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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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Pip, The Dwarf Colombian

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This little fellow was born June 5th 2003 as part of a normal litter of boas.<br>At birth, he was only 7" long, while all of his siblings were in the 15" range.<br>Now at 4 months of age, he measures in at just under 10 inches.<br>He has never missed a meal (of course he can't manage anything larger<br>then a pinky mouse) and has increased in girth, but very little in length.

I have produced and raised runts before, but this animal is quite different.<br>It is my belief that he is a dwarf.<br>Has anyone else here ever produced a boa like this?

Pip is a male. I would be very interested in finding someone who has a similar female to explore the genetic possibilities in a few years.

Thanks,
 
Cute little guy... I would like to see him in a few years... See how big he gets.

Watch.. he will turn into a monster, and end up being a 10-13 footer...lol
 
That's a weird looking corn snake baby! Just kidding. He sure is tiny. I wonder how big her will get. Are you going to try to keep him small by resricting his diet?
 
No, I'll let him grow as much as he is able. He has been on a steady diet since birth. The only difference is the size of the prey. He just switched from pinkys to fuzzies.

I'll let him become whatever it is that he is meant to be. If it's in his destiny to grow large - so be it. Personally, I don't see that happening. His girth has steadily increased, but his length has not changed all that much. I really believe that he is a true dwarf.

I'm thinking about taking him to the Tampa show to show him off a bit and get opinions from other breeders. Any of you that come to Tampa, be sure to stop by and say hello. I'll be sharing a table with John Schmitt of Suncoast Herpetological.

Thanks,
 
Pip - Update!

Pip is now 6 1/2 months old and is doing very well. He now measures in at 13 1/2" long and a whopping 40 grams. He has continued to eat steadily and his girth has continued to increase. Proportionally, he looks like a normal boa, he is just considerably smaller.

I'll get some updated pictures of him taken over the holiday and post them here.

Thanks for asking.
 
Updated Pictures 2/22/04

Pip is now 9 months old. He has continued to feed well, but except for some additional girth, he is not really increasing in size. Here is a picture with one of his siblings for comparison. The female sibling is what I would consider to be of normal size for a 9 month old boa.

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How's Pip doing?
You have GOT to breed this animal, even if it is to a sib just to keep any possible gene aliv3.
 
Pip is doing great. He has continued to bulk up - he's just not getting much longer. I have held back his sister for a potential breeding. Of course the physical act may be difficult because of their size difference.

I may have to try my hand at artificial insemination - won't that be fun!

I'm currently working on a page for Pip on my website. Once it's completed and posted, I'll make a post on it here.

Thanks for inquiring.
 
are you willing to sell Pip? I have been looking for a lttle red tail that wont eat rabits. LoL J/K Nice babie though. Can you send some pics of her eating? I live that boa. You should sell him on reptibid.com
 
Jake,
Sorry, but Pip is a keeper. If and when I prove him out and develop a line of Boas that only grow to 3 1/2', I'll make sure I drop you a line. Wouldn't that be an awesome thing: all the great personality of a boa in a handy carry along size. Hey - I can dream!

I don't have any pictures of him eating and he's not due to feed for a couple days yet, but I'll see what i can do for you at that time.

Thanks for your comments.
 
I want to be on the list, happily the top of the list, for any pint sized babies that might come out of a pairing with this guy. That is just outrageous! Its like my dreams come true. A drawf Colombian Boa. I would love to see any pics you get of him. Let me know when you get that page on him done.
Anthony
 
I'm currently working on a complete make-over of my web site (including Pip's page). I'll try and post some updated pictures of him this weekend.

Thanks,
 
The tale of the tape!

Here's a couple pictures of Pip taken today.

His current measurements are:

Length: 32"
Weight: 410 grams

His birthday is 6/5/03.
He'll be 2 years old in ten days.

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Thanks,
 
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Anthony,
Here is a picture taken last evening of Lucille (the reptilian one).

She is still in quarantine, but my plans are to pair Pip up with both his sister and with her.
I don't have precise measurements on her yet, but she is very close to Pip in length.
Pip is probably about double Lucille's weight however.

It's a very exciting project.
 
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