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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.

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New Rosy Boa loving water?

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Hey, all.

I'm a new snake owner myself, but I've lived with a man who has five variations of pythons and boas that he's owned and loved for years. He just picked me up an 18" rosy boa that I fell in complete love with at a reptile show on Sunday. I named him Skitters, even though things with no legs can't skitter, but he's damn quick and that's the first thing that popped into my head.

He has the most amazing bronze striping down his length, and one of his eyes is a little quirky; it's half the size of the other. I just want to make him cozy, comfy, happy and keep him well-fed. He spent about three hours twining around my hands while my boyfriend rearranged the living room and set his terrarium up.

When his home was ready, we gave him a welcome-home mouse, and he ate it with gusto. The thing was four times the size of his head, but the breeder had told us he was eating adult mice, and he succeeded. I wish I'd gotten a picture of him with nothing but a tail disappearing between his lips.

He refused to use his hide, which is big enough for him, and an hour later we found him curled up in his water bowl. Apparently rosy boas are a desert snake, so I thought it was a little weird, but my boyfriend told me his snakes sometimes do this if they feel a dump coming on. A day later, he'd come back out and is lazing around his enclosure, still avoiding his hide. He hadn't deposited anything.

When I got home today, he was back in the water dish and had his head completely submerged except for his nostrils. I thought he was drowning himself because I couldn't even see his head until I saw that little black tongue flicking out.

What am I supposed to do about my rosy boa who has a love affair with his water dish? Is this a symptom of something wrong with him? Can he harm himself by doing this? I tried googling "rosy boa curling up in water dish" and only found things about ball pythons, so I need some help and advice from any experienced owners out there.

The breeder told us he is about four years old, if that helps with anything at all.

Thanks for reading and I hope someone has some tips/information/suggestions!
 
What are the temperatures in the warm and cool ends of your enclosure? Also, check him for mites. Snakes will soak in their water to get relief from mites. You might also check the water bowl for tiny black dots...the mites. They will also seek water to soak to help regulate their temperature if their enclosure is too hot. Rosies don't soak like that as a general rule.

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If it's a temperature issue work to get one end of the enclosure between 82-88°F and the cool end below 75°F but above 70°F. I highly recommend getting a temperature gun to ensure accurate readings. Not all terrarium thermometers give true reading. Temp guns can be fairly inexpensive online. If it's mites then search these forums for how to deal with mites as there is already a great wealth of information out there that doesn't need repeating. I hope the little guy is doing well. Enjoy him, rosies are an awesome animals.

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