Eric,

I think where everyone gets confused is that the term pastel makes you think the word (color) and also makes you think easter which also makes us think of pretty pastel colors like pinks....

That is what throws everyone off track...
Technically Pastels are not pink animals at all. They are reduced black pigment boas.

If you already have a pink animal or a blue animal ...that does not make it a pastel....according to Jeff Ronne info....

Years of breedings of non-pastels could create pastels if you pick out certain qualities and breed for them...or you can just get a reduced black animal now and get them that much faster.

One reason Pastels are in demand is they reduce the blacks and show the real underlying color of the animal...whatever color that may be....

Red Pastels are in demand because of what they create when bred in the albinos. Everyone loves the red albinos!

Hope this helps. Andy
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• breeding pastels and producing - chris61988kb, Wed Mar 15 22:20:17 2006
• Ah the controversy.........LOL! - JohnLokken, Wed Mar 15 23:16:38 2006
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