I think that you have a very nice common boa there. 'Pastel' is a very tricky attribute. I have a 6 year old common boa that is better looking (more colorful) than almost every 'pastel' I have ever seen, but it is simply a common boa that I bought for $35 in 1998. Everyone wants his/her boa to be a morph. Why they feel the need to do this, I have know idea. Maybe it is something that has spilled over from the ball python market, who knows. I think that Jeff Ronne & Hoppy are the only ones that have proved their 'pastels' to be genetic, but I could be wrong.

Good luck with him/her and copngrats on your beautiful new boa!

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• I bought a common boa at the show in PA, could it be a pastel or hypo? - ajfreptiles, Tue Apr 27 10:49:53 2004
• RE: I bought a common boa at the show in PA, could it be a pastel or hypo? - thecaiman, Tue Apr 27 11:03:50 2004
• nice pastel.. clean, reduced melanin, washed out sides/pattern... n/p - bcijoe, Tue Apr 27 11:57:57 2004
• RE: I bought a common boa at the show in PA, could it be a pastel or hypo? - Simbo, Tue Apr 27 12:13:40 2004
• pastel has nothing to do with extra color... more - bcijoe, Tue Apr 27 13:22:06 2004
• RE: pastel has nothing to do with extra color... more - ajfreptiles, Tue Apr 27 23:40:26 2004
• If it's genetic... - Rainshadow, Tue Apr 27 13:41:20 2004