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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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some pics for tonight

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here are a few pics I just took while changing water. Having to keep water full everyday now and get another humidifier because they have shedding issues this year.

pic 1 = pastel butter het ghost female 1
pic 2 = pastel butter het ghost female 2
pic 3 = clown female 1
pic 4 = clown female 2
 

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pic 1 = firefly female from desertfly clutch
pic 2 = fire yellowbelly het ghost female
pic 3 = pastel yellow belly female
pic 4 = superblast male
 

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pic 1 = cinnamon female
pic 2 = calico male
pic 3 = calider female (already on camera)
pic 4 = pastel yellow belly female
 

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thanks everyone. I love the calider as well. She is in shed now but I will get some good pictures after she is done. If she makes it to size before summer, I will pair her with the desert firefly male and pray for a desert firefly calider!! Can you imagine that one
 
Man those are some stunners. I love the Fire YB, has that creamy almost vanilla cream look to it. That calider is smokin, and always love some Fire but that pastel butter het hypo #1 is surely #1. I have a firstborn that I'll trade you for that one (just kidding of course) Great animals about time you shared you stingy old man.
 
Randy I'm a big fan of the calider also. Still waiting on an ovulation from my spider female, but hopefully I'll produce my own this year. If it turns out that nice I'll really be pumped!
 
well Bob I would say we can work on a trade but I am not making any caliders this season. There again you never know, I accidentally put a desert with a fire and it locked within minutes before I realized!
 
ok ok already, I get the hint!:D I just penciled in two spiders (one of which is my WAY reduced) to go to my insane calico.
 
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