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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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    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.

Wanted Looking for Glyptemys muhlenbergii Breeder(s)

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I am trying to find people that currently work with and breed Glyptemys muhlenbergii. I am in the process of applying for an ESA commerce permit from the USFWS and would like to reference possible sources for my foundation stock. I am optimistic the permit will get approved and would like to discuss the prospect of acquiring 2-4 CB20 hatchlings. I appreciate any assistance in locating legally produced Captive Bred hatchlings. Mahalo, Ken
 
Best of luck in your efforts Ken, but even if you do manage to get an ESA permit for this species yourself, I highly doubt you will find anyone else with an ESA for this species. USF&WS has a strict policy of not issuing ESA permits for native US species.
 
Aloha Paul, I appreciate the insight and reply. When I spoke with the regional office and explained my purpose for acquiring them, they seemed receptive to the idea and directed me to which specific permit application to use, they didn’t mention it would be that hard to acquire, I appreciate the insight and I’ll reach out to them again to verify.

Also, I was under the impression that if I fly out to whatever state I’m acquiring them from and pick them up directly, then only I need the permit... is that incorrect information?

I appreciate your time and feedback Paul!
 
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That is definitely incorrect, and USF&WS has run stings on people by travelling to other states trying to purchase ESA-listed species. If you travel to another state to purchase an ESA-listed species, both parties still need to have a CBW.

I'm not trying to discourage you from your efforts, but I would definitely advise you to be sure you get any "assurances" from USF&WS in writing. DO NOT take anything they tell you verbally as fact.

Good luck!
 
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