Is this a PASTEL BP?

[EvesFriend]

[rabernet]

Yes it is.

[bsash]

I actually have to say I think it is.

[EvesFriend]

Then how does it differ from this:

[llovelace]

Pastels have green eyes, and see the peachy color on it's sides, completely different from snake #2

[rabernet]

It's peachy, not brown.

[rabernet]

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ot-...-Pastels

[coldblooded]

To try to illustrate the difference, I got out my cranky-arse pastel just for you.

Kinky isn't the best example of a pastel and he's a bit browned out, but you can still see the difference between him and the normals I'm comparing him to.

The most noticable difference between a normal and a pastel are the eyes:

Kinky's eyes - obviously green.


Gordon's eyes - while they are lighter than some normals' eyes, they are not the green that Kinky's are.



Notice, too, how faded Kinky's head is and how white his lips are.



Another big indicator is the belly. The pastels I have seen always have a stark white belly, no floating grey or black marks, like with Mithril's belly.

Kinky's (Pastel) belly:


Mithril's (Normal) belly:


Gordon's (Normal) belly:


Here is a shot of everyone together...




And here is Mithril and Kinky's bodies side by side:


Hope that helps...