What would you rate my pastel??

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...stels/PFS2.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...stels/PFS1.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...k/100_2906.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...k/100_2905.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...k/100_2909.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...k/100_2908.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...k/100_2907.jpg

thats funny mine looks a lot like yours, colors and blushings. nice animal.

i got mine from heathersherps.com, or ladyohh on this forum. And its a male gretziani line pastel. i hope i didnt murder gretz name too much lol.

Graziani ;)

nice looking graziani pastel

Nice pastel.
Heres one of my females


http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...imageuser=6499

That is a very beautiful boy. What are your plans for him? Any ladies lined up?

I have 2 ladies lined up for him in the future, and probably more.

Average. I have to have a ton of blushings.

yea she told me it wasnt the best lookin pastel, but i fell in love with it. Compared to the darker normals i have, it stands out like a sore thumb. ill post pics when hes done shedding.
hell be alot brighter i bet.

Looks good, the only thing i dont like about the pastels they can look great when young and then as they age they can brown out bad and others can still look good. So only time will tell!

Ticked the wrong button! Looks good :gj:

thnks thnks thnks

She is beautiful.:D

I think he looks like an average pastel. From what it looks, he will brown out when he gets larger, but sometimes it's neat to see the bronzing effect.

I'm biased and personally love my pastel, he's browned out considerably, but he still has a wild pattern and is getting lighter (not yellow) after each shed, making him look very goldish. ;)

mines shedding right now, well his eyes are totally white over. lol so its imminent.

VERY NICE!!!!!:gj:

I put AWESOME because in my opinion all bp are awesome! Very pretty by the way!

if the majority says average, can someone post and "awesome" looking pastel? i would like to see the difference.

thanks

i think this female of mine is awesome. but in time she will brown out---Starmom----has a pretty pastel that will hold it's color nice-----to me, i think whatever you have is awesome----who cares what people think----especially ones hiding behind a computer screen:rolleye2:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil..._004_thumb.jpg

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i think this female of mine is awesome. but in time she will brown out---Starmom----has a pretty pastel that will hold it's color nice-----to me, i think whatever you have is awesome----who cares what people think----especially ones hiding behind a computer screen:rolleye2:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil..._004_thumb.jpg

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That is some sweet blushing.

Don't get me wrong, pastels are nice looking, but I don't see enough difference between them and a normal to justify the cost.

Of course, I could totally be missing something....

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Originally Posted by ChrisBowsman

Don't get me wrong, pastels are nice looking, but I don't see enough difference between them and a normal to justify the cost.

Of course, I could totally be missing something....

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Sometimes you'll see a normal that is almost pastel, but usually not (in my experience!) Pastels are screamingly different than normals!! You ought to check them out in person, but here's my lemon pastel from NERD:
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/DSCN5390.jpg

Here's my pastel het hypo from TSK:
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/DSCN5277.jpg

Here's my pastel from 8Ball:
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/DSCN5361.jpg

And for perspective, here's my normals:
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/DSCN5301.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/DSCN5297.jpg

So, check 'em out in 'real life' and fall in love.....! :gj:

Don't let those brown baby pastels throw you off, a good pastel is worth it's weight in gold to me. The high blushing, the yellow that wont brown, just awesome.

I'm currently looking for a female, but I'm hoping for one just like Winston, (rabernets). He is a great pastel, and something to shoot for looks wise.
http://www.newenglandreptile.com/ner...ll-python.html

Many pastel were just bred and bred, with no selectiveness. I've seen some UGLY pastels lately. I saw one guy with a "NERD" Lemon line pastel... didnt even look like a pastel. Ugly little thing.

A good pastel is bright, no browning, nice blushing on the back, often a crazy pattern, green eyes, purple(y) head and a clear belly. ;)

This is my male, he has browned considerably, but I like the contrast of the picture.
http://x21.xanga.com/b7fd87360543512.../m93483889.jpg

well since everyone is throwing theres in.......
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/dscf0005.jpg

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Originally Posted by ChrisBowsman

Don't get me wrong, pastels are nice looking, but I don't see enough difference between them and a normal to justify the cost.

Of course, I could totally be missing something....

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I dunno - I don't think Winston looks anything like a normal!

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ton/Winny2.jpg

When's winston making babies? :drool:

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When's winston making babies? :drool:

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This year - two clutches (fingers crossed). :)

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well since everyone is throwing theres in.......
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/dscf0005.jpg

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wow stunning snake i like how the yellow contrast to the black:gj:

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I dunno - I don't think Winston looks anything like a normal!

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ton/Winny2.jpg

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Oh Robin....always throwing that sun out there...You have to warn us! Sunglasses Please :sunny:

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This year - two clutches (fingers crossed). :)

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Yes fingers toes and everything I can cross

nice pastels everyone,, now will any pastel bred to a spider make a bumblebee regardless the yellowness?? or it has to be really yellow to produce a bee?

any ball that exhibits both the spider and a pastel traits is a bumblebee. But as a general rule, exceptional spiders mixed with exceptional pastels make for exceptional bees and vica versa. Quality goes along way with some morphs. Bees are a prime example. Todd

got it, i kinda thought that but needed to hear it from more experienced owners...thanks for the info.

not the greatest of pastels,,but hes decent and holds his own
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9_01060030.jpg

heres another

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9_01250004.jpg

That picture is much, much better. He looks so much brighter. :) I love the slight blushing on his back.

I'm waiting on a friend to give me copies of pictures he took of my collection and once he does I will post the pictures of my Pastel male I got from Adam at 8BallPythons.

Anyone else notice this thread got bumped from over a year ago?

what qualifies a pastel as a pastel?

I've seen guys selling them , but I can't tell the difference between a pastel and a normal.

do all pastels have green eyes?

Well I'm new to the python world, and seeing as I have only one BP, and it HAPPENS to be a pastel, I'd say i'm pretty biases towards the pastels myself, for all those who don't see the difference. I'll post a pic of my dude, albeit he's a super pastel, I think there is a big difference between the normals and pastels, the yellow is just so much more "crayon" yellow than the normals who are more brownish. I also love the blushing you can get, I think lucifer below has some nice blushing as well. Either way, I like your pastel, I think he's gorgeous, I can definately see the difference between him and the normal, plus there are some awesome morphs you can get with a pastel!

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...fer1_thumb.jpg