Opinions, please!

[Tila]

I'm getting ready to move this year's clutch on but I'm having second thoughts about a female black pastel. Pros of keeping her: I'm 6 months into the 3 year breeding countdown, she's female, I think she's pretty, I've got space...Cons: she fills a spot that could offer diversity (I'm hoping to add at least a leopard spotnose someday), she'd be a second black pastel female (her half sister is a year older than her), someone's interested in her now and will that be true later? I'm keeping her dad forever who's also a black pastel who looks just like her.

In my shoes, would you hold her back or would you sell her?

An aside- Would you say she's a "better" example of black pastel than her half sister (Beryl)? Is Beryl just one end of the black pastel continuum or does one or other of them have something the other doesn't?

Thanks for your consideration, all opions welcome!


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[Tila]

Also she has a cool belly pattern...

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[tttaylorrr]

honestly, what was your first choice?

go with your gut!

(id tell you my real opinion, but remember: these are YOUR breeding plans and YOUR goals, so YOUR opinion is most important! if you truly want my opinion, i'll share )

[Godzilla78]

Sell her. You didn’t list any good reason to keep her.

[tttaylorrr]

Sell her. You didn’t list any good reason to keep her.

OP this was my opinion as well

[Tila]

Hahaha I was going to ask!

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[Tila]

What do you guys think about the other snake, the one without the "stay or go?" sign? Does she look weird for a black pastel?

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[tttaylorrr]

What do you guys think about the other snake, the one without the "stay or go?" sign? Does she look weird for a black pastel?

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beautiful color. pattern: yes id say a bit fUnKy with the alien heads but nothing that makes me go

then again, i juuuuust started researching the B.Pastel gene for the past few months so just know that.

[Tila]

Thanks so much, tttaylorrr!!

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[RXLReptiles]

Just my personal opinion, I feel as though the younger of the 2 is a better example of Black Pastel. I think the "cheerios" in her pattern are a better Black Pastel trait than the wonky alien heads, so there is an argument for keeping her.

But if her dad looks exactly the same, and his pattern is like hers, it makes sense to let her go. Her half sister is still Black Pastel and is closer to breeding age/size so she should work in future plans, and get there sooner.