Pastel BEL

My boy has a yellow tint and was curious if the yellow would fade over time? Overall he's a beautiful little boy, but he's the first snake I've owned, and I have no idea, as far as genetics go what to expect.

Thanks guys!

What kind of BEL is he? Super lesser, super mojave, lesser Mojave, Ivory (black eyed)? Also post pics!

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If by tint you mean the dorsal striping odds are it will intensify. My Lesser/Mojave/Pastel has yellow dorsal striping but the rest of her is pure white. I got her when she was two so I am not sure what she looked like as a baby but her dorsal has intensified since I brought her home.

lesser x Mojave. https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...&sz=w1920-h922

Lesser Mojave [IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...psgp4scy6r.jpg[/IMG]

Hmmmmm,

From that pic it looks more like a Super Mojave Pastel which would explain the yellow.

Super Mojave Pastel
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/pastel-super-mojave/

Lesser Mojave Pastel
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...mojave-pastel/

Where did you get it?

I bought him from A-list animals in Blue Ash Ohio

I don't know anything about that seller other than what I saw on his site. Looks like a re-seller. Possible he made a mistake. I am pretty sure that is not a Lesser/Mojave but I have made mistakes before. Hopefully someone else that works with BEL animals chimes in.

[IMG]https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...pssmwpsuwq.jpg[/IMG]
he breeds and buys collections from other people. This boy was bred in California, I'm contacting that breeder just to confirm.

Please post what you find out. So you know why I don't think lesser/mojave... I have never seen that combo with an eye stripe or any coloration on the head. Super Mojaves tend to have "degrees of whiteness" depending on where they are in the shed cycle. My super mojave tends to look "dirty" as it get's close to shed.

Daniel Solis in California. I messaged him some pictures and told him where I purchased, he said he sold around 20 snakes to them at that time and he's either (drum roll please) super mojave pastel, or super mojave hypo. What do you think the chances are of the yellow fading? Ps, good eye!!!

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Daniel Solis in California. I messaged him some pictures and told him where I purchased, he said he sold around 20 snakes to them at that time and he's either (drum roll please) super mojave pastel, or super mojave hypo. What do you think the chances are of the yellow fading? Ps, good eye!!!

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sorry, but i doubt that it will fade. in my experience, Pastel on black or a dark background will alotta time fade. but Pastel on a light (white) background will usually stay or intensify. i think the best u can hope for is that it stays the way it is and not get any more yellow.

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Originally Posted by ibrakeforcicadas

Daniel Solis in California. I messaged him some pictures and told him where I purchased, he said he sold around 20 snakes to them at that time and he's either (drum roll please) super mojave pastel, or super mojave hypo. What do you think the chances are of the yellow fading? Ps, good eye!!!

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Ok ready for some irony? If it is pastel and it is a good pastel it will most likely not fade. In any case if it is a pastel I don't think it will ever be a pure white. Super Mojaves are not pure white but they are not yellow either. If you were after a breeder this is a great animal. Even bred to a normal it would produce 100% mojaves with 50% being pastaves.

If it is hypo, it will fade. I am not really the guy to comment on hypo. I have never produced any. I was originally going to say no way it is hypo until I took a look at the hypos here. The baby pics were surprising at least to me.

In all cases this will never be a true white snake. The consistently whitest snake produced is a Lesser/Mojave or a Lesser/Lesser. Lesser/Lesser tend to have eye problems so I avoid that combo.

Thank you for all of your help! I really appreciate it ☺️

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In all cases this will never be a true white snake. The consistently whitest snake produced is a Lesser/Mojave or a Lesser/Lesser. Lesser/Lesser tend to have eye problems so I avoid that combo.

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in addition, the whitest of the whites are all white Pieds like White Wedding Spieds and Lesser Pieds.

Edit: also a Cherry Bomb.

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Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan

Hmmmmm,

From that pic it looks more like a Super Mojave Pastel which would explain the yellow.

Super Mojave Pastel
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/pastel-super-mojave/

Lesser Mojave Pastel
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...mojave-pastel/

Where did you get it?

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I 100% agree with this ^^^

The head is too dirty to be a Lesser X Mojave cross IMO, those are very clean.

So to answer the question if it is a Pastel Super Mojave the yellow tint is here to stay so the faint grayish tint on the head.

Just read the additional and I can tell you there is no Hypo, too dirty for that.