My New Pastel

I just picked up my first BP today from the NARBC in Anaheim, CA. I got him from Brian at BHB. He may not be the best Pastel out there, but I like him :) Normally it takes me a little while to name animals, but as soon as I saw the heart right behind this guy's head I decided his name is Cupid :laughing:

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3750/cupid01.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/92/cupid02.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1433/cupid03.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9816/cupid04.jpg

nice and bright.cant go wrong with a bhb reptile

He's a cutie! Congrats

Beautiful pastel!

There isn't really a best pastel out there, it's all opinionated, so don't sell yourself short. You have a beautiful pastel.

That snake has great contrast & looks like a very nice example of a Pastel.

Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone

Nice Pastel, Brian is a good guy to deal with for sure.

Cupid is a sweetheart! (sorry could not resist).

Congrats on the new snake, I love those flames! And that nice bright yellow is really punchy. :)

Bruce

From what I read lemon pastels start to pop in 4 to 5 sheds.

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Originally Posted by henry

From what I read lemon pastels start to pop in 4 to 5 sheds.

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I'm crossing my fingers for that! :D

Awwww!! I just love seeing babies!! Yes thats the girl coming out in me lol!! My pastel also has a heart behind his head but its got a little spot right in the center of it :)

First of all, nice pick up, Pastels are one of the base morphs of any great collection. Did Brian tell you what line he is from? Someone mentioned the Lemon line?? The Lemon line is the NERD line that is characterized by a bright colored Pastel and dark black, as opposed to faded out black like on the Graziani line. With Pastels, you get nice and average and poor examples from each line, so you need to pick the individual you like the best, not really the line you have heard has the nicest Pastels. Also, in my opinion, Pastels are at their best as babies, and tend to brown out as they age. I would not look for any baby Pastel to all of a sudden brighten up in a month or two, or in a year....what you see now, is probably as nice as he will look. If you want a stunning adult Pastel, guaranteed, you need to do one of two things: 1-buy a stunning adult, chances are, it has gone through its browning out, and if it is nice at a year old or older, it should stay looking like it does now....2-buy a Pastel cross, either YB, Fire, Sulfur, Vanilla, etc.

Gorgeous!
I looove the heart behind his head- absolutely adorable! Congrats!! :D