My snake "lost" her orange?

I went to see if Kelly had eaten her other mouse and found a shed skin.
[I had no idea she was about to shed. I've had her 2 weeks]

All her "orange" is gone and her blushing got even blushier, same as her flames and her head is much lighter.

I have another extremely yellow Pastel and he just looks "dingy", pre-shed....he never turns orange.

Is this something genetic manifesting or what?

She's almost 5 months old.

When I got her:

http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/kellynew.jpg

Now:

http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/kellynew1.jpg

http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/kellynew2.jpg

http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/kellynew3.jpg

Is it pointless to hope she'll keep getting lighter/brighter/yellower with each shed?

I think she's gorgeous ;] To me the coloring looks prettier now then when you got her... but that's just my opinion :cool:

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Originally Posted by Solarsoldier001

I think she's gorgeous ;] To me the coloring looks prettier now then when you got her... but that's just my opinion :cool:

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Oh, so do I and I'm really hoping she'll get even better with each shed.

This the 2 year old male she'll be bred to when she's big enough and I wanted as close a "match" to him, as possible.

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...pastelmale.jpg

Is there a chance she'll keep maturing progressively more yellow?

/crosses fingers

:D

She is GORGEOUS! That color change is definitely a positive change. She's turning into a banana! :D

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Originally Posted by Salamander

Oh, so do I and I'm really hoping she'll get even better with each shed.

This the 2 year old male she'll be bred to when she's big enough and I wanted as close a "match" to him, as possible.

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...pastelmale.jpg

Is there a chance she'll keep maturing progressively more yellow?

/crosses fingers


:D

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I think she will! Her color does look like it getting more and more yellow to me... and she almost looks similar to the male. So overall I think that your pastels will make wonderful babies XD

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Originally Posted by snakesonaplane

She is GORGEOUS! That color change is definitely a positive change. She's turning into a banana! :D

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A what??

:banana: ?!? :O

[now I have to go Google "banana"].....LOL

And thanks....I was tickled with her but now I'm elated....:)

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Originally Posted by Solarsoldier001

I think she will! Her color does look like it getting more and more yellow to me... and she almost looks similar to the male. So overall I think that your pastels will make wonderful babies XD

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I sure hope so.
He's a "Joliff pastel" [which I assume "means something good"] and his clutch included Supers so maybe his genes will win out....LOL

Don't hate me for this, but most pastels look their best between 6 months and 1 year of age, and then they start to brown out as they reach adulthood. Even the best pastels will brown out to some degree--the very best only a little, but typical pastels quite a lot. She will continue to look her most awesome for some time to come, though--photo op. :)

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

Don't hate me for this, but most pastels look their best between 6 months and 1 year of age, and then they start to brown out as they reach adulthood. Even the best pastels will brown out to some degree--the very best only a little, but typical pastels quite a lot. She will continue to look her most awesome for some time to come, though--photo op. :)

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Boy...I wish I'd seen my male when he was a kid, then.

He's over 2 years old and still awesome.

[when exactly is "adulthood" for a BP?]

:confused:

At the show I got her at, there was another female her age [5 months] and it was already browned out.

Obviously, I passed on that one.

Adulthood is about age 3 or 4. :)