Was i tricked?

I was sold a female pastel ball python around a year ago as a two month baby. The ball python was very bright and was sent to me with a normal male. The pastel was bright and yellow but definately not the brightest pastel i have seen. The male was darker and throughout the year, the ball python i believed to be a pastel has gotten very dark almost like a bright normal. Was i tricked or do you guys think its actually a pastel. I want to breed her to my spider next year and if shes no pastel i dont want to make the mistake of breeding them and expecting the a clutch that wont exist.

Need pics to tell if she's a pastel or not (shots of her eyes and belly are key)

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

Need pics to tell if she's a pastel or not (shots of her eyes and belly are key)

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Pastels brown out as the age. So maybe she's just in the process of turning brown?

But as others have said, pictures would help.
If she is a pastel, she would have a clear white belly.

Yes pictures are required if you want us to be able to give you our opinion.

for now, just incase you cant get pics, look at this thread:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ot-...-Pastels

Sorry ive been trying to get some up. took a while lol
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Originally Posted by Akalions

Sorry ive been trying to get some up. took a while lol
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Does anyone know how to get the pictures uploaded through photobucket. The link doesnt seem to work

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Originally Posted by Akalions

Sorry ive been trying to get some up. took a while lol

http://s1152.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMAG0265.jpg

http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMAG0265.jpg

http://s1152.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMAG0263.jpg

http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMAG0263.jpg

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fixed them for you

sorry, but i dont see a pastel there, a very nice normal though

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the snake in the pics is def not a pastel...but a nice normal!

I'm sorry to say that what you have there is either a very low quality pastel or more likely a normal.

when you get to the album page, just copy the bottom code below the pictures and paste them directly into the text box, dont go through the insert picture thing

Thanks for your help. That really sucks though. At least i found out sooner than later i always wondered about her and there you have it. Guess i know what ill be getting next. What have you guys heard about the pastel ball pythons ben siegel sells? I might pick one up from him. Tha nks again everyone

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Originally Posted by Akalions

Thanks for your help. That really sucks though. At least i found out sooner than later i always wondered about her and there you have it. Guess i know what ill be getting next. What have you guys heard about the pastel ball pythons ben siegel sells? I might pick one up from him. Tha nks again everyone

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I got my pastels from Justin Kobylka Reptiles and they are great:

My female:

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...a/IMG_0002.jpg

My male:

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMG_0100.jpg

Great animals and a great guy I definitely recommend him.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I got my pastels from Justin Kobylka Reptiles and they are great:

My female:

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...a/IMG_0002.jpg

My male:

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMG_0100.jpg

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Yeah those are some nice pastels. I should have investigated mine a while back but since it was so bright yellow i just left it alone until it just got darker and darker.

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Originally Posted by Akalions

Yeah those are some nice pastels. I should have investigated mine a while back but since it was so bright yellow i just left it alone until it just got darker and darker.

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Don't worry to much about it...the first snakes I bought were both sold to me as morphs (one of them as a pastel) and neither were. I have since sold them and own 7 snakes (all within about 6 months). I know how your feeling and I know it sucks.

Pastels will brown out as they age, but they never look exactly like normals. I recommend getting a bunch of side by side photos, and comparing until the differences stand out better for you.

That is a very nice, light normal, a pretty girl...she's lighter than some pastels, to be sure, but she does not have the pastel gene.

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Originally Posted by Akalions

Thanks for your help. That really sucks though. At least i found out sooner than later i always wondered about her and there you have it. Guess i know what ill be getting next. What have you guys heard about the pastel ball pythons ben siegel sells? I might pick one up from him. Thanks again everyone

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I'm sorry this happened to you. But on the upside, at least it's a female. Females gain value no matter what morph they are.

I've gotten a pastel from Ben Siegel. I won one off his facebook auctions. It was a positive experience and the transactions went smoothly. However, I think I would rather buy directly from his website next time. And in my opinion, Ben has a huge variety of pastels. I've seen the cleanest, brightest, most perfect pastels from him. And I've seen the most ugly, speckled, and brown from him. So choose carefully.


This is the pastel I got from Ben: Not the brightest, but not the worst either. Blushing is definitely his strong point.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v9...9878003_n1.jpg

Yeah sorry man, it sucks getting something that isn't what you thought you were getting.