What do you think about her? (My first BP) (Kinda pic heavy)

[decensored]

Thanks!

Usually, how long does it take for a pastel to lose it's bright color and turn to ugly(imo) brown?

they don't always, it depends on the parents. i've seen pastels hold their colors in adulthood. My pastel is 2 years old and when he sheds he's still pretty bright. IMO BP's are never as pretty as they are when they are babies.

[Munizfire]

they don't always, it depends on the parents. i've seen pastels hold their colors in adulthood. My pastel is 2 years old and when he sheds he's still pretty bright. IMO BP's are never as pretty as they are when they are babies.

IIRC, the parents are a normal and a Super Pastel... I think

[zach_24_90]

stick with the pin for sure

[EverEvolvingExotics]

Not that there is anything wrong with pastel males but I wouldn't spend my money and time with one. For a couple hundred dollars more you can buy a nice bumble bee or superpastel male and breed him to your female/s. It will take you about 3 years for that pin to be of age and size to breed.

If you saved $20 a month for next 2 years you can buy a REALLY nice and well started bumble bee or superpastel male. These guys will prove to be much more valuable in the long run as breeders versus a single gene pastel.

The female pin is a great looking. I'd definitely get her.

You better share pictures when you receive her.

[jason_ladouceur]

Thanks!

Usually, how long does it take for a pastel to lose it's bright color and turn to ugly(imo) brown?

a year or less and those pastels will start to brown out. you really want to look for as much yellow as possible when shoping for pastels. the orange is what changes to brown as the animal grows.

[decensored]

IIRC, the parents are a normal and a Super Pastel... I think

It depends on the pastel gene then. Take a look at what the parent pastel looks like and go from there. A poster above suggests that its the orange that browns out, I bought my pastels as adults so I can't attest to their growth:loss of color.

There's a video from Brian Gundy that I found on his youtube channel that shows a super pastel and a pastel in lock, so that you can get an idea. I'll PM the link to you as I am pretty sure its against the rules of the forum to post other peoples videos/ pictures without their permission.

Regards

[stawiar04]

Stunning Colors!!!

[Vine]

Nice!
I think you'll end up happiest if you go with your 'gut instinct' and stick with the pinstripe, but that's just me. When it comes to picking out ball pythons it's tough to pick 'just' one since there's so many beauties out there---esp. when the wife only lets you have just one (hope you're not stuck in that boat too, lol).
Vine

[purplemuffin]

IMO BP's are never as pretty as they are when they are babies.

I disagree when it comes to lessers! I love the way their colors form as adults..stunning! But I do agree with pastels