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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.
  • 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.

Vulcan-Pearl Baby Profiles (2018-E)

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Living Gems Reptiles is pleased to finally profile the (remaining) babies from its 2018 “E” litter.

Born on July 9, 2018 to Vulcan (a July 2013 male with strong red color and vivid neon orange side crescents)…

Sire

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…and Pearl (a July 2010 female noted for her intense orange color and her distinctive “pearl” dot in the center of her head)…

Dam

As a baby – note the head pattern:
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As an adult at age four:
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…this litter represents the first pairing of these two animals.

The babies in this litter were high-color stunners almost from Day 1. In addition to good color, they have very consistent side crescents, with many having fat ones as well.

All are now well-tested at almost two years old, with numerous successful meals and sheds. As has been outlined in previous posts, all of these babies come from a disease-tested facility.

As with all LGR litters, we’ve done dozens of handling sessions for each baby, part of our commitment to start acclimating them to humans.

Over the following posts, please find a short profile of every surviving baby in the litter. For each, a short description is provided, noting any behavioral or physical quirks, along with a selection of photos. For dorsal chains, “short” means two to three linked spots, and “long” mean four or more.

So grab a cup of your favorite brew, sit back, relax, and enjoy!

If you like what you see, and want first dibs at any babies, you can sign up for our Wait List via PM.

Thank you as always,
 
Baby #02 (Male)

This little lad was an “almost” holdback, due to his stunning color. He has nice thick side crescents, and a cool-looking for at the end of his center head stripe.

Side
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Top
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As of early May’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 108 grams.
 
Baby #05 (Male)

This young boy has some minor dorsal chaining on his back. He has amazingly consistent side crescents, and sports his mother’s trademark “pearl” dot on his forehead.

Rear
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Top
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As of early May’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 109 grams.
 
Baby #06 (Male)

This small stunner was one of my favorites due to his personality, and his strong color and vibrant side patterns made him an easy holdback pick.

Side
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Top
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As of early May’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 90 grams.
 
Baby #07 (Female)

This little lady is one of only two surviving females in the litter, and as any breeders needs girls, became a holdback. She is not quite as brightly colored as her sister, but has very strong, almost neon, side crescents; and a gigantic pearl mark square in her head.

Side
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Top
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As of early May’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 114 grams.
 
Baby #09 (Female)

This young girl is one of only two surviving females in the litter, and as any breeders needs girls, became a holdback. She has strong color, tightly packed dorsal spots, and the litter’s typical strong side crescents. She also has a nice pearl mark, but a tad smaller than her sister’s.

Rear
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Top
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As of early May’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 123 grams.
 
Baby #XX (Male)

This little mystery lost his number sticker while I was sick, and so became known as Baby Double X. One of these days I’ll try and compare birth head shots to ID him, but for now it works for him. Due to his impressive color and amazingly neon crescents, he is my second male holdback.

Side
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Top
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As of early May’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 98 grams.
 
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