He's a cinnamon green cheek conure...and he's very brave for his puny size. LOL.
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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.
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Hi, figured it was time for an introduction.
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futureherpbreeder said:
..Or like a TV threw up, or even better yet...the way fauna looked this morning before the colors were changed again.
Cat_72 said:OK, so I have little wimpy snakes, and little wimpy birds compared to you all......LOL.
Great pics, though.
Cat, I thought it wasn't the size that counts???I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.
BTW Josh, Those snakes are sweet man, I wish I had the "stones" to keep a retic, I love the patterning on them.
Cat, can you even believe this, that cute little conure is considered a "dangerous" animal in NJ and is illegal to keep, there are acutal wild flocks of them not too far from where I live. Its all of the escapee's(?) from NJ and NY...they started their own little green gang!
futureherpbreeder
Reptile Enthusiast
Thanks John, I Think Alot Of People Are Intimidated By All The Stories They Hear. But Im A Firm Believer In Interacting With Them Daily, And Feeding Them In Seperate Tubs. Ive Had Them For 3 Years Now And Can Honestly Say Ive Been Bitten Once, But That Came From Stupidity, I Put My Cargo Of Rats In There Room For 2 Hours Before I Fed Them, And Was Told,"by My Norm Retic Nerf" That I Cant Tease Them Like That. And Learned My Lesson!lol
futureherpbreeder
Reptile Enthusiast
Dangerous? SORRY CAT, NOTHIN BUT LOVE!
Oh S***! We've all done dumb stuff and paid for it later in one way or another, but I'd prefer mine not to be on the business end of a retic...OUCH! LOL. Truthfully though its not sooooo much the evil stories I've heard (although that IS part), but just the sheer potential size of them as f/g adults. YIKES! Still they're gorgeous man. Good luck with them.
futureherpbreeder
Reptile Enthusiast
Yea I Hear You On The Potential Size! Thats Why After This Weekend When I Get My 12 Ft Het Bino Male Burm, And My Yearling Albino 66% Het Labrynth, Im Done With The Big Ones Until I Get A Bigger House! Thats Why I Actual Wanna Get Into Breeding Is So I Can Afford More Snakes, A Bigger Place, And.... Well Bottom Line, So I Can Support My Good Habbit! (collecting Reptiles!)
futureherpbreeder said:
Yeah seriously, how stupid is that! I showed the breeder (where my roomie got his Shamrock) the Dept. of Fish & Wildlife papers, and the guy nearly fell out of his chair laughing. Welcome to NJ - where NOTHING makes sense. The state where you can keep a BCC and not need permits but BCI's do
...go figure.
futureherpbreeder said:
Believe me I feel that! Same situation here.
techgirl
New member
Welcome to Fauna John!! Nice to have a fellow Jerseyan here. Sounds like you definitely got your hands full. Can't wait to see some pics of the collection.
Thanks Jessica, its good to be here. One of these days I'll try to get some decent shots of the babies, when I have about 6 free hours to kill (i'm not a really good photographer by ANY means).
NJ Serpents said:
Well, he can be a vicious little
when he's in a bad mood...LOL.But seriously, there's a lot of places anymore that have some really messed up animal laws......
NJ Serpents said:Cat, I thought it wasn't the size that counts???
Well, somebody lied to you.
Cat_72 said:Well, somebody lied to you.
Hmmmm....how did I know that was coming? Well, I deserved that, touche!
)techgirl
New member
Quote:
Originally Posted by NJ Serpents
Cat, I thought it wasn't the size that counts??? I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Well, somebody lied to you.
Originally Posted by NJ Serpents
Cat, I thought it wasn't the size that counts??? I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Well, somebody lied to you.
techgirl said:Quote:
Originally Posted by NJ Serpents
Cat, I thought it wasn't the size that counts??? I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Well, somebody lied to you.
I'VE never been told that...its what I've H-E-A-R-D!?!
(yeah i know, i know...come on let me have it, I deserve it)
*snicker*
futureherpbreeder
Reptile Enthusiast
Talkin Bout Messed Up Laws, Where I Live In Des Moines, Its Broken Up Into "suburbs" Like West Desmoines Where I Live, Ankey, Grimes,waukee, Etc.... But West Des Moines Is The Only Part Of Des Moines Where Its Legal To Have Reptiles That Grow Over 6 Ft, And Illegal In All The Other Ones! Wtf! The Only Thing Required From Me Is That I Contact The City Within A Half An Hour Of Its Escape.