• Posted 12/19/2024.
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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.

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    Texas River cooter

    Good luck, I've tried myself a couple times 😐
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    For Sale Eastern Box Turtles available for sale.

    Technically true, but I'm saying people who are smart with their money will see this for what it is. You want to prove me wrong, buy a couple of their animals and then I'll buy them from you
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    For Sale Eastern Box Turtles available for sale.

    1. Account was created the same day this post was made 2. User is in the UAE, at least allegedly 3. User's full name combines two of the most common/generic names in the country 4. No pictures You must be new, or just don't know how to spot a scammer
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    For Sale Eastern Box Turtles available for sale.

    😂
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    For Sale 0.1 Striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii)

    $150obo plus shipping
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    For Sale 0.1 Mexican giant musk turtle (S. triporcatus)

    Beautiful female triporcatus, purchased from Turtles and Tortoises, Inc. a couple years ago. Her first 2 clutches just hatched, so she's a proven breeder. $700 plus shipping
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    For Sale M. nigricans x M. reevesii hybrids

    In that case, are you interested in a couple free Reeve's turtles? Lol what a pain in the ass. A friend was supposed to take these (for free) and just stopped responding to me.
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    For Sale M. nigricans x M. reevesii hybrids

    I probably posted these on Instagram shortly after they hatched, but a couple of their siblings had orange plastrons. The female Reeve's did previously produce pure offspring, so I think the only way these would be pure is if it's possible for a single clutch to be sired by different males.
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    For Sale M. nigricans x M. reevesii hybrids

    2 available - $50 each plus shipping from 43016. Thanks
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    For Sale Mexicana box turtle

    I will gladly remove this comment and apologize to the seller if I'm proven wrong, because the last thing I want to do is slander legitimate sellers, but I care more about unwitting buyers losing money... I was told by a credible source that this seller scammed someone else - however, to be...
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    For Sale Sub adult & Adult Testudo Tortoises

    Have you tried resizing the pictures? That solved my issues
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    SOLD!! CB '24 Reeve's turtle

    Yes - shipping would be $50. Thanks
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    For Sale 0.1 Mexican giant musk turtle (S. triporcatus)

    Beautiful and very heavy CB female purchased from Turtles and Tortoises, Inc. almost 3 years ago. She laid her first clutch of eggs last year, and her weight/length as of 7/15 was 3.6kg and 11.1", respectively. $900 plus shipping
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    SOLD!! (SOLD)1.4 Tunisian Greeks aka Testudo Graeca Nabulensis

    Just an FYI on the picture issue, since I've seen several people mention it: at least for me, it was a file size issue (it'd be nice if they'd actually tell you that). I was able to upload pictures once I resized them...
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    SOLD!! Male Chinese golden thread turtle

    This male is the sire of the hatchlings that I have also listed for sale, as well as multiple clutches the previous 2 years. Not that clearly visible in the pics but he does have a minor tail nip from before his time here.... $50 plus shipping or local pickup in central Ohio.
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    SOLD!! 3rd Gen NA Wood Turtle Hatchlings CB

    I'm in Columbus - do you offer local pickup instead of shipping
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    SOLD!! Male black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis)

    Bought as a LTC pair a couple months ago. After losing the female in the first couple weeks, I've decided to just move on from this species for now to focus on the others that I keep... Unlike the female, this guy has been doing just fine and has eaten pellets, fish, and shrimp for me. $80 obo...
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    SOLD!! CB '24 Reeve's turtle

    Bump
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    SOLD!! Female red-cheeked mud turtle

    Bump
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    Help wanted!!! Eastern box turtles

    I sure hope not
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