Just a Pastel...or another color morph?

[leylaraks]

Bear with me, I'm still trying to figure out how to insert pictures, lol!

So, I got my first BP, Persephone, as a birthday present from my husband. He got her at a local pet store that sold her as just a normal BP (which now after having a REAL normal BP, I can see the difference). My vet was the first one to say something...she said Persephone is a pastel and that I was lucky getting her at a normal BP price. Figured the store got the wrong shipment from the breeder. So, awesome, I have a pastel!

Then one of my students, who was a reptile enthusiast, made a comment about Persephone during a class where I was talking about snakes in belly dance. Said she was a yellow-leaf pastel and they go for around $1500. The problem is, I haven't found any record of a yellow-leaf pastel out there.

I have no intentions of breeding her (at least not at this moment), but it's more of a curiosity thing at this point (and I don't want to sound like an idiot calling her something that doesn't exist). I find as I add on snakes and get more into BP ownership, I want to know as much as possible about my snakes. At present, I'm just calling her a pastel (as I trust my vet, plus she looks completely different than Kismet, my normal, and resembles pics of other pastels I've seen). But any opinions from the board would be appreciated.

This is linking to my FB photos, so I hope it works: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

[Doggey75]

Looks like a very good looking normal to me. I could be wrong though.

[DooLittle]

That is not even a pastel. Just a nice reduced pattern normal. The tapatalk app works great for pictures. Can you get one of its eyes? Also, I've never heard of a yellow leaf pastel, or any single gene pastel that goes for $1500...

Here also, for pictures-
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=173889

[leylaraks]

OK, I'll check out tapatalk...

Here's the best side-shot I have of her, I think! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

She's a real bright pale yellow...definitely is a head-turner!

Again, thanks for looking!

[DooLittle]

Still just a normal. A nice clean one though. There is a ton of variation in normals.

[leylaraks]

OK....good to know! Thanks!

[Scirlygirl]

I say normal, but she is really pretty


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[Scirlygirl]

Pastels have green eyes and their pattern is pretty crazy, just for future reference I know those normals can get super tricky sometimes lol


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[MisterKyte]

Probably can't find any record of a Yellow-leaf Pastel because they simply don't exist!

Definitely not a Pastel though, she's a normal but here's the thing with normals; they are highly variable. You will see a lot of shades of colours and a wide range of patterns in normals because their appearances are as unique as a fingerprint (you'll never see two BPs with the same exact pattern) but it doesn't always mean it's a morph.

Pastels should be noticeably yellow or gold and have a decent amount of blushing on them (or not, mine doesn't have much) with green eyes, here's a picture of my male Pastel for reference.

[DooLittle]

Pastels will also have a brown out line. Here is mine. You can see his blushing and brown outnline.