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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.

Michael Beberman - MotherGecko.com. Good Guy Thread.

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I purchase 3 Corn Snake juvieniles from Mike.
All 3 came bright and early at 9:15 A.M. overnight shipping, the box was properly insulated, nicely heated and packaged great.
Just a side note, all 3 of them ate frozen thawed pinkies after just about an hour being set up in their tubs.

Mike was very helpful throughout the transaction, and very timely with everything.
I will defenitely be getting babies from Mike next year when all the youngins are coming out.

Was a great deal, and I would recommend Mike to anyone interested in his critters. Buy with complete confidence!
Thanks Mike,

Mike Fortier.
 
they also have some killer leos, I got some a while back . very heathy and the packing was outstanding.
 
I got a crested from mike a few months ago. Best customer service you will find anywhere.
 
I'm interested in purchasing a few Albino Bullfrogs from Mike and I see the customer service and shipping is great. I have a quality question though, how are the animals after they've been acclimated??
 
I only have gotten leos form them and they where perfect and stayed perfect. If you are getting albino bullfrogs im sure they are CB and dont need to be acclimated at all. just make sure you are set up for them , and have food ready. They arent like Wild cought bullfrogs that have to get used to being captive. mothergecko has top quality animals.
 
Joe, you will have no problem dealing with Mike. I have purchased from him in the past and have nothing but praise for the man.I honestly don't think there is a better guy out there to deal with. As mentioned above his shipping is perfect,and his customer service is second to NONE.As for quality...A couple years ago I purchased import ball pythons from him, and at the time I didn't have a drivers license, so running to buy feeders wasnt something I could do weekly. Mike assured me that the snakes were feeding, so I went ahead and took a shot. Their second feeding here they were already eating f/t. I no longer have them, as I work only with boas now, but I do know that the animals are still doing well, and last I heard were being prepared for breeding. Mike knows his stuff, and his care and quality of his animals are just 2 more things that can be aded to the list of things that make Mother Gecko the best in the business to go to.
 
I've done business with Mother Gecko before. It was unbelievable how quickly my order was processed on short notice, and I couldn't be more satisfied.

You simply can not go wrong purchasing from them. Top notch A+++
 
Great service. Excellant animals. Buy with confidence. I got some corns from him and am quite happy with them.

For sure one of the good guys.
 
Like said above Mike is the best. He knows his stuff and treats people awesome. He is a mod on my forum and I will tell you Mike is all about the animals and the customer. You will have no worries buying from him. It is simple Mike sets a bar for others to go after!
 
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