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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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Update on the Very Odd Hatchling.... DUW

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Well it's been a little while and he/she seems to be doing very well, other than I'm stil waiting for it's first shed and to attempt a feeding.

Here are some pics, of our whopping 18 gram wonder, who has realized that it can hiss and puff up at me when I open the tub. LOL

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OMG.....18g? What a miracle that the little bugger is alive! I guess if I was that small, I'd be pretty defensive too! Good luck Felicia!
 
hey Felicia u can put a pic of the parents? i wonder one think because it look like my possible morph but urs have a full stripe congrant's
 
That thing is tiny!
I hope it does well for you. Time to pick up extra small mouse pinks. :rofl:



What is it with little snakes? My little guy also thinks he's big and bad. :yesnod:
Compared to yours, he is a giant though. :rofl:
 

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hey Felicia u can put a pic of the parents? i wonder one think because it look like my possible morph but urs have a full stripe congrant's
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Fe bought a gravid import and this is what hatched. The female import is nice on it's own but that baby is smokin!
 
I like that first sib. Very nice. :thumbsup:
 
im not sure but to me don't look like odd it look more like possible for all the markenings but who know
 
I and a few others think this particular morph already exists but has not been reproduced so it may not be a genetic morph but an incubation mishap.

There were two of these in the clutch, the second of which didn't make it. The eggs the two came from had issues with drying out during incubation and could be the cause of what you see, as beautiful as it is.

Steve's little one had issues with drying out as well but his didn't dry out as much as these did.

It's possible that it is genetic but I think with them being around for a few years that if they were they would have been reproduced already. Who knows maybe the combo believed to be behind it is not codom x dom but something more complex. I'll be keeping mom and all sibs to this one and we'll see what we can come up with. The group will be a very fun and exciting dinking project to say the least.

On a side note: Ken is going to kill me for all the hold backs this is going to cause!! :ack2:

* Steve check your PMs!!! *
 
What a cute wee niblit!! And very cool markings to boot!!!!!! :thumbsup: Glad he/she ate - woo hooooooo!!!
 
I was asked on another forum for updated pics of the sibs, so here are a few. Steve the first one is the one you like.

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I love the pictures! The feeding picture is just great! :rofl: I love the markings on that BP but its so small! Best of luck with him/her!
 
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