Is this a Pastel YB? Or just a very pretty Pastel??

[Family Jewels]

I haven't produced many Pastel YBs, and the handful I have produced have been easy to identify. However, this pretty weirdo popped out and I'm torn.

All three of the snakes in the photos were produced from a Pastel Yellow Belly X Yellow Belly breeding. The Pastel is obvious, the Pastel YB is obvious, but the bright yellow one? I can't make up my mind about its belly. It has an insanely bright, clean pattern (nothing like the drab pastel sibling), but the belly throws me off. There's very little blushing, and no black outline/checkered scales along the belly. What do you think? Pastel or Pastel YB??

First pic is pastel:



Second pic is pastel YB:



Last couple pics are the confusing snake:

[ECechoHO]

Very nice PASTEL...

[Chkadii]

Whatever it is, it's a keeper!

[Asherah]

That's a toughie, but I think I would lean toward a pastel yb

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[rlditmars]

Not seeing any YB in there but it sure is a nice Pastel.

[wolfy-hound]

I still find YB hard to tell but I would guess Pastel YB

[labyrinth]

I'd say pastel yb, my girl had low markers just like that but her offspring have really obvious ones.

P.'s. Please excuse the poor background this pic was taken ages ago and not with the intention of being posted lol

[Family Jewels]

Here's the mystery baby next to her pastel sibling:

[Family Jewels]

I'd say pastel yb, my girl had low markers just like that but her offspring have really obvious ones.

Thank You!! That kind of variation is exactly what I was looking for. When I google search for belly shots of pastel YBs virtually all of the results show the classic belly markings. I know mine could still be a regular pastel, but I wanted to see if there was more variability in proven animals. ...I also wanted a good reason to keep her :/

[labyrinth]

No worries, of course there's a chance she's not but I'd be amazed! The reason I took that picture of mine was because I went through the exact same thing with her. Worst case scenario is she's "just" an outstanding pastel but I'd sooner pay £150 for a stunner to make bright babies than £40 for a boring one. But as I say, mine looked exactly like her at that age, enjoy her, she really is beautiful