How do I pick a baby Pastel that will retain it's color

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Originally Posted by mues155

Honestly I havnt seen very many SUPER impressive adult pastels.
my adult female I think is ok, not great but not the worst lol
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6...e2f51527f5.jpg
Pastel Ball Python by zombiecupcake155, on Flickr

I mean she has some browning but in reality its just going to happen.

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That's a plenty nice adult pastel! Some of them, you almost can't tell they're not normals. That girl is pretty obvious. When I look at her, I think "YELLOW". That's not shabby at all.

http://img.tapatalk.com/aefcb830-b2db-5cf0.jpg

This is my girl she is just over 1600 grams and 2.5 years old. She is from a lemon pastel to an unknown line. Hope you find a snake that you fall in love with.

http://m1074.photobucket.com/albumvi...l?o=3&newest=1

This is my 2000 gram male pastel sorry pic is so bright took it in a hurry will take better one tomorrow. here is the link if it doesn't show http://m1074.photobucket.com/albumvi...l?o=3&newest=1

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Originally Posted by ChrisS

http://img.tapatalk.com/aefcb830-b2db-5cf0.jpg

This is my girl she is just over 1600 grams and 2.5 years old. She is from a lemon pastel to an unknown line. Hope you find a snake that you fall in love with.

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Oh man, she's gorgeous.

Here's my girl she's about 550 grams
Shes pretty brown but she's still sexy :) ha
http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937ba1-d0d9-173a.jpg


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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

When I got mine I tried to get one with no orange or brown. This is what I ended up with:

Hatchling

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...a/IMG_0002.jpg

About 650 grams

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...a/671fac01.jpg

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...a/324785d0.jpg

So far so good... I hope she continues to hold her color. I've got big plans for her (she is also 100% het clown)

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My [recently wayfaring] boy at 4+.

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

And Kelly, taken a couple months ago.
She's over 800 grams now and gets brighter with every shed.
[hope she keeps doing that]..:)

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../kellynew3.jpg

And Boo, the new Super who will be 1 year old August 3.

http://file.walagata.com/w/the-salam...pastel-m60.jpg

[and I'm so happy to report that he's a little piggy just like Kelly]

:D

I love Pastels.

All the other posters are correct.
Avoid "orange" and don't let a seller try to impress you by remarking how 'how and orange this one is!".

[it happens]

here is my female pastel she has browned out a little but she still looks good im hoping she stays bright when she is big

In natural lighting
http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/...gv1990/006.jpg

with flash
http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/...gv1990/005.jpg

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Originally Posted by Salamander

My [recently wayfaring] boy at 4+.

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

And Kelly, taken a couple months ago.
She's over 800 grams now and gets brighter with every shed.
[hope she keeps doing that]..:)

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file.../kellynew3.jpg

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Wow shes awesome! I hope she keeps doing that too!

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Originally Posted by JaGv

here is my female pastel she has browned out a little but she still looks good im hoping she stays bright when she is big

In natural lighting
http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/...gv1990/006.jpg

with flash
http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/...gv1990/005.jpg

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She's quite lovely!
Wonderfully blushy!

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Originally Posted by Andybill

Wow shes awesome! I hope she keeps doing that too!

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I'm cautiously hopeful that she will.

Her grandfather was a wild caught Pastel and he kept his yellow until he died.

This is her daddy

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

And 3 of her aunts

http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/aunt1.jpg

http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/aunt2.jpg

http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/aunt3.jpg

They seem to be hanging onto their yellow, being older snakes.