A Pastel at Petco!

[CoolioTiffany]

You'll see them advertised eventually as "fancy ball pythons".. lol.

LOL just like the "fancy corn snakes" at Petsmart

The funny thing I've noticed is that they were selling normal Corns for $90 and "fancy" Corns for $60 or $70.

[WingedWolfPsion]

Oh, it was only a matter of time, and it should be interesting to see how well they do on the pet market. I'm just surprised yellowbellies haven't turned up there yet, but then, I think fewer people are producing them now.

[CoolioTiffany]

Oh, it was only a matter of time, and it should be interesting to see how well they do on the pet market. I'm just surprised yellowbellies haven't turned up there yet, but then, I think fewer people are producing them now.

There are probably some YBs that popped up, but I can't even tell the difference between a normal and YB that much

[m0esgirl]

Also, it may not be wild. I have a friend who works at petco and they said they get all of their reptiles from a breeder ( Not flipper) somewhere in flordia who wholesales to a bunch of petcos. It would seem more likely thats how a pastel got into the bunch.

- Matt

i think when the op typed "wild", they meant at a chain store like petco, and not directly from a breeder.

[Luke Martin]

I live in lousiana and the petco i go to sell them too but ours are all males for $159.99

Which petco is that? I live in Baton Rouge too and haven't seen them unless this is more recent...I just check out the reptiles when I have to get dog food. I've put a few morphs on consignment at Tony Jr's in Watson but other than that haven't seen any around.

[Vypyrz]

Are you sure it's a Pastel and not just a bright normal? You can't see the eyes...

[MarkieJ]

Definitely a pastel! The pictures are just poor quality. You can kind of see the very light head characteristic of a nice pastel about 45 degrees under the "G" from the sign on the tank. It has buried the rest of its face in a coil. I've been seriously considering getting it, as I do have a spare cage in my classroom that my students have been asking for me to fill on a daily basis. I might drop by there today to check it out again...

[MarkieJ]

I thought I would update this thread with some new pics. I went to Petco last night and found the pastel wandering the tank. It looks healthy, here's a new pic:



Unfortunately there was also another pastel in the tank that looked to be in pretty bad shape. It was thin with a stuck shed, here's the pic of that one:



I won't be purchasing either snake, just found it interesting that pastels have made it to Petco.

[zues]

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Also, it may not be wild. I have a friend who works at petco and they said they get all of their reptiles from a breeder ( Not flipper) somewhere in flordia who wholesales to a bunch of petcos. It would seem more likely thats how a pastel got into the bunch.

- Matt[/QUOTE]

This is true and most of you know the breeder.

[Quiet Tempest]

I got a pastel this way, though I found it through a Pet Supplies Plus store for $50. It's a female, too! I've wondered since then if it's a common occurence to find them grouped with normals in other stores.