• Posted 12/19/2024.
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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.

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Bought some FT rats and mice from Squeals on Wheels at a show many months ago to fill out my supply. Loved the quality, good packaging, personable guys working the booth. I have since cleared out almost my whole freezer chest and needed to seriously restock. No show near me in time, so I called Robert. He had everything I needed from pinky mice through medium rats, and agreed to meet me on Saturday evening, to accommodate my drive time. It was quite the drive, but well worth the quality and pricing. Rob even gifted me a couple of bags!
And have you ever gotten your order only to find the sizing wasn't to your liking? He brought smaller medium rats and larger medium rats so I could choose which I wanted.
Terrific experience. :)
 
Thanks for the info, Darlene! Never heard of this company, but may give them a try. I breed my own mice for my smaller snakes, but will need rats in the next couple months for the bigger ones. I was using Layne Labs, but shipping from the west coast is out of control.

Kathy
 
Thanks Darlene and Kelly. The positive feedback means more than you might realize!!! And Kathleen, I'd love to help you out if you need. Unfortunately we are not set up for shipping. We just vend the expos, and allow people to pick up from us directly in Kingston NY. I also occasionally meet people near my home in NJ, however our warehouse and freezers are in Kingston. Feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected], or find us on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/squealsonwheelsfrozenfeeders/

Thanks!

Robert
 
These are the only people I will buy my rats from. Excellent to work with, quality is top notch, and great customer service.
 
My Bad

flyingpoo said:
And Kathleen, I'd love to help you out if you need. Unfortunately we are not set up for shipping.
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Thanks for the reply, Robert. I misunderstood Darlene's post, and just assumed (incorrectly) that you could ship. Too bad, because your reviews are positive!

Kathy
 
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