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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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what would cause this beware its sad

balls

kinda but not 100% , didnt even think of it . i assumed or should i say trusted that everything was legit. very valid point indeed!
 
Mooing Tricycle said:
Get the body back and get a necropsy.

That lump partway down the body is NOT in the stomach, though. So if it was fed/forcefed.... id be asking what, and why.
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Yep. If the lump in the throat is several day digested regurgitation, the snake was probably already hurting when you sold it.
If it's undigested, I would think the buyer force-fed it a much too large rodent.
 
From the events, it seems like you are saying the buyer sent you a picture of the sick snake? The picture I see is a dead snake.
When you get it back, carefully slice the "lump" area open and post several pictures so we can help determine a timeline if it is a regurge, or take it to a vet if you can.
 
I had something similar to that happen to one of my small BPs years ago. I fed it, and a few days later a large lump appeared, then the next morning the lump was all the way to it's throat, the entire lower portion of the snake looked completely empty (the belly skin was collapsed all the way up completely down the snake after the lump), and it was dead.

Never did figure out what caused it. I was about 16 at the time. I put it in the freezer hoping to bring it to a vet, but my mom seen it in there and threw it away when I wasn't home.
 
If the lump in the throat is several day digested regurgitation, the snake was probably already hurting when you sold it.
If it's undigested, I would think the buyer force-fed it a much too large rodent.
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Totally agree! snake should not feel cool in a 90 degree enclosure. Perhaps his heat is waaay off too.

So sorry for the loss either way.
 
ball

i will post the findings" when" and "if "i get it back. thanks for all the advise.j
 
ball

actually today i got the snake, i cut it open and found nothing ,lumps in the photo were gone . i didnt photo it because it was foul and i wanted to get it gone asap so i could at least eat dinner later tonight(barf).there was no mouse, no substrate nothing. i could have taken it to the vet but that costs more than i was willing to spend. the buyer and i will work something out i guess. we are both civil so that helps.

thanks everyone for you help and advise on this issue.if it wasnt for the advise i would have sent the guy a check that same day.i hope i never see anything like it again.j
 
Wolfy-hound said:
What does the guy say about the lumps that have mysteriously disappeared?
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They may not be that mysterious.

It's unusual to see if there isn't something blocking the throat but the gasses associated with decomposition can result in some swelling and distended proportions postmortem, especially in warm environments. And pre-mortem if there's something really unpleasant going on (generally in the digestive tract).

The swelling can reduce over time or, if you actually cut them open- the only result is a horrible stench and some organs looking more liquid than is healthy.
 
Seamus Haley said:
They may not be that mysterious.

It's unusual to see if there isn't something blocking the throat but the gasses associated with decomposition can result in some swelling and distended proportions postmortem, especially in warm environments. And pre-mortem if there's something really unpleasant going on (generally in the digestive tract).

The swelling can reduce over time or, if you actually cut them open- the only result is a horrible stench and some organs looking more liquid than is healthy.
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Agreed, but the lumps appeared in the span of a day, presumably. Decomposition shouldn't be that advanced in 24 hours (24 hours is generous, who here doesn't check on a brand new snake in less time than that?).

I would be highly suspicious. It may be gas, but that's awfully quick. If it were a days-old regurge that blocked up the throat, it wouldn't mysteriously disappear.

I'm a paranoid guy, however. There are legitimate things it could be, but I'd be very suspicious of the circumstance.
 
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