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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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Ok so I got these two babies today, both have mites unfortunately but that's being worked on as we speak. Anyway, I'm wondering what you guys think they are. To me I'm thinking normal and reduced normal.....but I don't really know. Need opinions!! Also; one has stuck shed that I'm working on as well
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It's a tricky one to tell, but with such bright colors and flaming, do you think they might be Russo's?

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reptilepanda said:
Haven't heard of that yet lol. Just read though it's key in making white diamonds


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Yep, it's one of the subtler morphs in the Blue Eyed Leucistic complex- Mojave, Butter, and Bamboo all have that as their super form. As I understand it, white diamond is the name of Russo's BEL line. It's a hard one to spot, though, and I'm not confident in that ID. Where did you get them, and what were they sold to you as?

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reptilepanda said:
Got some stuff to treat for mites. Poor guys
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Mites might be one battle. The other is getting that shed off of them. Do they have bowls to completely submerge themselves in? Have you ever helped a ball python shed before, more specifically remove the eye shed before it damages the eye? There are tricks. If you already know, great. If you don't we can help out.

Also, one looks like a normal, the other looks like a "black back" normal - not a morph most of the time.
 
Yes sir I've dealt with mites before with my albino boa and a few ball pythons I've had in the past. I changed the bowls everyday. Paper towels only. Away from my other balls of course. Washed hands. Changed clothes if I have to mess with my other balls. In their own tubs now by themselves :)
Y'all ate awesome! :D


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Oh yea sorry lol. Yes *^_^* wasn't an easy task but I got it. This one seems cool enough to let me actually touch it's head lol. So I gently wipe head with wet cloth and the eyes with a q-tip wetted as well as well as a soak in shed ease


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reptilepanda said:
Oh yea sorry lol. Yes *^_^* wasn't an easy task but I got it. This one seems cool enough to let me actually touch it's head lol. So I gently wipe head with wet cloth and the eyes with a q-tip wetted as well as well as a soak in shed ease


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***UPDATE***

The babies are doing great now! Mites almost gone. She'd came off, now to get them to eat and I'll be happy ^_^


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