My BP looks lighter than normal is a morph or het?

This is my first ball, I bought him as a normal and I got it from a pet store that was trying to breed pastels. My BP just looks a lot light than normal BP. My snake in the picture is darker than normally because he is shedding soon. btw the pictures cam from a camera phone :( Sorry I dont know how to post pictures...

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I'd say that's a normal, but wow his coloration is crazy... He almost looks like he might have a little paradox in him.

Edit: Has he always had those lighter spots on him, or is that the shed making him look darker in some areas?

That's pretty crazy coloring...I wish you could get better pics.

He has always had those lighter areas, he is darker than normal because of the shed he is a little lighter after sheds. Ive just been reading and looking up morphs and ive been just curious because the coloration is so different.

Edit: my memory card for my digtal camera is in my car i was to lazy to get it but i am going to go get it and take better pics.

I'll be interested to see what he looks like after he sheds. If he continues to have that light/dark combo going on, it's possible he's got a little paradox on him.

He's a pretty one!

His pattern and colors are just...wow. :D
I'd love to see a post shed picture!

Wow, he's pretty cool looking! We definitely need more pics!

This is the first time I have seen a picture that someone was asking if it was a morph that I actually think may be.

I would suggest breeding it out to find out, it could be a recessive trait, but who knows. I'd love to see it prove out.

W:OW! Looks all paradoxy to me. Either way hes got it going on. :D

looks like a ugly pastel to me.. not sure though breed it to see if it is.

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looks like a ugly pastel to me.. not sure though breed it to see if it is.

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Isn't one of the defining characteristics of a pastel it's blushing? This snake has almost no blushing and seems to be almost solid black or at most has the fading of a normal. The area that is seeing blushing is the pattern, which doesn't happen normally in a pastel (or at least isn't part of the traits commonly associated with pastels).

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

Isn't one of the defining characteristics of a pastel it's blushing? This snake has almost no blushing and seems to be almost solid black or at most has the fading of a normal. The area that is seeing blushing is the pattern, which doesn't happen normally in a pastel (or at least isn't part of the traits commonly associated with pastels).

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A blushed head, and green eyes, and white belly along with the yellow coloration is what defines a pastel. There are various lines that have different characteristics though.

Typically Nerd Lemons have lots of contrast between black and yellow but not as much blushing as you would see on a graziani pastel. At this point the lines don't really matter as much as the individual animal but you can have a pastel with not so much blushing.

It doesn't much look like the snake has a blushed head either :/

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

It doesn't much look like the snake has a blushed head either :/

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I don't think the posted snake is a pastel either.

It could be one of those weird situations where the pigmentation didn't produce itself well in those areas during shed. There was a member here that had a spider go from normal to looking axanthic after a shed and then slowly gain its color back during subsequent sheds.

Edit: Here's the spider thread...

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=62581

LOOKS LIKE MY FEMALE BP ((CREOLE)) ;) Maybe we should breed one day

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I don't think the posted snake is a pastel either.

It could be one of those weird situations where the pigmentation didn't produce itself well in those areas during shed. There was a member here that had a spider go from normal to looking axanthic after a shed and then slowly gain its color back during subsequent sheds.

Edit: Here's the spider thread...

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=62581

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He said it's always had that coloration, thus opening the possibility that it could be a morph, or it might just be a kooky flaw in protein production that happened when it was developing and had this visible effect on it.

Or a Paradox.

The coloring looks interesting. If you get a better picture (lighting/coloring) be sure to post it!!!

any new updated pics?:D

Call me crazy, but I think it kinda looks like a Vanilla BP: http://www.reddogreptiles.com/images...nilla-ball.jpg

Since he came from a pet shop, most likely it's just a VERY cool looking normal... you should breed him, and see if the coloring is genetic! ;)