Adult Pastels

I hear alot about Pastels "browning out". Can some of you post some adult pastel pics? i would just like to see some examples of brighter pastels and browned ones. I appreciate it!

Thanks,

Here's a male of mine that is holding his color pretty well after a couple of years. http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...08snakes-2.jpg

inside pic
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/DSC01564.jpg
outside in the shade
http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/DSC00066.jpg

Very nice! How big is he?

if your asking me, hes about 800 grams right now :)

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Originally Posted by matt71915

if your asking me, hes about 800 grams right now :)

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That's awesome! I love all of his blushing!

Here is the only pic of my oldest male pastel and he is pretty browned out
He is kinda hard to see.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1/IMG_0150.jpg

This is my 3 year old lemon pastel male, Winston who is 1800 grams:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ictures015.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ictures016.jpg

^^Everytime i see rabernet pop up in a post, I have to see if Winston is there. I knew the min this thred started he would be here somewhere. lol. He is such a beauty. I will own a lemon someday :)

1000 gram 07 Lemon pastel male, now 1500 grams.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...s/PICT9046.jpg

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This is my 3 year old lemon pastel male, Winston who is 1800 grams:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ictures015.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ictures016.jpg

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You always have to but in with your gorgeous pastels! I hate you! lol

awesome guys! what's the difference between a lemon and regular pastel?

My male pastel Augie is a good example of the browning.

As a juvenile:
http://i.ugtz.com/albums/Jens-Terrar...7_07.sized.jpg
http://i.ugtz.com/albums/Jens-Terrar...ass1.sized.jpg
As an adult:
http://i.ugtz.com/albums/Jens-Terrar...tail.sized.jpg
http://i.ugtz.com/albums/Snakes/IMG_5322.sized.jpg

He's my pet so the browning didn't bother me - I think it makes him look more mature :gj:
I think (and may be wrong...) that you can tell if/how much a pastel will brown by looking at the shading of the scales. Orange scales or scales that aren't clear bright yellow - will darken to some shade of brown. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong since I don't know much and would like to know if it's true ;)

My boy is a juvie (about 500 grams) but i thought i'd post a pic anyway :)

http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/q...Pastelicon.jpg

here is mine. She is 2 years old and about 1250g

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x...y/IMG_3195.jpg


http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x...y/IMG_3196.jpg


http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x...y/IMG_3197.jpg

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Originally Posted by demjor19

awesome guys! what's the difference between a lemon and regular pastel?

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Lemon is just the NERD line of pastels, there is no difference other than the name.

actualy i think if i was keeping a pastel as a pet it would make me :mad: if it browned out, but not as a breeder because the look dosent count to me, its the genetics. But then again i hate referring to balls as just breeders and not pets because all of my ball pythons that i breed are also my pets

Here's my pastel.. He's just over a year old:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...e/DSC00302.jpg

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Originally Posted by reptidude1

actualy i think if i was keeping a pastel as a pet it would make me :mad: if it browned out, but not as a breeder because the look dosent count to me, its the genetics. But then again i hate referring to balls as just breeders and not pets because all of my ball pythons that i breed are also my pets

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It should matter even MORE to you as a breeder. Why would you want to pass on the genetics for a browned out pastel? Breed quality and you'll produce quality. Breed crap and you'll just be producing more crap.

point taken, but the 2 pastels i have a not browned that much, actually not much at all

Here are some more:

First up is Banana, first picture at around 500 grams, next at 1400.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...nanaStorm2.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...m/Banana-3.jpg

Then comes PB, my male Pastel. He browned out more than Banana, but is still nice looking. First picture at 200 grams, second and third at 900 grams with his girlfriend.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...astelHeart.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...lbum/PB1-1.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...um/CinnyPB.jpg

And last, some of his babies, at around 70 grams:

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g.../Pastel1-2.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g.../Pastel1-1.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...um/Pastel2.jpg

Here are a few adults with varying amounts of browning.

Here is a 2800 gram girl
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...ysoaking09.jpg

Here is a browner one but deeper yellow
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...ndieoneggs.jpg

Here is one I hatched as an adult
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...steltounge.jpg

And as a hatchling(bottom middle)
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...lsPastels2.jpg

Here's my adult female who's right around 1800g now:

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...5810-38-06.jpg

So, out of curiosity, whos pastels would you guys say hold their color the best?

Here is my 06 Male. He browned out quite a bit... He now seems to have yellow sides comparable to the white side of a spider. I still think he has a wicked cool pattern though.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...hoot_1_027.jpg

I seem to recall a few years ago when pastels were priced in the thousands, breeders claiming that brown pastels can throw bright yellow babies and vice versa. Similar to how a low white pied can produce high whites. For people that have bred pastels do you find this to be true? Or are people with brown pastels stuck with a lifetime of breeding brown babies...

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So, out of curiosity, whos pastels would you guys say hold their color the best?

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IMO, no line is better than any other. You just have to look for the brightest, cleanest yellow hatchling you can find regardless of which line it happens to be.

Excellent snakes everyone! I love the blushing on a few of them!

Are there any indicators I could look for to determine weather my Pastel will brown...or at least to what degree?

Heres a pick of my boy Geb, he is well over a year and a half old, coming up on 2 years ways in around 1100 and is still one of the best examples of a pastel Ive seen, [IMG]http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/...i/DSC00278.jpg[/IMG]:)

not sure if she counts, heres my super pastel female early 08 "Calypso"
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...pso_298416.jpg

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Originally Posted by EcToTh3rMiC215

not sure if she counts, heres my super pastel female early 08 "Calypso"
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...pso_298416.jpg

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No fair, I named my 07 pastel girl Calypso!!!!

Here is my 1500g 07 Female. She's keeping her color nicely
[IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...5/img_1329.jpg[/IMG]

WOW! There are some really nice adult pastels on here!

Here's my boy, he's an 08 lemon pastel. He's browned a bit, hopefully he won't brown anymore than that! :please:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...is/009-5-1.jpg

Here's a big Ole girl

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...s/DSC_0616.jpg

Female when she was about 1200, she's gained 600g or so since then, but she's in shed so no new pics...still looks pretty much the same.

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s.../PAF001001.jpg

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s.../PAF001002.jpg

Here is mine so far... Recent pic :)

His browning is a little darker but you cant realy tell from the picture...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...i/100_1769.jpg