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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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I have literally been counting the days till these little guys and gals hatched. I checked them yesterday day 55, and no-one was piped, today I check and this is what I find! These two wanted out on day 56.

The bottom two pictures are mom on the clutch when she finally gave them up and then a picture of the eggs as they went into the incubator.

For now I know there are two Lesser Bees, and the other three look like a third lesser bee on the far right, a normal in the back and a lesser on the left, the front egg I have not seen yet it is piped but I have not seen it yet. Now I am just guessing by head pattern so if you think other please let me know! I will update pictures as more come out.

Lesser Bees, I am stoked!! On my way to Queen Bees!
 

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Very nice. Id like to see that one in the upper right after its first shed. Big Congrats!!!
 
jack2682 said:
Congrats Richard! Looking good and great odds so far.
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Thanks Jack, I can not beleive there are no plane spiders I am not complaining just think it strange.

FireStorm said:
I see three lesserbees as well! Congrats!
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Yes three lesserbees and one lesser, whoo hoo! Thanks Shelly!

rcpreis3 said:
Very nice. Id like to see that one in the upper right after its first shed. Big Congrats!!!
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Me too, I am hopping that one is a female. I will post again when they shed. Thanks Robert.

dumje said:
very nice stuff!!!
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Thanks Michael, this was my most waited for clutch and they did not dissapoint me, I am :?party: HAPPY!

Robert Walker said:
Congrats Richard - great looking babies! Fun times ahead!:thumbsup:
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Thanks Robert, You said it now to determine their sex and decide which ones to part with. Then on to Queen Bees :thumbsup:

So here they all are out and looking good! I do not know their sexes yet but will have that when I post shed pictures.

Blessings and I hope everyone is having a really good season.
 

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Oh wow in that second to last pic you caught their yellows so well. I would throw an actual party if I hit them odds!!! This just made my day. :thumbsup:
 
glk832 said:
Did you pray over your eggs..Favor is not fair..
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Well Chris, when your Boss is the One who makes the odds happen a good relationship goes a long way!:thumbsup: Thanks.

rcpreis3 said:
Oh wow in that second to last pic you caught their yellows so well. I would throw an actual party if I hit them odds!!! This just made my day. :thumbsup:
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Thanks again Robert, I really like that lesser too but you cann't keep them all, er wait. . .!

Randy F said:
congrats on a very nice clutch
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Thanks Randy, this is truly my best clutch in three years. TYL!
 
Wow! Congrats on that awsome clutch!
I also want to thank u again for the bino baby. Its a girl! Her name is Hope. She is just feeding for the first time tonight as I type this reply.
To anyone reading this. I would like to mention what a stand up guy Richard is! Three years ago I had to sell my collection and Richard had bought some het binos from me. At the time of the deal he had mentioned that if they proved out he would give me one. Well to fast forward i am starting my collection again. I totally forgot about that part of the deal. Richard didnt. He got in touch with me and low and behold , he gave me a baby albino. What a guy.
Thanks again
 
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