• 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.

Good Guy Colorado Corns (John Finsterwald)

I agree! I have purchased many snakes from John and all are beautiful, healthy and thriving. John has also taught me a lot about shipping in both hot and cold conditions- by his excellent practices. I can't think of a more ethical breeder than John- he genuinely stands behind the snakes he sells.

Nanci LeVake
SnickerSnakes
 
Several months ago I interacted with a member of CS.com who had purchased a hatchling for her children. The snake never fed, and eventually died. This person was leery of trying again with a new snake, and I suggested she try an older animal, and she said she would think about it. I asked around to several breeder friends, and they all responded with healthy adult snakes that could go to pet homes. I sent this person all the information and pictures, and she eventually chose a gorgeous snake that John had offered. I got an email from her today:

Hi Nanci,

I just wanted to update you on how we're doing with the snake that you found for us. The female amel that we got from John is great! : ) We named her Inca and she is absolutely wonderful, we all love her. She is great with the kids. The first month with had her, she shed a couple of times. It was kind of nerve racking because she was refusing to feed but John was great helping me figure everything out. It was so wonderful having a mentor to guide me through it all. He was so right on the mark about every little thing. She is settled in great now and eating really well. This was the best possible snake for our family, thank you again for matching us up! I am feeling very comfortable with everything ( although I still check that temp several times a day!!!).

Thank you!!! Chris (Christine Freier)
 
Early this year I bought 2.2 Bloods het Hypo Plasma Charcoal, he was an excellent communicator and answered all my questions promptly. I only kept 1.1 of them, and they are monster eaters with some of the best color I've seen for Bloods. The male especially is a real stunner with deep, rich color and great diffusion. He is already over 150 grams and the biggest of all my yearlings!

I'd do business with John again in a heartbeat.
 
I have a stunning Tessera in my home thanks to John! He's a great guy to work with & I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for top quality Corn Snakes!
 
Just found this. I have a few of John's snakes, a 1.1 dark red excellent diffusion white bellied bloodred cornsnakes, an ultramel het blood cs , and a hypo plasma super pink male cornsnake with very very I won't say what exactly. But he's awesome. Thanks due to the perfection of his breeding programs. They all feed and do well.
 
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