• 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.

FS/T 5' Burmese python

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Getting out of Pythons, moving into boas, particularly Boa C. Ssp.
healthy feeding on medium/large rats, currently in shed right now and very dingy colors, I'll hazard my hand and take him out to see if I can ease his shed along, Sorry no pictures, don't have a camera but considering I'm looking for locals you'll see it in person anyways.

Also looking to trade for any B.Cs or possibly Sand and ground boas
(Extremely interested in Candoia Sp)
$70,
local deals Bakersfield California..

If my age is a concern do not let it fool you, I have been caring for herps since I was 3 with my first tree frog and many escapees later I'm currently breeding a number of lizards.
I'm not the primary caretaker for the Boids, instead my mother is and she's breeding our Boas, our female in particular who we've had for 8 years.

Thank you for your interest, looking to finally be free of him, he's calm and tame, will show you when he's angry (thumps his tail), been growing steadily since we got him last April. We just don't want large pythons anymore, we already got rid of a green phase 10' male later last year.

James Lautner
 
Bump.. I do not expect a reply any time soon of course, I'm fairly out of the way.. That said for those not familiar with Bakersfield, 2 hours from Fresno, 2 hours from LA.. Willing to meet halfway to any of these places, and if you time it right I'd be willing to meet as far north as San Jose as I visit the city often and if you're on my way, I'd be quite willing to arrange something.
Snake has shed and eaten, he's been sexed male, very healthy, has been exhibited in a number of shows, most recent being the 2 day exhibition done by the SWHS last October, he's a real beauty and a generally calm snake even when man handled.. or as the fact my mother is the owner, Woman handled especially during cleaning time.

Thank you for your interest, and I apologize to the 40 other viewers who saw shipping was not available, just at this time I have so few deals I don't see the use to go through all the hassle.
 
*bump* Still here obviously, some day perhaps.. as I said, willing to go some miles.
 
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