A couple of dinkers....

Here are two girls i've been holding onto. I had to get them out this evening, thought you guys might enjoy some pictures. They are normals, nothing fantastically super, but they are pretty girls.

http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture109.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture111.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture110.jpg


http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture112.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture113.jpg
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture114.jpg


and finally, comparing to the possible pastel with belly burns that make it impossible to tell from a belly shot....

http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/t...cture097-1.jpg

yellow belly pix in a day or two, while i was feeding some others, he came out with an extreme "where's mine!?!?" expression. he downed a small adult mouse :), so pix after he's had a couple of days to digest.

oh, and just to note the "pastel" was a rescue, i got her from a guy who had been using a heat rock for a year, and she'd not eaten for 5 months (was very small for her age too). she's now eating 2-3 mice a week, total pig! the scars are going to be there for a loooong time though :(.

That last one is definitely interesting. Is it a paradox, or are those black areas due to the burn?

It doesn't really look pastel to me, but definitely a very pretty snake.

With as much trauma as she has endured, I think she is going to look quite a bit different, but she does not look like a pastel, and I don't see that getting proven out any time with as much as she's had to go through. :/

Do you have a belly pic? Any markings along the ventral scales rule out pastel.

Nice dinkers BTW!

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Originally Posted by kc261

That last one is definitely interesting. Is it a paradox, or are those black areas due to the burn?

It doesn't really look pastel to me, but definitely a very pretty snake.

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the black lines are burns :(. all the burns are healed, but are some very nasty scars. i can't imagine this girl going through that for a year....

it doesn't look like a normal pastel to me either, more like a super with jungle pattern. there's blushing on her sides, but not the top area (except for one spot), and i can't really tell from the belly, as the black scars run across; i can't tell if some of the black is genetic color or scar tissue (probably the latter).

we will be breeding her to see what happens :).

That last one is a beauty. I'm glad she's in good hands now. I like the one above her too. She has a nice light color to her. Great pics!!

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

With as much trauma as she has endured, I think she is going to look quite a bit different, but she does not look like a pastel, and I don't see that getting proven out any time with as much as she's had to go through. :/

Do you have a belly pic? Any markings along the ventral scales rule out pastel.

Nice dinkers BTW!

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no, no belly shot; she's digesting too, and i'm not wanting to disturb her too much (she's doing really well, gaining weight, i don't want to mess that up by handling her too much...). however, there ARE marks along the belly, but i can't tell if it's normal coloration or scars (she's got SOOOO much scarring it's hard to see where the pattern starts and stops.

i don't really see what you mean as far as proving it out.... she'll be around for a long time, and will probably breed next year.

and i agree, she does not look like a normal pastel. more like a super with jungle pattern, as seen in NERD's gallery.

whether she is or is not, she's got an awesome color/pattern, and i'm interested to see what she produces :).

I'm saying, I personally would have concerns about breeding a girl with so much scar tissue.

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

That last one is a beauty. I'm glad she's in good hands now. I like the one above her too. She has a nice light color to her. Great pics!!

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thank you! i like the light colored one too, kinda platinumish (color, not morph).

she was a lot lighter than her siblings, i can't wait to see her all grown up :).

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I'm saying, I personally would have concerns about breeding a girl with so much scar tissue.

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i'm not. she's healed well, the scarring isn't tough and rigid, and she is growing (sorry for lack of size comparison shot). it'll be a year and a half before she breed. just like any kids, scars won't keep them from growing :p.

now, if she'd shown any signs of internal damage (which would have probably resulted in death long before i got to her), it'd be a different story. as the burns are superficial, i highly doubt it will present a problem for future breeding.