Pastel Question

[jtman]

Hello, Im thinking I may get a pastel next season. I love the pastels that have orange on them but i have never seen a pic of an adult pastel that has orange. Does the orange color go away as they get older? If its something they grow out of then maybe I'll go with a lemon... There are just sooo many people offering pastels with so much varity I dont know how I'll ever make a decision. Thanks

JT

[kavmon]

here's a couple pics, first pic he was a baby second pic is 1 1/2 yrs. later.



pastels can vary alot, try to pick the best looking baby no matter which line. there are awesome looking lemons,graziani,bell,vpi and they are also so-so looking ones in each line. i look for bright color,a faded head,alot of fading in the pattern and i'm a sucker for odd patterns. hope this may help some.

vaughn

[Swizzle]

How can u tell if it is pastel, what are the differences

[daniel1983]

The color and pattern is the difference. Pastels generally have an orange or yellow color with blushing. Their eyes are also light colored and their pattern is busy.

Here is a good comparision to a normal bp:
http://www.ballpythonmorphs.com/imag...jungle/08l.jpg

[elevatethis]

A pastel is a good morph to go with if you are just starting out with breeding. The genetics behind the pastel morph is unique as well, being that it is a co-dominant trait. A normal pastel is sort of like being a het (even though het isn't the right word at all) for a recessive gene, because if you breed two pastels, you have a 25% chance of producing a Super Pastel. What makes it different is that because it is a co-dominant trait, the "het" form shows itself as a normal pastel.

The co-dominant pastel gene is similar to that of a spider, except that the spider gene is purely dominant, and there is no "super" spider manifestation if two spiders are bred together, you'd just get 100% spiders in the clutch. If you bred 2 pastels, you'd get 25% normal, 50% pastels, and 25% super pastels.

[RandyRemington]

Actually heterozygous is the right word for a pastel and for a spider. Remembering that both have unmatched pairs of genes for their respective mutations (the definition of het) would help you to remember that spider X spider has a chance of producing normals too.