Adult Pastels

Here are some more:

First up is Banana, first picture at around 500 grams, next at 1400.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...nanaStorm2.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...m/Banana-3.jpg

Then comes PB, my male Pastel. He browned out more than Banana, but is still nice looking. First picture at 200 grams, second and third at 900 grams with his girlfriend.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...astelHeart.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...lbum/PB1-1.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...um/CinnyPB.jpg

And last, some of his babies, at around 70 grams:

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g.../Pastel1-2.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g.../Pastel1-1.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...um/Pastel2.jpg

Here are a few adults with varying amounts of browning.

Here is a 2800 gram girl
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...ysoaking09.jpg

Here is a browner one but deeper yellow
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...ndieoneggs.jpg

Here is one I hatched as an adult
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...steltounge.jpg

And as a hatchling(bottom middle)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...lsPastels2.jpg

Here's my adult female who's right around 1800g now:

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...5810-38-06.jpg

So, out of curiosity, whos pastels would you guys say hold their color the best?

Here is my 06 Male. He browned out quite a bit... He now seems to have yellow sides comparable to the white side of a spider. I still think he has a wicked cool pattern though.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...hoot_1_027.jpg

I seem to recall a few years ago when pastels were priced in the thousands, breeders claiming that brown pastels can throw bright yellow babies and vice versa. Similar to how a low white pied can produce high whites. For people that have bred pastels do you find this to be true? Or are people with brown pastels stuck with a lifetime of breeding brown babies...

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Originally Posted by Styx

So, out of curiosity, whos pastels would you guys say hold their color the best?

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IMO, no line is better than any other. You just have to look for the brightest, cleanest yellow hatchling you can find regardless of which line it happens to be.

Excellent snakes everyone! I love the blushing on a few of them!

Are there any indicators I could look for to determine weather my Pastel will brown...or at least to what degree?

Heres a pick of my boy Geb, he is well over a year and a half old, coming up on 2 years ways in around 1100 and is still one of the best examples of a pastel Ive seen, [IMG]http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...i/DSC00278.jpg[/IMG]:)

not sure if she counts, heres my super pastel female early 08 "Calypso"
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...pso_298416.jpg