Pastel ball python

hello i purchased a pastel ball python from a very good reptile shop, now i see pastels in pictures and on kingsnake.com and i feel like mine doesn't have the yellowish appearance that i see in a lot, now im thinking it might be a black pastel ? can any one help!? Click link for pic thanks!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

Can't see the pic because I don't have a FB account.

I can tell you that regular pastels and black pastels look nothing like each other though.

If you're talking about the snake in your avatar, I can guarantee that it isn't a black pastel. It looks like a regular pastel to me or even a very light/more yellow normal. Bigger pics would help.

Many Pastels aren't nearly as bright as adults as you see in baby pics. There also may be a shed coming up and you will see a whole new snake after. The nice thing is that even a "browned out" Pastel can throw some super hot babies if that's what you're planning.

oh no thats mine orange ghost as my picture, it wont let me post a picture on here try this

http://s1103.photobucket.com/albums/...redownload.jpg

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oh no thats mine orange ghost as my picture, it wont let me post a picture on here try this

http://s1103.photobucket.com/albums/...redownload.jpg

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I definitely see a browned out (but pretty) pastel

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I definitely see a browned out (but pretty) pastel

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so "browned out" means what exactly, im new to breeding balls, and how do you feel about orange ghost. i wanted to try to breed him with a 100% het orange ghost pinstripe, but i cant seem to find a female, and the cost is so high lol

Not a black pastel just a brown out pastel which is not unusual.

I"m a huge fan of Orange Ghosts (Hypos) btw. One of my favorite morphs.

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I"m a huge fan of Orange Ghosts (Hypos) btw. One of my favorite morphs.

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Same, I'd like to add a little male or female to my collection soon.

ya he's really cool ! here's a pic of him hes a little bit bigger now, just has his first shed since iv'e owned him

http://s1103.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_0760.jpg

^ He's a cutie. How many grams?

Browning out, when talking about Pastels and Pastel combinations, means they often start out bright yellow, but as they age the yellow fades and turns one shade or another of brown.

Some Pastels get really brown, others stay pretty yellow. In general, the higher the yellow the more desirable the Pastel or combo. Pastel's that hold their yellow into maturity are much more likely to command a higher price tag. Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell from the yellow on a hatchling just how yellow it will stay as it matures. I do know that Pastel hatchlings that appear mostly orange tend to brown out the most.

So, when we say you have a browned out Pastel, that simply means where the snake was yellow as a baby is now the typical adult brown. Yours is considered a nice Pastel because even though it's browned out, he still has good basic body color and some blushing on his back.

Gale

yea "browned out" is just something that happens to alot of ball python morphs as they get older. basically the color becomes less bright and colorful as when they were babies. When pastels are babies they are usually a beutiful yellow. but as they get older that yellow starts to turn into a yellowish brown. still nice snake u got there