Pastels?

Eh. I think like any gene, the quality is what matters, not so much the gene. I really dig the combos I have with pastel. (silver streak, ax pastel, and lemon blast). I stay away from the browned out (or orange guys at that young age) ones. I've seen just as many bad enchis as I have seen bad pastels. I honestly have only seen pictures of a handful of just enchis (no combos) that make me go WOW (and then again I've only seen a handful of single gene pastels that wow me). All about the quality. I don't think I've come across a BP gene that when a quality example, I haven't liked in some form or combo.

As for the OPs original topic, don't bother going with just pastel. Get pastel combos and look for bright color. Avoid orangey looking babies because that orange quickly goes brown. I still admire my pinstripe even with him being 1200g now. I chose him for his pretty gold and yellow colors and now he's a brown gold color with yellow on his face and back. He looks a lot better to me than many adult pins I've seen. I know I'm talking about a different gene but go by the same principles of bright yellow, no orange. Personally I'd love to get my hands on a pastel baby from MissRiss. Best pastel I've ever seen. Image that cross with a goldblush mojave. That pastave would be killer.

I do like the Pastel gene, but will eventually only have Pastel combo's in my collection. With the exception of Chocolate, I think pretty much every other gene looks better with Pastel in it.

Dave

As a stand alone gene the pastel is not all that great honestly. They were way over produced and way to many bad examples of the gene are out there. But the same can be said for any gene that has been around for a long time. I will not have a pastel again simply because I do not like it in pretty much everything I have seen it in. Yes there are great combos it is a part of and has its place in most collections just not mine. Again the same can be said for quite a few other genes. I think if someone wants to have them they should because there is lot to do with them and if someone does not want them they shouldnt have them. I think every collection should have at least a few spiders but not everyone likes them. I will not think less of them at all for that opinion they are entitled to it just as I am entitled to mine.

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