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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.

a few of this years hatchlings

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this first lady is from my original bold stripe male x tang het stripe (from Ross Payan's tang x red stripe breeding)... it looks as if she may hypo out but we will have to wait and see but i am pretty much positive she will.

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this second lady is from Glenn (my patternless ct) x well i can't say her name (i have three or four named this so it's the name 1, 2, 3 and 4) but she is a patternless too :hehe:

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these last two ladies are from my original bold stripe pairing

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i blocked out my thumb nail so no one could see how i bite my fingernails :raspberry

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enjoy!!!
 
Robin, what lovely stripes you have! Thanks for the info about my shedding problem. Well not really my shedding problem, but you know what I mean.
 
gotta love patties,
she looks like shes gaining CT already.
Keep me updated.
 
Very nice Robin! BTW, the patternless that I got from you are doing wonderful...and looking great! I'll post more pics one of these days. And hey, if you have a chance, comment on my "genetics question" thread. I remember talking to you about the jungle gene and how it may have different strengths and expressions. thanks :)
 
thanks guys!!! robert that patty is only five days old. i have another sibling to her that is just as nice but two weeks older and already has significant carroting (but she is in shed right now) paul i will take a look at that question.
 
Very nice Robin! As always those stripes are killers. I see you’re also “branding” your geckos. LOL. I’m doing that now too…
 
I love your stripes! I guess I'll have to start watching your available page ;)

-Alice
 
those ladies will not be ready for a while they hatched about the same time as the patty. yes cody i have branded my geckos LOL for good reason eh?
 
I love that patty! I agree that you can see the carrot tail already, you will have to let me know when you have some ready for sale!
 
I'm a BIG fan of stripes..and those look awesome! I agree, I too will be waching your available page..lol.
 
i will only have a few babies from the bold line... i have one other set of eggs incubating and should get some more in a week or so. i will also have bold stripe x jungle and bold stripe x tang het stripe and if i find a bold enough male jugnle i might have bold jungle x reversed stripes later on as well.. so far i only have the four patty females but should have some killer onse later glenn is in with my kick hiney female from kelli and a tangerine het patty... so we will see. and last but not least i hope to produce a fully striped bell albino!!!


can ya tell i like stripes?
 
and of course i forgot to mention MAYBE some tang stripe rainwater albinos (crosses fingers)
 
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