Ronne (who made pastels through many years of selective breeding, selecting for multiple traits) says they have an overall wash of reduced black. They are technically hypomelanistic when compared to normals. He didn't say they are lighter in color, fact he says that he selected for more color, not less. I would never call a pastel a hypo in any other situation but this one, but in fact a real pastel is a type of hypomelanism.

Not to confuse the starter of this thread, it is not ever called a hypo boa in any other context. For the rest of you, it is hypomelanistic, is it not? Not all hypos are pastels but all pastels are hypomelanistic, but pastel is made up of much more than just an overall wash of reduced black, it is also colorful.

Caden

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