Examples of nice pastel BCI?

[Badgemash]

I would greatly appreciate some photos of "nice" examples, and a few words about what makes them superior. Thanks!

[Evenstar]

Just saw this thread. Couple of things about pastels....

1) This trait is not proven to be inheritable in the sense of dominant, co-dominant, or simple recessive. There is certainly something genetic going on as the trait can be passed on, but it appears to be polygenic in nature. Generally both parents need to be pastel to produce good-quality pastels in the litter. My apologies if you already know this, lol, but I thought I should say so in case others reading this thread don't.

2) There are nearly a dozen different "lines" of pastel: Pastel Dream, RC, Inferno, Cherry, Red Line, Summit, etc, are all various lines. They are all compatible, but may not always "mix" well.

3) The pastel trait is often used to clean up the patterns of other morphs and/or help intensify the coloration of other morphs. When paired correctly, the results are usually spectacular.

4) I like to see lots of color in my pastels. Some will say that a clean pattern is the most important thing, but I like to see the color show up. So what makes a good pastel is pretty subjective. So keep that in mind.....


This is my monstertail pastel dream, Dali. She is not as clean as some folks would prefer, but she has strong pink color. The Pastel Dream was one of the first documented pastel lines first produced by Jeff Ronne. This line prompted the term "pastel" as the pink highlighting is quite "pastel" in nature. The pink is soft and powdery in appearance and tends to be more subtle than other lines. The Pastel Dream is a good line to choose to clean up the patterns of other morphs.



This is a Cherry pastel. This is the father to 3 litter mates I will be acquiring soon (and will be posting pics of once they are out of q/t). Believe it or not, this snake is a normal! The only thing going on with this snake is the pastel gene - he is NOT a hypo! He is truly that bright all on his own! This snake exhibits outstanding color and an exceptionally clear pattern.



And this snake is another daddy to a future addition or two (same friend owns him as the snake above - all pics posted with permission). This is a Summit Pastel. Contrary to the Cherry above, you can see how this Summit certainly does not really have a "clean" pattern, but is stunning nonetheless. The color in this animal and in the babies he produces is, quite simply, amazing.

[Badgemash]

Thank you so much! This is exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I picked out my girl (she's summit) because I liked how "dot free" she looked, however that's just my personal preference, and I was never sure if that was "good."