• 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.
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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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  1. Earthworks

    Inquiry Charles C Davis/Dilectus Reptilles LLC

    location Texas; seen on several sites selling a large number of mid/high end ball pythons mostly larger females I was interested in but I can't find anything on BOI ect and the website he listed is invalid. anyone have info on/experience with? thx!
  2. Earthworks

    Inquiry Daniel Riera/Riera Reptiles LLC

    considering a purchase of a het animal, nothing on BOI, anyone have experience with/opinion on? thx!
  3. Earthworks

    Reccomendation for intermiediate+ species pls

    hello I will start by saying I have around 15 years experience keeping herps but trimmed my collection down significantly before a move and job change. I'm now looking to get back into chams and have kept and bred Furcifer pardalis, Trioceros melleri (only a single individual for several years...
  4. Earthworks

    da BIG one

    had my biggest BP out today and snapped a pic of her...she was given the year off this last season and is around 4000 grams, looks like boa size in person and im semi tall, she did fast all the same though and is now a tiny bit picky but still curious how big shel get up to before the season.
  5. Earthworks

    My One 2013 Clutch and Results

    things have been really busy for me this year so i gave most of my small collection the year off. i only bred 2 of my females, a pastel and a hypo both to my fire hypo male...the hypo just b/c i love fire hypos and the pastel b/c i was hoping for some firefly female het hypos to breed back to a...
  6. Earthworks

    Ugh...still having alot of I.D. trouble on this fire clutch (help appreciated!)

    so after asking for help on the first one out, i thought i had a better handle on this, then the rest came out and im lost...alot of orangeish granite came through in this clutch and they are het hypo so i think this might be making it harder on me. here is some shots of the 6 in...
  7. Earthworks

    Quick Morphs I.D. Quiz (just for fun!)

    Cleaning some cages/racks today and had these 3 on hand (literally) at once and was admiring the contrasts...snapped 2 shots, thought it would be fun to see if anyone can get all 3 right. :thumbsup: and a little closer btw the visible head belongs to the center snake, dont want to throw...
  8. Earthworks

    Hatchling I.D. help needed! (with complication)

    Need some help I.D. this baby as a fire or a normal...my mind jumps to fire from the blushing and head marking but I havent produced fires before AND the matter is further complicated by it being 100% het hypo, I have produced some blushed out hypo hets that differ from standard normals. thx...
  9. Earthworks

    Inquiry Douglas A. Dolenc (Dugan32)

    anyone? his recent classifieds flood of top end balls with 10 posts and no rating is disconcerting to me and i say this only because i would be interested in several of the snakes. he states 'purchased from nerd' 'purchased from BHB' and such under each, can anyone verify/vouch for this? i...
  10. Earthworks

    Good Guy GoodGuy Mark Boyer Marks_Balls

    recently completed a transaction with Mark, I made a purchase with payments, he was flexible with the terms, he maintained good communication, and once paid he was efficient on shipping within a relatively narrow window the weather at the time gave us. snake arrived apparently healthy and as...
  11. Earthworks

    2011 holdbacks

    havent been posting in these forums in a looong time. still been here just lurking in the shadows :). so after the 2011 season life got busy with work, a move, and school, i sold my main breeder male as well as the vast majority of my 2011 offspring. i did have to hold back a few, the first...
  12. Earthworks

    Everyone pairing so early???

    im a bit confused about everyone apparently pairing so early, ive always paired in the spring after cooling with ball pythings, is late fall/winter pairing common and/or usefull?
  13. Earthworks

    Big Clutch Pics

    ok heres some pics of the big clutch, i apologize for the quality i need new batteries and card for my digi cam so had to use an iphone and the lighting was horrendous so these are a very poor representation of the actual animals, the colors are very muted and darkened in these pics in...
  14. Earthworks

    Weird clutch sexing outcome, 1:8?

    popped the big clutch that hatched, its been awhile but i didnt 'think' i had any problems, had one pastel sex very easily as male, the thing is all 8 other snakes sexed as female? i mean its possible but so unlikely i have to assume error(s)? ill sex them again after 1st shed/meal, strange...
  15. Earthworks

    Big Clutch nearly all out

    my big pastel girls clutch sired by a lesser bee male has hatched and now all but 2 are out. got 2 normals which was odd but cant complain as i also got 2 queen bees...hit every spider combo (and a plain spider) possible as well!...one of the normals has a cool dark banding... the 2 im waiting...
  16. Earthworks

    been gone a long time, breeding season report

    been gone from these forums for quite awhile, been lurking a bit but not posting. been realllly busy with condensed summer classes and work and such. as my breeding season turned out i got 2 clutches from the 3 females i bred, the normal girl laid 5 big healthy eggs and the big pastel girl...
  17. Earthworks

    Love is in the air. lol

    Lesser Bee male X Pastel female this is a pair im really excited about, hoping to produce a queen bee, female is over 3000grams and this is the pairs 5th lockup so i like my odds. pic is horrible quality b/c lighting was dim and i snapped this on a cell phone, in person the male has very...
  18. Earthworks

    Male breeding but doesnt want to eat...?

    my lesser bee has been locking well with the ladies, however when i give him some time off he hasnt fed, before breeding season he was eating f/t rats, he weighs around 1300g and has been holding his weight well, ill be teasing him with live and/or possibly a mouse next week but my question...
  19. Earthworks

    Bad Guy Shannon G. AKA Shannon Glick AKA Eben Horn AKA Walter Eben Glick of OH...!!!

    Sorry for all the AKAs but that should give you a little preview of what Im dealing with. Ive been doing a number of deals since getting back into reptiles after a multi-year break and guess I was do to get screwed. The situation in part is one I should have known better ot get caught up...
  20. Earthworks

    Good Guy Richard Kensinger

    Unfortunently I may have a bad guy post coming soon against somone Ive had a long standing deal with, NOT Richard, but for the moment wanted to give props to Richard for being a professional seller. Ive been looking everywhere for a breedable Lesser Bee male and for whatever reason was...
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