could this be a pastel ?

so im looking at bp's for sale on CL and i came across this 1 . could it be a pastel? it is listed as a normal, but seems light in color.. they are asking $45

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...16bc1a11a7.jpg

Nope...just a very pretty normal. :)

nah looks like a normal to me, "normals" vary SOOO much! its a nice looking normal, but not pastel worthy

I would say it's possible that it is a pastel but more likely it is a light normal. I purchased a normal about that color at a show and she eventually darkened up within a few months. My opinion would depend on the weight of the snake...and right now it looks pretty young to me.

A very light normal :D

Would make nice babies:gj:

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Originally Posted by Dagan

I would say it's possible that it is a pastel but more likely it is a light normal. I purchased a normal about that color at a show and she eventually darkened up within a few months. My opinion would depend on the weight of the snake...and right now it looks pretty young to me.

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Nope...not a pastel at any weight.

So I was thinking some comparison photos might help...

My normal when I purchased her: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5207478_n.jpg

My normal next to my pastel: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4693855_n.jpg

My normal now: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._1830177_n.jpg

She's not that much larger yet but as you can see a lot of the orange faded.

My pastel now: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._1599858_n.jpg

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Originally Posted by JLC

Nope...not a pastel at any weight.

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I have seen very dark pastels before.

No pastel at all, but a very beautiful normal :) I don't think I've ever seen a pastel that dark, not even a very low quality animal.

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Originally Posted by Dagan

I have seen very dark pastels before.

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Yes, me too. But light, dark, young or old...it doesn't show any pastel characteristics at all. There's just no "maybe" about it. :)