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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.

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Hello all!

Well, I've been accruing geckos at an exponential rate the past two weeks, and I figured it's about time I shared a few pictures of them!

This is little Sparkplug..he's a fair bit oranger than the photo shows, and I'm hoping he'll lose some of those spots as he gets older!
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This is Waikiki, who is gravid to a jungle albino..she was bred about 2.5 weeks ago, and I'm hoping for some eggs pretty soon..she's looking pretty plump, but I'm finding it difficult to actually make out the eggs in her belly yet.
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This is Pandora, a Patternless Albino (one of the two I posted recently about regarding sand impaction). I couldn't get her to stop looking at the camera, so I apologize for her frightening eyes :eek2:
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And last but not least, this is Rapunzel, Pandora's sister. She, I think, is my favorite; she has very unique patterning!
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From the other side:
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Thank you for letting me share and I hope you enjoy them! :)
 
Some great looking leos, sparkplug looks a bit behind in the genes compared to those other beauties.. don't get me wrong though.. sparkplug looks good too.
 
That photo of Pandora is great!!! LOL My geckos don't like my camera. They'll smile at me plenty without it, but as soon as the camera is out and on, they do everything they can to look away.
 
Great pics! Maybe camera gazing is a PA thing, my male PA does the same thing.

-Alice
 
Chris Steele said:
Some great looking leos, sparkplug looks a bit behind in the genes compared to those other beauties.. don't get me wrong though.. sparkplug looks good too.
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Yeah, he's really nothing too special, but I am pretty sure he will lose some of those spots, and he is quite a bit oranger than the photo shows. The other ones are definitely quite a bit more flashy though.
I might try and use Waikiki for a hybino project once she is finished laying eggs for this season. Or maybe as a part of the Patternless albino project I have on the table. I guess I'll have to give it some more thought :)
 
aliceinwl said:
Great pics! Maybe camera gazing is a PA thing, my male PA does the same thing.

-Alice
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MIne does the same thing! It must be a PA trait...LOL

Great Pics, thanks for sharing!
 
Poor Waikiki..maybe she is afraid of becoming a mom! :bolt01:
Seriously, though, she is actually quite sweet, which is not at all apparent in that wild-eyed look!
 
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