Someone brought him in and said he was a pastel, they usually only deal with normals and aren't into morphs so they took his word. When a reptile breeder said he was a normal they put his price down. They aren't a major corp owned store, just a family owned deal. They also fed him adult mice not fuzzies or anything and they kept him in good conditions. When I left for vacation he was in shed and when i came back he had shed perfectly so he was a happy boy. He has no physical problems, no RI, no injuries, and a great personality to boot! So all in all I'll take the many good things for a little extra cost, then get a good money deal and recieve a comprimised snake. Plus he's about a year and a half old and over two feet long, I'm suspecting a pretty good sized boy in the future!