What line of pastel?

[TheAnalogue]

So I have decided that my next Ball is going to be a Pastel but I'm a bit lost when it comes to the different lines. I plan on attempting to make various bee morphs as well as fireflys and supers. is there any particular line that would be best? I'm willing to put some cash into this snake as it will be the base of my breeding in the next couple of years.

Thanks

[Helix]

The best pastels are considered those that are brighter, when low quality are those that got less strong colour and are "dirty" and browning out.
With that in mind I would say its not as important to get some specific line, but to get the animal you like the most. Afterall, you are the one who will be stuck with it for many years to come

If you insist on a specific line, Lemon pastels look nice. But I would say that any nice, bright and healthy pastel is good. Also, be carefull if you re looking to buy specific line of pastel. Some people are not aware wich line they have, so someone might call "lemon pastel" any pastel that looks nice.

P.S. consider investing into a super pastel - means no normals in the clutch, and they look great with all the blushing

[snake lab]

Bells, nerd, lemons, citrus, those are what i would go with. Or instead of a regular go for a pewter. You could make bees, pewter bees, cinnybees, normal bees and supers with it. I still think pewter bees are one sick lookin animal

[Blue Apple Herps]

I'd worry less about what line it is, and more about how it looks. There are amazing examples of every line, and terrible examples of every line. Best bet is to look at the intensity and brightness of the yellows, how faded pattern is, pictures of parents, etc.

For example, here's my adult breeder pastel. She is not from a specific line. I picked her out based solely on how she looked. As you can see she is super bright and so far is showing no signs of browning out at all.

[snake lab]

She is smokin

[AK907]

I'd worry less about what line it is, and more about how it looks. There are amazing examples of every line, and terrible examples of every line. Best bet is to look at the intensity and brightness of the yellows, how faded pattern is, pictures of parents, etc.

For example, here's my adult breeder pastel. She is not from a specific line. I picked her out based solely on how she looked. As you can see she is super bright and so far is showing no signs of browning out at all.

Listen to this person!

BTW, she is gorgeous!

[TheAnalogue]

Thanks for the replies. The snake pictured above is exactly what I'm looking for: bright and stays bright. From what I've read I thought some lines are brighter and stay brighter, but it makes sense to just pick a really nice one out. The only thing I'm worried about is browning out. Is seeing pictures of the parents the only way to gague this or are there other methods?

[meowmeowkazoo]

One way to avoid browning out is to avoid babies that have orange on them. I look for the cleanest, purest, brightest yellow I can find.

I'm partial to citrus pastels, but as was already said, the individual snake matters more than the line.

[Blue Apple Herps]

Thanks for the compliments guys, yes I would ask to see the parents. You're looking for bright yellows, and I agree, minimum oranges. Those turn to browns.