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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's the next big thing

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So right now ball pythons are the most worked with species as far as designer morphs go. We all remember when it was corn snakes, leopard geckos, ect ect. What do you think the next big thing is in the reptile trade? This is just for fun there's really no wrong answer here.
 
Retics, especially dwarf/SD crosses. People will want one before FWS says they can't get one.
 
I disagree with Retics. Too many legal issues surrounding these types of animals.

Blue Tongue Skinks are getting interesting.
 
African House Snake! Heehee. If only we could find an albino True Stripe or some other morphs. I know these guys are never going to be big (pun intended) but I love them.
 
I understand the availability issue in the U.S., but with their size and more curious disposition I don't see why any of the Anteresia, particularly the Spotted Python (anteresia maculosa) wouldn't blow up. In AU they're already proving that with time and proper line breeding you can get some wicked stuff out of them.
 
Tokays and chahoua geckos are gonna heat up in the US eventually. I'm a big fan of White lipped pythons which are rather hard to find recently but are growing increasingly popular. And like someone mentioned before, blueys are gonna be big when breeding becomes more popular in the us.

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I can say from recent trends at shows. Tokays are blowing out currently when more morphs become common they will be like crested did a few years ago.
Snake's Boa's are selling great for me and others currently the market on them is coming back nicely.
Due to all the media and the legal issues I fear Retic's Burms etc will never be as big a part as the burms were 20 plus years ago.
 
I feel Balls are always gona be most popular just because of the variety & size. Retics are gona get bigger but with all the legal issues surrounding they won't get bigger then the ball market. Designer GTP are hotttt, but they are super difficult to get babies that live then tryn to get them to feed is a whole nother issue. Diversity is the key, Dont limit urself to one species!
 
Angolan Pythons

Angolan Python interest seems to be growing significantly. The prices of the babies have increased, although to a much lesser extent than White Lipped Pythons, Madagascar ground boas, and black-headed pythons. This makes them a better value, and seems to be putting them on the radar of new collectors and breeders. Not many years ago, they were far outside of the financial realm for most hobbyists. Not any longer. I enjoy them much more than ball pythons, which they are all too frequently compared to. They are a little bit larger, much more inquisitive, just as gentle, and it just as easy to care for, perhaps easier. Breeding them is easy, and can be successful in virtually any climate as long as the humidity is not extremely high. You don't need particularly cold temperatures to cycle them for winter breeding. Tucson's winters (southern Arizona) are perfectly adequate. They are by far the most enjoyable and satisfying snake I have ever worked with.
 
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