Morph or normal?

[SomeTallGuy]

I have a juvenile Colombian Red Tail Boa, approximately 4 months old. She was sold to me as a normal and she looks like a normal, however, after each shed (she has just shed for the second time while in my care) I am finding more and more pinkish kinda peach-colored scales on her, especially along her sides. Is this common for a normal non-morph, or is this some kind of pastel morph or something? I don't know a lot of boa morphs and was hoping someone here could inform me.

[Alter-Echo]

A picture would help immensely.

[AbsoluteApril]

Sounds pretty normal. Boas go through some color changes as they age, developing more yellow and losing their 'baby grays' which can end up bringing out more reds and pinks. Lipstick sunglow and coral albinos are great examples of boas coloring up with maturity. Boas tend to show the most pink along their sides and cheeks.
Also, pastel is not a morph in the boa world as it is with BPs, but rather a normal variation. High color animals bred together typically make higher color offspring. People have line bred nice examples to establish their pastel lines.
Edit to add - pastels are generally defined as high color with reduced black, which allows the pinks to show up more
Hope that helps!

[SomeTallGuy]

Yeah, sorry I don't have a picture, I made the post about an hour after feeding and didn't wanna mess with her.

Thanks for the information, April, I never knew pastel wasn't a morph when it comes to boas lol.

[Gio]

Pinks and purples are very common within the scale patterns of some boas.

This is my "normal", actually a pure locality from Barranquilla Colombia.


He was younger in the above photo, which is when the colors tend to peak. The pink/purple color tones are evident in this picture.

A more recent photo shows an increase in speckling and brownish tones taking hold.


My point is pinks/purples do not make a morph. They do however make a beautiful boa.