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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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So I'm in a bit of a pickle with my juvenile carpet python. So I have a European mount of the buck I shot this past hunting season and I was gonna take some pictures of him on it. I guess that wasn't a good idea because he went into a hole in the back of its head and is now hiding in the skull of the deer mount. How do I get him out?
 
Put the skull inside of an escape-proof container.....and wait.
 
Herpin Man said:
Put the skull inside of an escape-proof container.....and wait.
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^^ this

OR

Fill up your bathtub and slowly submerge the skull under water, the snake will come out for air... just don't drown a dumb* snake that doesn't move.

*just like people, not all snakes are necessarily that bright;)
 
Herpin Man said:
Put the skull inside of an escape-proof container.....and wait.
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This. You could also use a really large container and put the skull on one side and a f/t feeder on the other to try to lure him out. I managed to get a king snake out of a speaker once by enticing him out with a feeder.
 
I have the skull sitting in a big Rubbermaid container rn. I have a hole for air and I put a big heave picture on top that he won't be able to lift up because I don't have a lid for it. I put out a mouse to thaw to try to lure him out tonight, he hasn't ate in almost a month because I recently got him not even 2 weeks ago. But if he doesn't come out within the next 2 days then I'll try to slowly submerge it
 
It is more likely to come out at night. It is also more likely to come out if you place the container in a warm area.
 
My room is always pretty warm so that's not a problem and also I have his meath pad on the opposite side of where he is. I have to work tonight though so I'll have my dad check at sundown
 
Line the Rubbermaid tub with aluminum foil so if the snake comes out you you'll hear it moving around.
 
It's still in the head and it's been since sunday night. Won't he be pretty dehydrated? Should I start to worry if he's not out tomorrow?
 
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