What is your opinion of the yellowbelly pastel?

I'm seriously considering picking up a female yellowbelly pastel. They are really reasonably priced at between $300-400 for a double gene morph. I have always wanted some YBs to have a chance making an ivory, but YBs by themselves don't do much for me. I think this particular morph isn't drastically different from a pastel, but the right ones really look great.

I just wanted to hear some opinions for the potential of this morph. Let me know what you all think.

Cant go wrong with either gene . Go for it

I'm planning on getting one myself. A pastel Yb has a lot of potential. You can make pastel ivories if bred just to a male yb. My goal is the pastel superstripe! :D

A nice yellow belly helps color, blush, flame and clean up almost all morphs. Even if they didn't make ivories they are still important snakes. Not only that but I still think they are just being tapped into. Have you seen a super stripe or a graphite? There's so much cool stuff out there for yellow bellies. I'm adding several females to my collection this year and hopefully a few double codoms yellow bellies.

Regards,

B

The super stripe is insane. A local breeder let me visit his house to see how he operates, he is in the middle of a lot of projects with his super stripes, amazing animals! The yellow belly gene does some wild things when combined with different morphs. I think I see one in my near future, I'm sold. Now to find one!

Yellow Belly Pastels are hot! I would grab one if you have the chance!

Yellow bellies are really nice anyway but a y/b pastel has to be a great animal for breeding from, apart from being a good looker in itself. I nearly got one earlier this year but in the end went for a super pastel as I already have a pair of yellow bellies.

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

A nice yellow belly helps color, blush, flame and clean up almost all morphs. Even if they didn't make ivories they are still important snakes. Not only that but I still think they are just being tapped into. Have you seen a super stripe or a graphite? There's so much cool stuff out there for yellow bellies. I'm adding several females to my collection this year and hopefully a few double codoms yellow bellies.

Regards,

B

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my thoughts exactly. the yellowbelly itself isn't the most exciting morph, but they're extremely important given how much they can improve other morphs. good example is justin kobylka's pumpkin pied that he produced a few years ago. it's just a yellowbelly pied, but it stands head and shoulders above normal pieds. i would absolutely pick up the pastel yellowbelly.

Well if you dont like PYB in your collection you are missing a VERY nice colored morph :P.All i have to say is look at my male Samson and he should help you determine if you want one in your collection. http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...compare002.jpg

It is def a needed combo at some point, but as stated it all depends on the looks of the snake too.

We LOVE'em!

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http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...e/P1000735.JPG

http://photos.imageevent.com/corners...e/P1000739.JPG

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Ohhh I'm gonna get crucified for that :P I believe that is very important morph to have... everything what have YB in it is da win.:gj::gj::gj: One day maybe I get one of those... just for genetic potential...But:
I DON'T LIKE PASTEL YB :rolleyes:

As why i dont like pastel YB ??

I like when pastels dont have flames.. jet black with yellow like in lemon pastels... not to big fan of blush out pastels... (Yellow Jacket is da win) and Yb add a lot of flames to Pastel...
Don't get me wrong I love flames and blushes on every other morph just not on pastels...

Yea i know.. i different :rolleyes: ;)

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@Louis Kirkland

Uhh Yours are actually not bad... :O Not too much blushing.. Deep Blacks and Bright Yellows...:O
What kind of Pastel do you used to make them :O

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Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe

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@Louis Kirkland

Uhh Yours are actually not bad... :O Not too much blushing.. Deep Blacks and Bright Yellows...:O
What kind of Pastel do you used to make them :O

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I regret to say that we didn't produce either of them. They were purchased from different breeders but if I'm not mistaken they share the same lineage.

The first three images are of a male we purchased from Jeremy Hall. The sire was a Pastel YB he procured from Tom Baker.

The last three images are of a female we purchased directly from Tom.

I'm pretty sure Tom is working with the Santa Cruz line of Pastels.

I love pastel Yb's they are hott in their own right plus they help in producing some amazing combos. My main goal with them will be to produce a super pastel ivory an amazing snake if you haven't seen it go to the Snakekeeper website amazing. Bumblebelly is another hott snake.:bow:

I love the look of my yb pastel. Eventually I want to breed her to a pied to try for a yb pastel het pied and on to a yb pastel pied in the next generation.

There are so many good things you can do with them. As versatile as a pastel can be, these can do even more.

This thread definitely gives me motivation to search hard to find a great looking one. The pictures provided are amazing examples of the morph. Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Louis Kirkland

I regret to say that we didn't produce either of them. They were purchased from different breeders but if I'm not mistaken they share the same lineage.

The first three images are of a male we purchased from Jeremy Hall. The sire was a Pastel YB he procured from Tom Baker.

The last three images are of a female we purchased directly from Tom.

I'm pretty sure Tom is working with the Santa Cruz line of Pastels.

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Here are some pics of a few I produced last year,and you are correct Louis they are from the Santa Cruz line.Pastel YB's are one of my favorite combo's,my goal is to produce a Pastel YB Piebald and Pastel Superstripe.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...ybmales010.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...chlings015.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...ybmales008.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...oldback008.jpg

Here is my boy, not the best example of a PYB but I like him

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3...1/DSC01605.jpg

I have never seen a YB or a YB combo that I like.

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Originally Posted by Clear

I have never seen a YB or a YB combo that I like.

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What are you looking for in a YB combo?

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Originally Posted by DC Reptiles

What are you looking for in a YB combo?

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Absolutely nothing. They can all be used as cobra food...

Pastel yellowbelly sure makes a nice addition to genetic stripes :D

http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/z...05_mpybgs1.jpg

I love my Pastel YB girl!! She just shed so I figured I would contribute to the thread....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...i/DSC00123.jpg

Thanks for all the examples of YB pastels everyone, I haven't seen one I didn't like.

Jeff, I'm drooling...

Clear, that would be an expensive meal for a cobra. Hahaha!

I absolutely love their vivid yellows and cannot wait to purchase a female for my Pin. :) Go for it!

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Originally Posted by TMurphy

I love my Pastel YB girl!! She just shed so I figured I would contribute to the thread....

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...i/DSC00123.jpg

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She's looking good :gj:

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Originally Posted by eel588

Clear, that would be an expensive meal for a cobra. Hahaha!

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Good reason for me not to own them!