why did my ball change color?

A normal does not turn into a pastel, so that is out of the question. Toxins in rats have been thought to turn them almost axanthic looking. If it was a sudden change it may go back, however if it was a gradual change you have one sweet dinker female there. As for dinking with her I would breed a fire to her, but that is just what I would do. Good luck with her.

I see an big blushing-spot in the middle of the snake head!!!
In my opinion this could be an "dark" Vanilla/Fire/Sulfur.

No matter what she is, she is beautyfull :gj:

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Originally Posted by Koolaid

Well if you look at the video it's clearly not a pastel... the eyes are pitch black... she's a normal so who knows why she just got lighter... you can see that she had nice blushing when you got her... she was a nice pick from petsmart!

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I have seen pastels that were very ugly and should have not even have been considered a pastel. My word is not law, but I say pastel.

would you mind taking pics with a digi cam (not that i dont appreciate pics of you)? Especially of the belly and eyes if its not too much to ask(the snake;)).

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Originally Posted by MDB

I have seen pastels that were very ugly and should have not even have been considered a pastel. My word is not law, but I say pastel.

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If the belly is clear and the eyes are pale i may have to agree with you! But what gets me is the video shows a normal bp.

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Originally Posted by juddb

If the belly is clear and the eyes are pale i may have to agree with you! But what gets me is the video shows a normal bp.

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agreed I think somebody switched her snake with another:confused:

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Originally Posted by MDB

how would she be gravid when she claims that she is the only ball python she owns? We have all heard of some morphs getting brighter with age, but since she got it from petsmart it leads me to believe that it was originaly a pastel that got sold as a normal since it appeared to be so. I say she is a pastel from those pics, or my eyes are playing tricks on me. I am not the only one, I say pastel:gj:

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Here you go. Take a look at this too. :gj:

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Originally Posted by MDB

agreed I think somebody switched her snake with another:confused:

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But the markings are very similar, especially the patch of blushing right behind the first neck break. From the first pics she does look like a pastel. Hmm.. strange things happening lately, spiders turning axanthic looking (for a while)... normals turning into pastels... I want to know what's in you guys' water! lol.

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Originally Posted by Peter Williams

Here you go. Take a look at this too. :gj:

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wow you learn something new everyday I thank you for posting those links.:gj:

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Originally Posted by MDB

I have seen pastels that were very ugly and should have not even have been considered a pastel. My word is not law, but I say pastel.

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So have I but they only get uglier, not better. Also you can still tell what they are.