Albino & black pastel albino

[hEireann Pythons]

What is the difference between an Albino & a black pastel albino?

The colour of both snakes are the same White & yellow with pinkish eyes,
there is however a huge price difference between them but why?
They both look the same

[dr del]

Hi,

They don't if you look closely enough.

Black pastels have markings around the eyes in the "alien heads" on their sides and can be a bit more orange in the colouration on occasion.

But the main difference, and the reason there is such a difference in price is the super form of the black pastel is a solid coloured snake - the background colour of the BP.

So while an albino black pastel and an albino look similar from a distance an albino super black pastel would be a solid white snake with red eyes and no pattern.

But the more genes in any animal the more it will cost because of the flexibility it gives in breeding so a pastel albino costs way more than a regular albino.

But when bred to another animal 50% of the offspring would not only be het albino but also pastels. Does that make sense?


dr del

[carlo]

Here is my blackpastelalbino male having fun with my albino female .
The pattern on the blpalbino is much more clearer, and the blpa is codom aswel as recessive.

[mason]

IT's a double gene animal, it produces more valuable offspring and hence is more expensive.