• Responding to email notices you receive.
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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.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

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    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

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    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Using vets not listed on Arav website?

My herp vet isn't a member, but I've used him for 15+ years. (Disclaimer: I worked for him for awhile, covering an office maternity leave, but was a client for several years before that.)

Just do your homework; is the vet you want to see actually a herp vet, with Board certification? I would look more at certification and experience, than membership in the association. (I think my vet is too cheap to pay the dues, but is very good at what he does!)
 
There are three exotics specialists near me but only one is on ARAV. Nothing wrong with the other two at all, they're just not listed.
 
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