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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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IS THERE SUCH THING AS A PROVEN BLACK GRANITE
- Thread starter hussler1984
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hussler1984
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That animal in shed looks more like a black pastel than a granite, to me.
I don't understand what you're asking about a "black granite", I've never heard such a thing. What is the difference in a "granite" and a "black granite" supposed to be?
hussler1984
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as a matter of fact its a black pastel granite.
heres a link to a black granite
http://www.cuttingedgeherp.com/pythons/item.nhtml?profile=pythons&UID=120
heres a link to a black granite
http://www.cuttingedgeherp.com/pythons/item.nhtml?profile=pythons&UID=120
SERPENTS DEN
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Here a pic of a male Black Granite I have here.
Ok, this is the second time I've heard of a black pastel granite. How do you know it's granite, given the traits of a black pastel? Serious question.
snakesRkewl
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Not easily, lol.
I have a black pastel bred to a pos granite female that shows a lot of granite pattern too, but until I breed it out I wouldn't call it a black pastel granite.
What's funny though is that the Black Pastel is one of the VERY few morphs I like with Granite in it. Generaly I prefer as clean as possible with little to no pattern and little to no spots in that pattern. When It comes to BP's though I prefer as busy a pattern as possible and the ones I've seen with granite in them (wether it be genetic or not) look far superior. Jerry lets see a pic of that BP granite that you have to breed.
That's interesting, I haven't heard of the black granite til looking at this thread.
Makes me wonder if this dinker male I picked up as a granite is a black granite. But this male also looks like a sable or even maybe a het red? I'd love some more input on him. The pics are crap cell shots and last pic is from the guy I got him from.
Currently trying him on a normal female and another girl with a bit of a granite pattern. Was gonna put him to my granite female I have but I'm wanting to prove her genetic. If they both prove genetic ill pair them up next season.
Makes me wonder if this dinker male I picked up as a granite is a black granite. But this male also looks like a sable or even maybe a het red? I'd love some more input on him. The pics are crap cell shots and last pic is from the guy I got him from.
Currently trying him on a normal female and another girl with a bit of a granite pattern. Was gonna put him to my granite female I have but I'm wanting to prove her genetic. If they both prove genetic ill pair them up next season.
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hussler1984
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Here is a dinker I bought at Petco, and I am very convinced she will prove out as a granite.
hussler1984
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Well ill say! That's a nice snake for petco! If I saw it I would have snatched it up too! Everytime I go they have under fed very normal ball pythons. Good luck on proving it out looks like a granite to me! I picked up 3 yellowbellies from a small time pet shop as normals for 15 each! Sometimes they think there normals but to a trained eye, score! 
Yeah. I wasn't even looking to pick up a snake that day...but she was female and $30. I couldn't say no.
hussler1984
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30 BUCKS!
BALL PYTHONS SOLD AT PETCO IN TEXAS GO FOR 89.99 SNAKE ONLY
BALL PYTHONS SOLD AT PETCO IN TEXAS GO FOR 89.99 SNAKE ONLY
$79.99 is the normal price, but she was on sale for $29.99.