Just wanted to know if anyone has ever done business with them? I have seen some of their ads on another site and sometimes the representative pics they have posted look really skinny. Just curious n would like to know if I should call them or not next time I see something I like. Thank you guy much.
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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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And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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Inquiry DTS herp farm
- Thread starter Brandonmarsh29
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DTS as in Dan Scolaro? If so, RUN AWAY! A BOI search for Scolaro will yield some alarming information. Do yourself a favor...avoid at all costs.
He has a bad rep on here, but I have bought some snakes off of him recently and they were perfect. I was skeptical at first, but I contacted 35 people who he had on his site that had reviewed him and spoke to them. His animals are mostly all imports, so if you do get from him, make sure to flagyl and pancur your animals. I picked up a pair of barons and a pair of ornate flying snakes from him, they were great.
Again, I will say I was very skeptical, but I had a good experience. Only dealt with him once though.
Wilomn
New member
One of the worst guys in the business.
And very rightfully so. Hopefully, it extends far beyond here. I'd hope that he'd have a bad rep among any group of people who place even the slightest value on integrity. There are so many things that an informed buyer would have to look past to even consider dealing with the guy. Beyond the documented history of mites, IBD, a comically cutthroat business model, countless lies, evasions and blowups; one would still have to get past the fact that the guy's just a total piece o'
in general. Such an enticing proposition. 
So you have no qualms about dealing with and supporting a proven bad guy?
That is good to know.
You can't spell Death To Snakes without DTS.
kingpinreptiles
New member
Just wanted to chime in here..
I've done countless transactions with Dan over the last 10 years, thousands of dollars at a time, and have never had any problems with any of them.
I have seen plenty of his bad guy threads over the years, but anyone who does hundreds of transactions a year faces the possibility of ending up with 1 or 2 bad ones.
I've done countless transactions with Dan over the last 10 years, thousands of dollars at a time, and have never had any problems with any of them.
I have seen plenty of his bad guy threads over the years, but anyone who does hundreds of transactions a year faces the possibility of ending up with 1 or 2 bad ones.
So you buy lots of animals from a person who has a proven history of sending out diseased and dying animals. That is bound to give kingpinreptiles a boost!
Anyone else want to help their business out this morning?
Quite possibly. As is often said, it's how a person handles the bumps in the road that truly defines what kind of business they're running. With that in mind, DTS is still completely worthless. Had you actually read the BG threads that you've claimed to have seen, it'd be damn near impossible to argue that you can ever really count on Scolaro to do the right thing. As long as it's all happening to others, it's all good, right?
This post sums it up much more succinctly than my own:
David Scarboro said:
Wilomn
New member
If you knowingly support a scumbag, what does that make you? We ALL have choices to make and if the all mighty dollar is more important than being able to look your fellow man in the eye, as it were, then go for it. I'll understand when you look away if you see those who refuse to support the bottom of the barrel just to make a few pennies more. I really like some of your snakes Mike, but I have to tell you, knowing you do business with this guy has really put me off getting anything from you.
Lucille I did mean Dan Scolaro thanks. So ya the reason I posted was I saw an ad for a king snake I was looking for so I started looking at other ads from them and there were some animals said to be about 2 yrs old cbb that were so tiny and skinny still only eating pinks. Looked like hatchlings far as size but skinny. Anyway I appreciate everyone's help and advice thank you all. I been breeding colubrids for several years now but I'm still kinda new to this whole internet thing and have been very fortunate to have talked to some great ppl. I just like to do as much research as I can when considering who to do business. Please forgive me if I ask a dumb question cuz like I said I'm pretty new to the internet world and I wanna thank EVERYONE for their input.
In a situation like this, the only 'dumb' question is the one you don't bother asking. Make friends with the search function in the BOI forum. Research everyone. You may just save yourself a whole lot of time and trouble.
Thank you very much... I just now found out how to search through this for specifics haha. So anyway after seeing the other ads when I was shopping around and hearing what ppl had to say I will just look elsewhere when looking around. I thank you all for your input you guys have been alot of help.
turtledan77
New member
3 weeks ago, I was intrigued by his "golden 3 striped mud turtles" on kingsnake. As a newcomer to this hobby, I was not aware of the BOI and ability to research specific sellers. I contacted him and told him I was interested in seeing more photos. He responded with:
"I have a few so they go back in the same cage and it would be difficult to find one you select so that's why its important to pay for it first and then I will separate them out and you can choose from a few and no obligation if you pass but all look so similar and change to the same gold as adults so not much difference matters at this sub adult stage etc."
This was an immediate red flag and I questioned him for expecting me to pay without even seeing a picture first. He got upset and basically told me he wanted nothing to do with me. It was a frustrating exchange, but reading this now it sounds as if the outcome was the best case scenario for me!
"I have a few so they go back in the same cage and it would be difficult to find one you select so that's why its important to pay for it first and then I will separate them out and you can choose from a few and no obligation if you pass but all look so similar and change to the same gold as adults so not much difference matters at this sub adult stage etc."
This was an immediate red flag and I questioned him for expecting me to pay without even seeing a picture first. He got upset and basically told me he wanted nothing to do with me. It was a frustrating exchange, but reading this now it sounds as if the outcome was the best case scenario for me!
You were probably lucky!
I have NOTHING good to say about Dan Scolaro. If you read some of his bad guy threads, he often tries to evade responsibility for his misdeeds by demeaning and insulting any who complain about him, and demeaning and insulting any who would support those hapless buyers.
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Dan is one of those guys who embodies all that is bad about the reptile industry and should be avoided like the plague.
I am surprised to see he has not gone out of business or been shut down yet.
Sure, he may have some good transactions but look what happens when things go wrong or when someone calls his BS; true colors begin to show...
I am surprised to see he has not gone out of business or been shut down yet.
Sure, he may have some good transactions but look what happens when things go wrong or when someone calls his BS; true colors begin to show...