Maybe putting a deposit on this girl

[AmysAnimals]

What do you think? She's a pastel.

She's 190 grams born August 2011

[bad-one]

She's cute but seems pretty brown for her age

[The Serpent Merchant]

She is a little light (weight wise) but she should be ok, she isn't the greatest pastel I've ever seen. She has a lot of brown for a pastel her age. otherwise she looks good. If she is just going to be a pet then I would say go for it if you liker her. If you plan on breeding her I might pass her up.

As far as I can tell she looks healthy and happy, what I think about her looks doesn't matter, what matters is what you think about her. Make sure that you are happy with her, You will be making a 20 + year commitment

[AmysAnimals]

hmmm...I do want to breed eventually and I was so happy when I found a female. =( I should keep looking I suppose? I just didn't want to have to ship a snake and since I found a local person I was also happy about that. Is there any way anyone can help me find a good looking female pastel?

I've been looking on fauna. I will look more.

[Kinra]

I would wait until a little later into the year when a majority of breeders will have a lot of babies hatching. Then look for local reptile shows if you don't want to deal with shipping. It never hurts to wait to find something the really catches your eye and is a stunning example of the morph instead of getting the first one you find.

[Mike41793]

I would wait until a little later into the year when a majority of breeders will have a lot of babies hatching. Then look for local reptile shows if you don't want to deal with shipping. It never hurts to wait to find something the really catches your eye and is a stunning example of the morph instead of getting the first one you find.

x2 i agree with this. Patience is a virtue

[The Serpent Merchant]

At this point most of the nice ones have been picked out, Personally I would wait a month or 2 and see what becomes available as peoples clutches start hatching.

here are a few that I found:

66% het Clown, 50% het pied Pastel Male $250 (includes shipping) from Justin Kobylka



Pastel Female $200 (includes shipping) From Justin Kobylka



Pastel 100% het Genetic Stripe $250 (+ shipping) From Florida reptile room

[AmysAnimals]

True, but I have seen some males I do like. I just thought by getting a female it would be better so it can mature. I do plan on going to the reptile super show in the summer and getting another snake so depending on the sex of the snake I get now will depend on what I get at the show. Maybe I should get a male now and a female in the summer. I don't plan on breeding for a while..maybe a year or so any ways. I still have a lot to learn about breeding.

The only real reason I didn't want to deal with shipping is because I had a bad experience once with shipping a tarantula. It arrived to me dead but that was using USPS and I understand that snakes get shipped via Fed-Ex or something else that is better. So I can tough it out. =)

I still have time to make my decision. hehe No rushes.

[AmysAnimals]

At this point most of the nice ones have been picked out, Personally I would wait a month or 2 and see what becomes available as peoples clutches start hatching.

here are a few that I found:

66% het Clown, 50% het pied Pastel Male $250 (includes shipping) from Justin Kobylka



Pastel Female $200 (includes shipping) From Justin Kobylka



Pastel 100% het Genetic Stripe $250 (+ shipping) From Florida reptile room

Thanks!! That helps. =)

[The Serpent Merchant]

If you buy a snake from a reputable breeder (Constrictors Unlimited, Justin Kobylka, Ralph davis reptiles, etc.) you really have nothing to worry about, they do it all the time. Now I agree with you on less known breeders. Not to say that I won't buy from them, because I have, but it is more of a risk.