Brightest (yellow) Pastel??

Just remember ALOT of people love to name drop "lemon" just because it looks nice and bright as a baby but really has no lineage. It's hard to see what they will look like as babies maybe investing in a juvi girl may be a better option.

Yeah I didn't do a lot of searching like most people recommend I just bought the one I liked best from a local show. He is a great snake well mannered and a great eater but not as yellow as I would like. If your really looking for the good yellows your going to have to look around and be prepared to put down more money than your average Joe pastel is going for.

I have a pair of Pastel female adults, one Graziani that is almost brown and you would have a hard time telling that she was a pastel if it wasn't for the green eyes. The other is a Blonde Pastel and she looks almost as bright as the day I got her. I kept a couple of her Pastel Het Pied offspring from her this year and they look as bright as mom did.

In general the brightest yellows (on adults) I have seen have been in conjunction with lots of blushing and 'blacks' that aren't jet black.

If you're shopping for hatchlings, look for hatchlings that almost look like supers.

Shopping by the quality of the parents can also help determine possible coloration of a snake as it ages.

why not just get a super pastel tho? isnt it the same as a pastel just brighter?



and obvs more money lol

A super I believe would be brighter in most cases. But for breeding purposes I want to start with a top shelf pastel. A super might look good but only pass on soso genes.

My lemon holds her yellow well, but i have seen other lemons that are even nicer. Its hard to say a specific line. I know the lemon is supposed to do different things as far as genetics go. Also the citrus pastels are known for this to. The lemons tend to have very little blushing and the pattern is very black. But I have seen other lines that look incredible to. Look at thge breeder the lineage and the spotting on the yellow. If their isnt very much bloch then it will probably hold its color very well. The simple fact of it is that some people have dirtied up there pastels by breeding into normals and dirty morphs. Ask for lineage and make sure your dealing with a selective breeder. Sometimes its worth paying a little more.:gj:

IMO The best route to getting a nice bright pastel is buying an adult that has held bright coloration. I have seen ugly and beautiful examples of each "line"