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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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My Kingsnake won't eat!

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My husband and I bought a California Kingsnake about a month ago, and on the day we bought him he ate at the pet store. We brought him home and he rejected a half digested mouse, which wasn't too pleasent. However, since then our snake won't eat. He did go through a shedding phase about 2 weeks ago, which does explain why he wouldn't eat at first but he still won't eat his feeder mice. We've left a mouse in there for the past week, and he doesn't seem happy that the mouse is in his aquarium..but he doesn't want to eat him. What should we do?? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! We don't want to lose our new snake :( Thanks again!

-Kristi :shrug01:
 
this is a Picture of my Cali King but Im still haveing problems Feeding He Just will not eat im also not 100 that he is a Cali king im New to owning snakes but ive been reading and reading trying to learn im to Understand that Daytime Temp should be someplace around 80 to 86 and the night time should be 75 to 80 in the day time im rangeing 83 Degrees night time is 78 Degrees now Ive tryed Different sizes of Mice from the Younger "Hoppers" to the Mature Feeders When We Bought him he was in the middle of eating a Mature Feeder But that was 1 1/2 months ago he Then Refused to Eat soon we seen His eyes with a blue film on them then found out he was sheding also he had a Healthy Shed so im told but like i said Im new But By healthy Shed all his skin came off. then Was told After sheding He will want to eat right away That was 1 week ago. Still has Not eatn ive left the mice in there all night ive even thought maybe the mouse was sick and somehow im an idiot and so i got him another Now i have 2 feeders one male one female still nothing I take them out at night now due to finding out that the mice could possably harm him somehow not sure how that would work but im just learning so what do i know. Ive also Seen that He May Be Nervous due to the new area and there is to Much Happening around him to eat. So i Placed a towel around the front and sides of his cage so that he would feel comfortable still nothing. im now almost 2 months with no feeding and im really worried ive posted on 4 or 5 different websites Called a vet Also called Petco and the store i bought him from no one seems to have ANyidea or so far like other websites no one has replied, I would really be happy for someone to help me out with any advice well hurry Back i dont want him to starve
thanks
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He looks nice and thick. If he really is a male it's not uncommon that he is not eating. This time of year they only think of girls girls girls.

Don't feed him at all for a week or ten days. Then feed him a dead mouse, not live. If he's not interested wait another week or so and try again.

Several of my boys go a couple of months this time or year with little to no feeding responce.

Could you post a picture of the underside of his tail, from the vent to the tip? That would help to determine if he is in fact a boy.
 
My guess is it's a boy, but that's not the best pic to guess from. Something more directly from the front instead of at an angle would help.

Either way, I wouldn't worry right now. It looks to be in good shape.
 
i was compairing the Tail to the Post below About Sexing and He Fits the Male Much More than the female But who knows But thank you for the help im glad i dont have to worry Thanks
 
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