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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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Well he really isn't mine but for now i say he is. Basically the story is My buddies lesser Got an RI and he doesnt really know how to care for it. So i took the liberty of nursing it back to health. Plus my buddy is going through some personal life experiences and doesnt have a place or the time that this poor guy deserves.. So what would u guys say?

I am taking all the necessary precautions to make him better. Antibiotics, warmer temps and keeping him hydrated. The only thing he wont do for me is eat. But i am not gonna force him as he is at the breeding age and producing plugs so this could be the reason why. And he goes back to the Vet next week to check his progress.

At first he got worse but with all the right choices he seems to be getting better. No more mucus from the nose or mouth, clear breathing. The only thing is he opens his mouth about 10 times a day but it doesnt stay open. Crazy thing is after the anibiotics he did Vommit ALOT of Mucus, Which reminds me i gotta remind the vet of that.

ALso he is two rooms away from the rest of my collection.

So what do u guys think? Anything i am doing wrong? Anything else i should do? He is a gorgeous snake and cant wait for his future in my breeding projects!

He is currently in shed.


One more question. At the tip of his eyes there is this orange rust looking stuff. I was wondering what could this be? The vet didnt really adress this at the visit. I will try my best to get it in the pics.
 
Pics
Stomach rally orange
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One of his eye?
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And him
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Sounds to me like your doing everything right? He will eat when he is ready. I have seen sick snakes eyes swell up like they were going to explode but his just looks like his natural eye color? Good luck with him!
 
Well the pics if after i cleaned it up. An i think he might be shedding soon cause u can see eye caps.
Hey Joe should i have it at a certain humidity in his enclosure? I am debating on it cause of his RI But figure he needs it cause of him shedding.
 
That could go either way? Many R.I. articles say low humidity and some say high. I have one that I had high humidity on, antibiotics, soaked him every day and nebulized him and he wasn't getting any better. I put him on paper with a hide box and water bowl and have been leaving him alone and he seems to be getting better? I think a lot of R.I.'s are caused by stress? Well the more you mess with him giving him shots and cleaning the mucus out the more stressed he gets. It's really a little trial and error. Try something for a few weeks and if it isn't working try something else but deffinetely keep him on paper or paper towels and fresh water every few days. High temps and a hide box! Keep me updated!
 
THANKS Joe!!
I will keep ya updated!
Sometimes he seems better then sometime he seems worse.
Minimal handling
 
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