Regular pastel?

[Symphath]

So I bought this male julius like a year ago for 50$ I was told he was a pastel but I've seen tons of pastels in real life and on the internet and he looks nothing like them so whats everyone think?

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/IMAG0079.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/IMAG0078.jpg

Thats my hubby holding him an idk why the second pic came out kind messed up.

[rabernet]

Yes, that's a pastel.

[Serpent_Nirvana]

Looks like a regular pastel to me.

There's a huge amount of variability within pastels -- it used to be that they were differentiated based on bloodline (Graziani, lemon, Ruppel/stonewash, etc.), and the different bloodlines looked very different, particularly those that were selectively bred for one particular appearance. (Grazianis were more reduced-pattern, lemons were more busy patterned and supposed to be very bright, etc.) I haven't seen much differentiating lately, though, and there are so many combos it's easy to think one has something "extra," but there are still a lot of different looks that pastel can take.

[Akren_905]

Its a pastel, one of the more whiter ones ive seen but still a pastel. make a whie bumblebee with it

[RetiredJedi]

Yea he's cool looking. Looks just like my pastel. I can't until mine gets that big, I just have to get him over his attitude first.

[Rat160]

Looks like a regular pastel to me.

There's a huge amount of variability within pastels -- it used to be that they were differentiated based on bloodline (Graziani, lemon, Ruppel/stonewash, etc.), and the different bloodlines looked very different, particularly those that were selectively bred for one particular appearance. (Grazianis were more reduced-pattern, lemons were more busy patterned and supposed to be very bright, etc.) I haven't seen much differentiating lately, though, and there are so many combos it's easy to think one has something "extra," but there are still a lot of different looks that pastel can take.

Just commenting on the variablility of pastels, I figured I would show you my girls and you can see the defference.

[Symphath]

Thanks for the replies everyone I plan on breeding him next year to 2 normal females. I wanted to breed him this year but my female was only 800 grams :/

[AK907]

Just commenting on the variablility of pastels, I figured I would show you my girls and you can see the defference.

Wow, that first pastel is smokin'!

I'll add to that. Our pastel from Tim Koppenhofer (Special K Reptiles).


Same pastel next to his future girlfriend.


So yeah, they can be everything from tan/browned out to orange to bright lemon yellow.

[Rat160]

Wow, that first pastel is smokin'!

I'll add to that. Our pastel from Tim Koppenhofer (Special K Reptiles).

Same pastel next to his future girlfriend.

So yeah, they can be everything from tan/browned out to orange to bright lemon yellow.

Thank you. I picked her up from a friend that was moving last year for $100. When I saw her my jaw hit the floor. Couldn't shell out the benjamin fast enough! lol

[angllady2]

Yep, that's a nice adult pastel.

Here is a comparison pic of my pastel boy.



This is him with his girlfriend. He's the bright colored lump in the middle.

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