in peace in the dark.. dang it, I really want to watch. :\
 
found batteries. she seems to be stuck on this one slug, it doesn't want to come out... I went ahead and sprayed down her and the cage. Trying to decide if I should go in there and try pulling the slug out, or just let her keep working on it. If this happened when I was at work, she'd probably have them all fine but instead I'm pacing around like a nervous wreck...
"Miss Scarlett, I don't know nothing about birthing no babies!"
 
I couldn't update last night, a virus hit the PC and I wasn't able to get online but at work now so here we go:

She kept struggling with the slug and couldn't seem to get it out. Just after 1am I tried to see if she'd let me help but she wasn't having any of that, so I decided to let nature take it course and come what may. Wake up this morning at 5:30am and find that she has passed some more slugs and is still in labor, looks like about 1/3 still to come out. She has shredded newspaper for nesting so I can't see everything but there's at least 5 or 6 slugs, so I resigned myself that this is going to be a slug fest for the most part. I say most part because there is one super active little baby crawling all over the place. Yay! I haven't gotten a good look at it yet since mom is super protective and aggitated. I'm thrilled there's at least one viable baby and mom is still working on getting the rest out. Hopefully she'll be done when I get home so I can finally get some pics.

Oh, and this litter was born 137 days POS and is going to be my smallest litter to date, so two new records! lol
 
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April, i'm so sorry about the slugs:( But maybe she'll surprise you and maybe give you a few more super active babies! Can't wait to see pics of the ones you do get:)
 
it also may be time to chat with a vet... I've never had a mama boa take so long to have her babies... that said, I'm certainly no expert, and this may not be that abnormal?
 
crissabella said:
But maybe she'll surprise you and maybe give you a few more super active babies!
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I sure hope so Christine! I'd like it if she had 2 and they were a pair, because that's what I planned to hold back. I can dream, can't I? :D

I am totally happy with 1 baby though.

kmrkvicka said:
it also may be time to chat with a vet... I've never had a mama boa take so long to have her babies... that said, I'm certainly no expert, and this may not be that abnormal?
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I'm really not sure, it seems to be really long but I think I remember Jeff Ronne in the boa breeding video saying labor can be as little as 30 min to over 12 hrs, but I could be wrong, it's been a while since I watched those boa breeding vids of his. I do know slugs take longer and can be harder to pass due to the low amount of fluid. If she doesn't pass the rest, I'll take her in for a visit, this vet must love me, I've just spent over $500 with him recently treating a sick boa I have. :ack2:

Utta said:
Gratz april! :D *hugs*
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:thumbsup: Thanks bunches!!!!

Only about an hour left here then I can go home! I can't wait, these minutes are crawling by...
 
Hopefully you'll go home and she'll be finished, and ready for a meal. I've notice on the two slug outs i had, that it seemed to take a bit longer. Hopefully that's all it is.
 
AbsoluteApril said:
I sure hope so Christine! I'd like it if she had 2 and they were a pair, because that's what I planned to hold back. I can dream, can't I? :D

I am totally happy with 1 baby though.



I'm really not sure, it seems to be really long but I think I remember Jeff Ronne in the boa breeding video saying labor can be as little as 30 min to over 12 hrs, but I could be wrong, it's been a while since I watched those boa breeding vids of his. I do know slugs take longer and can be harder to pass due to the low amount of fluid. If she doesn't pass the rest, I'll take her in for a visit, this vet must love me, I've just spent over $500 with him recently treating a sick boa I have. :ack2:



:thumbsup: Thanks bunches!!!!

Only about an hour left here then I can go home! I can't wait, these minutes are crawling by...
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Np April! :D *runs in slowmo* *mimicks the sound of a heartbeat* noooeee!!!!!! I must getta da BOAZ!!!!!!!
 
So it appears nothing has changed since this morning. I sprayed her down again since that seemed to help before and snapped this pic then turned the lights back off
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She's quite aware and protective, does not appear to be trying to get the rest out at this time. If anyone has had this experience or has advice, I'd appreciate it. I'll ask on another forum too. I wonder if a nice warm soak would help?

At least the one lone baby seems to be doing good, curled up near the heat next to mom (not visible in the pic, he/she is behind).
 
I've read before about someone using a catheter to insert fluids, then manually working them out. Slugs that is. She does look a bit blocked in the rear there. Do you have a litter box you can put in with a little water in it? Soaking seems to help with turds at times. It's about almost the same isn't it? :shrug01:

Sorry it isn't a nice smooth ordeal for you. Hope it all turns out well.
 
Sheva did have 3 premies a week before the rest of her litter 8 days later last year. Sydney this year had 21 slugs and 12 babies, and was still done in 40 minutes... Do you have a reputable herp vet that may be able to come to you? do you have a fetal doppler?
 
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