• 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.

Such a nice sight to see in the morning!

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These are such a nice thing to find when making rounds in the morning. :)Momma was not too thrilled with me interupting her guarding them.

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USAGECKOS said:
Congrats!!!! Who was Mom and Dad?
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I was so excited I forgot to post pics of mom and dad....LOL


Sunbeam the Mom, Super Hypo Stripe...she was my first stripe and this is her first year breeding.
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My male stripe I had planned on breeding her with won't be ready till next year. So I figured I breeder her with this guy and maybe get some tang into her babies.


This is Pumpkin Spice. I'm still not sure if he is proven or not. Isn't that funny. Long story.....Short version, his girlfriend from last year that had a baby, was housed with what we thought was a male, and my friend got the male. But after looking at the male again about a month ago, me thinks he's a she. Still not sure, he's/she's got me stumped. Having my friend bring "it" back over soon to take a look.


Either way here's my Hypo Tang Pumpkin Spice the daddy.
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Wow, they are gorgeous, they should definately make nice babies together
 
Thank you, Jeanne!

I just hope these eggs are good. With that bed a beat all over it it's hard to find a bullseye. I think I see one in each but that stuff seems to have stained the shell a little too, so I'll know for sure in about a week. Temps at 83.5 so I've got a long wait ahead of me.

I wish I had taken a picture of her when I opened the lay box.....she glared at me as if to tell me, "Don't even think about messing with me or my eggs!". LOL
 
I haven't forgot about that pic. I just need to figure out a way to get it out of my computer. Anyway I know the feeling. I have one girl that comes running over and slumps her head as I take them away. It almost pains me to do it.
 
Congrats on the eggs! I really like Pumpkin, his deep orange color is very pretty.
 
Congrats on the eggs, I'm off to a slow start this season but it should pick up within the month! :)
 
Congrats! It's a great feeling, but just wait till they hatch! You will be on cloud nine! I just started getting eggs myself. Now the hard part. WAITING!
 
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