• 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.
  • 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.

The Shell Shop (please use caution when buying animals from them)

a/d and tails

A/d is the one I was thinking of, its neat stuff you can give it to any carnivore, and it tastes good too! LOL

As for mouse tails, you're right, there isnt a lot to it, but when a person has been starving (for any reason) do you give them a steak right away? No. What I like about them is they are really easy to get down a snake, they fit inside the snake perfectly, no stretching or uncomfortable full feeling. And there is nutritional value to it, there is still skin and bones and tendons, same thing the snake would be eating anyways. A/D is very high in calories, its very rich. I am a vet tech working in a hospital, we dont always give A/D to every sick, starving or hurt animal. Animals who have anything wrong with their gut gets a diet called I/D (intestinal diet) because it is BLAND.
My next step is offer pinkies again, believe me they are not going to exist on mouse tails!!

Sarah

PS ok no more arguments on anal-ness and business!!
 
I don't know if you're interested, but I may be able to take one of the male Pueblans off your hands if you're only wanting the one. Please email me at [email protected] or call at 713-591-1061 if you would like to work out a price. Thanks!
 
Thanks for the heads up about them, have seen a few good deals up by them and would have considered buying from them had I not seen this.

On the topic of full-time breeder vs part-time breeder/hobbyist-
It DOES NOT matter what you consider yourself or if you have a full-time job in another sector, the health of the animals are the #1 priority before work and before $. The only difference between the two is that the full-timer has more pairs breeding and uses that money to live on, the part-timer has less pairs and uses it to supplement his/her income and fund their hobby/obcession. That's just a numerical difference that only affects their life, it should never affect the abilty to provide healthy animals and good customer service......once you can't do that you have failed and need to quit.
 
My name is Lonnie Bohannon and i am bringing up this old thread to clear my name. Jordan and myself were business partners for several years. He handled all the internet sales and i sent out the animals when they were paid for and ready to ship. we have not been partners for several years now. I would like to clear up this issue and make it right. This would go out to Sarah A Kramer. How can i fix this with you? i would have cleared this up years ago if i new about it.
 
Really??? 6 1/2 years after the post you are going to try and make it right? It would probably make more sense to PM or E-mail the OP and contact her. I doubt she checks back on this thread on a regular basis just to see if someone will fix the issue.
 
Lonnie, you've been a member here since 7-21-2005. So NOW you decide to "clear your name"?
Jordan and myself were business partners for several years. He handled all the internet sales and i sent out the animals when they were paid for and ready to ship.
Click to expand...

You seem to have been active for a few years here, posting and answering a few ads yourself, right up to a month ago (under your own name - not the "business" name).
Amazing you didn't see this till now.


5-29-2008 - when you had 2 Munjac does for sale:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111130

11-19-2008 - when you had snake racks for sale:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121621

5-29-2009 - when you then had 1.3 Kinkajous for sale:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132017

6-26-2009 - when you had 7-week old Ringtail Lemur for sale:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137403

6-26-2009 - when you posted your own ad for those 1.3 Kinks you tried to sell on 5-29-09.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137405

6-9-2010 - when you responded to a "searching for" ad for a Leopard Tort - you had one to sell.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178731

4-5-2011 - your ad to sell your Ringtail Lemus and Kinajou
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=236944

You want to make it right? Track down, contact and refund the original poster. You stated you already sent her a PM - don't stop there if you don't get a response. Do whatever you have to do in order to satisfy this old old valid complaint. That'll make it right - and might clear your name for future business.

I realize it's been a very long time since this first post. But you can't say you haven't been here at Fauna since then nor had the opportunity to address it before now.

All the best in your future endeavors. Keep it honest and clean - you'll do well.
 
Huh?

Oh my lord, what chaos.

Funny thing is I had forgotten all about all the crap I went through with those stupid snakes, till I get this email and re-read this thread.

In the end i got both corns to eat and sold them, and eventually sold both pueblans too.

Believe me I am not staying up at night dwelling on this....:laugh:
 
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