Is she a Super Pastel?

[T_Sauer]

I agree it does not look like a super pastel, I also agree that it looks an AWFUL LOT like an enchi pastel ... HOWEVER, it really needs to be taken up with the breeder in order to figure it out. Do you know what the cross was that produced this snake? How many males and what genes had been paired to the female that produced your snake? Did you order online and have it shipped or did you pick it up in person? There is a chance it could have been a dual sired clutch and the breeder was overlooking that possibility .... As far as your perception of pastels losing their brightness and browning out to ugliness .... there are plenty of pastels that maintain a vibrant bright color well into adulthood. I have a pastel female that is 1400g that is still super bright and beautiful with minimal brown

[ian.nesmith]

I agree it does not look like a super pastel, I also agree that it looks an AWFUL LOT like an enchi pastel ... HOWEVER, it really needs to be taken up with the breeder in order to figure it out. Do you know what the cross was that produced this snake? How many males and what genes had been paired to the female that produced your snake? Did you order online and have it shipped or did you pick it up in person? There is a chance it could have been a dual sired clutch and the breeder was overlooking that possibility .... As far as your perception of pastels losing their brightness and browning out to ugliness .... there are plenty of pastels that maintain a vibrant bright color well into adulthood. I have a pastel female that is 1400g that is still super bright and beautiful with minimal brown

Well I messaged him earlier today to ask if she had been paired with anything because she hasn't eaten since I bought her from him nearly a month ago and she looks super fat so I thought she may be ovulating. He told me he would get to his facility and let me know (which he never did). But then I also asked what the pairing was to make her, and he said he bought her from the Daytona Show last year. He isn't being very helpful or insightful. The last thing that was said etween us was:

Me: Yeah she's real fast, that's why I don't know if she's ouvlating or not. Also, in addition to knowing if she bred before, what made her, what pairing?
Him: Got her from Daytona to breed to my super pastel and clown stuff and maybe a lesser mojave.
Me: So you never ended up pairing her then?
Him: Not there yet.


So that's what I'm going off of.

[T_Sauer]

Did you pick her up from this "facility" or did you order her online?? At this point it doesn't sound like your going to be able to find out what the pairing was that produced her .... Since you got her for breeding, it is important that you know what she is .... While it may set your plans back, one surefire way to find out what she is would be to breed her to a good ol' plain normal male .... If she is indeed a super pastel, then there will be no normals produced in any clutch she ever lays. Also by breeding her to a normal male, if she is an enchi pastel then you should be able to verify that if you get any enchi babies in the clutch

[ian.nesmith]

Did you pick her up from this "facility" or did you order her online?? At this point it doesn't sound like your going to be able to find out what the pairing was that produced her .... Since you got her for breeding, it is important that you know what she is .... While it may set your plans back, one surefire way to find out what she is would be to breed her to a good ol' plain normal male .... If she is indeed a super pastel, then there will be no normals produced in any clutch she ever lays. Also by breeding her to a normal male, if she is an enchi pastel then you should be able to verify that if you get any enchi babies in the clutch

He brought her to my work, since we live in the same town. Yeah I agree I probably won't be able to find out what the pairing is. I've already been pairing her with my Fire male. They had one lock for about 18 hours, I gave them a week off and introduced them back together today. If she's a super pastel, I'll get fireflys and pastels. If she is a pastel I could get normals and plain fires etc. If she's pastel enchi, there is a bunch of combos, and man a Enchi Firefly would be absolutely amazing. We will see though, hopefully she produces and I get a few eggs out of her this year. Hard to know if he even bred her, because she REALLY has gotten fatter since I've gotten her, and she will not eat at all. Quite a predicament I'm in.. Sigh!

[T_Sauer]

He brought her to my work, since we live in the same town. Yeah I agree I probably won't be able to find out what the pairing is. I've already been pairing her with my Fire male. They had one lock for about 18 hours, I gave them a week off and introduced them back together today. If she's a super pastel, I'll get fireflys and pastels. If she is a pastel I could get normals and plain fires etc. If she's pastel enchi, there is a bunch of combos, and man a Enchi Firefly would be absolutely amazing. We will see though, hopefully she produces and I get a few eggs out of her this year. Hard to know if he even bred her, because she REALLY has gotten fatter since I've gotten her, and she will not eat at all. Quite a predicament I'm in.. Sigh!

Yea, only time can tell ... None the less she is a great looking girl so whatever she produced should be nice ... Best of luck with her

[Slim]

I don't see enough head blushing for your snake to be a Super Pastel. Could be a Pastel Enchi, or could just be a clean Pastel.


Jeanne, this one seems to be more than just Super Pastel. Looks like it has a whole lot of Spider going on LoL

An a pic of my super pastel..

[Jeanne]

Yes, Connor is a killerbee.. Super pastel bee.. But still shows his white head for illustration of the white head one sees whn super pastel is present.. Spider, just being his pattern.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Yes, Connor is a killerbee.. Super pastel bee.. But still shows his white head for illustration of the white head one sees whn super pastel is present.. Spider, just being his pattern.

Sorry but I don't see how you can use a killerbee for reference when ask about a super pastel, yes both heads are faded but there is a big difference in the fading between both due to the other gene or lack there of involved.

When you try to compare you should use similar animals for comparison.


To the OP the patter is reduced however I am not seeing Enchi, as for super pastel here is the issue, without picture of the animal as an hatchling it could be tricky to figure out if you are dealing with a pastel or super, there is a lot of variability in both, I have seen amazing pastel mistaken for supers as adults and I have seen poor example of supers that could easily be mistaken as pastels.

If you bought this animal from a reputable breeder you should not even question the animal on what it is being sold or purchased at.

[bigSAK]

For comparison, here's a picture of my enchi super pastel

[ian.nesmith]

Sorry but I don't see how you can use a killerbee for reference when ask about a super pastel, yes both heads are faded but there is a big difference in the fading between both due to the other gene or lack there of involved.

When you try to compare you should use similar animals for comparison.


To the OP the patter is reduced however I am not seeing Enchi, as for super pastel here is the issue, without picture of the animal as an hatchling it could be tricky to figure out if you are dealing with a pastel or super, there is a lot of variability in both, I have seen amazing pastel mistaken for supers as adults and I have seen poor example of supers that could easily be mistaken as pastels.

If you bought this animal from a reputable breeder you should not even question the animal on what it is being sold or purchased at.

Well I got ahold of him again today and he told me she could possibly be pastel enchi, I'm not quite sure how he's confused or isn't 100%. He also told me that his assistant mistakenly paired her with a Lesser Mojave, and that would potentially explain why she isn't eating, and hasn't shed either.