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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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Extensive Milk Snake Soaking

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My Pueblan milk snake soaks in its water dish for extended periods of time nearly every day. Do other Pueblan owners experience this? Was wondering if this is normal behavior.
 
What are the temps on the cage? Usually the only time I have seen any snakes I have kept soaking in the water dish, it meant there was something wrong somewhere with the environment of their caging.
 
Thermal gradient is correct 70 cool side, 85-90 on warm side. Humidity hovers around 70% on the cool side and has a humid hide. Also a warm side hide, and a basking spot.
 
Have you checked for mites? No disrespect intended, but snakes with mites will also spend a lot of time in the water bowl.
 
I agree with all Rich's troubleshooting ideas, and will add that it could be that the snake has chosen the water bowl as a hide over the few others provided.

If there's not a really good range of hides (different temps, different sizes, some plastic and some natural materials) adding some would give some more hints as to what the snake is up to. I like cork bark (both flats and rounds) since they give really random choices rather than a simple smoothsided rectangle.

Posting some photos of the enclosure might allow experienced eyes to see something relevant, as would giving a short history of the snake (age, when did you get it, from what sort of source, etc)
 
Milk Snake Extensive Soaking

Enclosure environment is correct. 70 degrees cool side, 85-90 warm side, average humidity 70%, hides on both sides, basking spot. A nearly complete shed a few days ago. Still likes to soak!
 
Well, maybe that snake just likes the idea of having it's own private soaking pool. They all have individual personalities, so you can't rule out the possibility that your particular animal doesn't follow the playbook of every other Pueblan milk snake. :shrug01:
 
Yes, seems content to use all the spaces regularly, Re: your other questions, just came come home a month ago from a NW Reptile trade show, purchased from a breeder as an adult, approx. three years old. Don't have more history, seems quite tame though not surprisingly musked me on first handling! Thanks for your input, nice to chat.
 
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