See - that's what I wasn't sure about. I am very anxious for a pastel right now. I want one to start growing her up but I am so paranoid about the browning out. All the pastels who stay pretty, so far as I've seen, tend to be male. They also tend to be Lemon Pastel's but I can't seem to find any of those without going through NERD - who usually has them mixed with something. I don't mind hets, because I want the pastel and whatever else is there genetically is a bonus - but I don't want to compound already high NERD prices, if you know what I mean.